SpEdDoc 7.2 will be released later this month. Here is an update from Richard Smith.
The DOE has just released a copy of the DOE's Child Count Application which can now be tested with SpEdDoc. Following testing and any necessary adjustments to ensure compatibility, SpEdDoc 7.2 will be released.
That means that SpEdDoc 7.2 should be posted before the end of the month. Meanwhile, schools can conduct data checking using earlier SpEdDoc 7 versions. Note that the Child Count fields have already been incorporated into SpEdDoc, with the exception of one new selection under DD Domain announced by the DOE last week (Other Qualifying Reasons).
Along with the release of SpEdDoc 7.2, the SpEdDoc 7 Child Count Guide will be finalized (it's available now in draft form at www.speddoc.org).
At this week's statewide Child Count training events, a request was made for a list of SpEdDoc 7 changes. While there are innumerable changes introduced in SpEdDoc 7, here are a few highlights:
• Tabbed Portals to view and select documents.
• Increase from two Contacts per student to unlimited Contacts.
• Option to Preview an entire IEP or Evaluation Report.
• Preferences Panel to customize features such as whether Due Dates display automatically in List View.
• Option to create a PDF of an entire IEP or Evaluation Report (requires FM 9).
• Page numbering (by section) for IEP or Evaluation Report.
• Compact Accommodations printing and a new report to summarize accommodation needs across the school or SU.
• New Goal Bank fields, including Grade Equivalent field.
• VCSEA and PAAGE goal bank sets can be readily imported using the Goal Bank Import feature.
• Revised Medicaid LOC form to accommodate monthly services.
• Option to create Rubrics in an IEP or in a shared Rubric Bank.
• Tracking of Section 504 Plan and Evaluation dates in Student, same as done for special education dates.
• Separate Section 504 records for Plans, Evaluation documents and Meeting Notices, same as done for special education.
• Ability to pull accommodations from the Accommodations Bank into a Section 504 plan.
