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February 10, 2004

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  **OSEP 04-06**

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####### OSEP MEMORANDUM

TO: Lead Agency Directors

> Part C Coordinators

State Interagency Coordinating Council Chairpersons

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FROM: Stephanie Smith Lee

Director

Office of Special Education Programs

SUBJECT: Annual Performance Report for Part C of the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act (Part C) for Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2002

ACTION

REQUIRED: Submission of Annual Performance Report by March 31, 2004

As a condition of the Part C grant award, the lead agency in each State
is required to submit an Annual Performance Report. The Education
Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) at 34 CFR §80.40
require that States submit annual performance reports regarding their
actual accomplishments during the reporting period compared to
established objectives. This Annual Performance Report for Part C of the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act is designed to provide
uniform reporting from States and result in high-quality information
across States related to performance and compliance.

The statute (see 20 U.S.C. 1441(e)(1)(D)) and Part C regulations (see 34
CFR §303.654) require that the State Interagency Coordinating Council
(ICC) "submit an annual report to the Governor and to the Secretary on
the status of early intervention programs for infants and toddlers with
disabilities and their families operated within the State." In an effort
to reduce the reporting burden on States, the Office of Management and
Budget previously approved the "Interagency Coordinating Council
Certification of Annual Report," which would enable your State to
satisfy both the EDGAR requirements for the lead agency and the Part C
requirements for the ICC with a single report. If your ICC chooses this
option, the attached form must be signed by the ICC Chairperson and
submitted with your State's Annual Performance Report. The ICC may
adopt, as its report, the information presented in the State's Annual
Performance Report or indicate that it disagrees with the information.

The FFY 2002 Annual Performance Report must address the items contained
in the attachment related to activities and expenditures of any Part C
funds used during the specified grant period (July 1, 2002 through
September 30, 2003). This information is used by this Office for a
variety of purposes, including ongoing monitoring and implementation of
Part C, background in preparation for the Office of Special Education
Programs monitoring, data addressing the Part C performance indicators
that accompany the Department's annual budget proposal, and responses to
Congressional inquiries. This information, which helps explain your
State's implementation of Part C (i.e., various sources of funds,
expenditures, gaps in services, interagency collaborative efforts), may
also be valuable information in other corollary efforts, such as State
legislative and budget process or systems' improvement.

Attached you will find detailed directions and forms to use in preparing
your Annual Performance Report. Please submit the Report no later than
March 31, 2004, with the ICC Certification attached, as appropriate, to:

> Mrs. Gwendolyn A. Gage
>
> Management and Program Analyst
>
> Monitoring and State Improvement Planning Division
>
> Office of Special Education Programs
>
> U.S. Department of Education
>
> Mary E. Switzer Building
>
> 330 C Street, SW, Room 3617
>
> Washington, DC 20202-2640

If you wish to submit the Annual Performance Report by e-mail, please
send it to Gwendolyn Gage at <Gwendolyn.Gage@ed.gov>. OSEP requires an
original signature on the Interagency Coordinating Council Certification
of Annual Report. The tables and attachments that should be used to
complete the Part C Annual Performance Report can be accessed
electronically at
<http://www.ed.gov/policy/speced/guid/idea/monitor/index.html>.

If you have further questions about the Annual Performance Report,
please contact your Part C State Contact.

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