Part B Introduction
Additional resources are available in the General SPP/APR Resources section of this collection.
OSEP Resource
- State Performance Plan and Annual Performance Report (Part B SPP/APR) General Instructions – This OSEP document provides information on content that must be provided in the Part B introduction of the SPP/APR. The instructions also include guidance for sampling, which can be used for Indicator B7, on page 3.
TA Resources
- SPP/APR Submission Guidance Checklist and Tips – Part B Introduction – This resource helps ensure states have included all required narrative in this indicator, including a description of:
- The state’s general supervision system, including monitoring, technical assistance and professional development activities.
- Stakeholder engagement and public input
- Reporting to the public
It also reminds states to review and address any required actions within “OSEP Response” and “Required Actions” as outline in the prior year’s SPP/APR.
- The state’s general supervision system, including monitoring, technical assistance and professional development activities.
- 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 of IDEA. It includes information on how the components of the state’s general supervision system are designed to interact and inform each other in ensuring implementation of IDEA requirements and what a reasonably designed general supervision system should include. It can help states understand the context for the General Supervision section in the Part B Introduction.
Published September 2026.

