- Overview
- General SPP/APR Resources
- Resources by Indicator: Part C
- Part C Introduction
- C1: Timely Services
- C2: Natural Environments
- C3: Early Childhood Outcomes
- C4: Family Outcomes
- C5: Child Find (Birth to One)
- C6: Child Find (Birth to Three)
- C7: 45-Day Timeline
- C8A: Transition Planning
- C8B: Transition SEA/LEA Notification
- C8C: Transition Conference
- C9: Resolution Sessions
- C10: Mediation
- C11: State Systemic Improvement Plan (SSIP)
- C12: General Supervision
- Resources by Indicator: Part B
Indicator C7: 45-Day Timeline
Most general SPP/APR resources are applicable to Part C Indicator C7: 45-Day Timeline.The applicable OSEP resources include:
- Part C SPP/APR Package
- SPP/APR Measurement Table (see Indicator C7)
- SPP/APR Instructions (see guidance on describing when no findings were issued yet indicator data were less than 100%)
- Part C SPP/APR Template
- Part C SPP/APR User Guide
- Slippage definition
- Universal TA for FFY 2020-2025 SPP/APR (if resetting baseline, see guidance on resetting baseline)
The applicable TA resources include:
- SPP/APR Basics, What You Need to Know (see Indicator C7 module)
- States’ Reasons for Slippage by SPP/APR Indicator (see Indicator C7 examples)
- Target Setting Guide (if resetting baseline, see guidance on resetting baseline)
Indicator-Specific OSEP Resource
- State General Supervision Responsibilities Under Parts B and C of the IDEA: Monitoring, Technical Assistance, and Enforcement (OSEP QA23-01) – This resource outlines the state’s general supervision responsibilities under Parts C and B. It includes information on the requirements associated with identifying and verifying correction of noncompliance. The state must address these requirements in the description of how the state verified correction of findings on noncompliance in Indicator C7: 45-Day Timeline.
Indicator-Specific TA Resources
- Section B: Reasons for Delay and Section C: Exceptional Family Circumstances in SPP/APR Part C Indicator 7—45-Day Timeline: State Examples of Delays – This resource provides some examples of program reasons for delay (required to be reported) and examples of delays due to exceptional family circumstances (not required to be reported) for Indicator C7: 45-Day Timeline.
- Identifying, Correcting, and Reporting Noncompliance: A State Guide – This guide outlines the steps in identifying, correcting, and reporting noncompliance in the SPP/APR and is applicable to the Indicator C7: 45-Day Timeline requirement to report on how the state verified correction of noncompliance. The guide is based on OSEP QA 23-01: State General Supervision Responsibilities Under Parts B and C of the IDEA.
- SPP/APR Submission Guidance Checklist and Tips – Indicator C7: 45-Day Timeline – This resource helps ensure states have included all required data and narrative in Indicator C7: 45-Day Timeline, including:
- Accuracy of historical data
- Current FFY data, including description of slippage, if applicable
- Exceptional family circumstance data, including description of reasons for delay, if applicable
- Data source used, including associated required descriptions
- Data and narrative on the correction of findings in the prior FYY, including data and narrative on the correction of findings of noncompliance identified before the prior FFY
The resource also reminds states to review and address any required actions within “OSEP Response” and “Required Actions” as outlined in the prior year’s SPP/APR.
- SPP/APR Submission Guidance Data Calculations – Indicator C7: 45-Day Timeline – This resource provides detailed information about the data needed for the 45-day timeline calculation based on the federal measurement table and related documentation. Specifically, it provides information about the data needed for the numerator and denominator, data points for the calculation, data sources, and an example calculation for Indicator C7: 45-Day Timeline.
Published October 2026.