Baseline Year Year	Baseline Data
2018	0.00%

FFY	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
Target	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Data	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%

########## Targets

FFY	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Target	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%

########## FFY 2020 SPP/APR Data Has the state established a minimum n/cell-size requirement? (yes/no)

YES If yes, the State may only include, in both the numerator and the denominator, LEAs that met the State-established n/cell size. Report the number of LEAs excluded from the calculation as a result of the requirement. 27

Number of LEAs that have a significant discrepancy, by race or ethnicity	Number of those LEAs that have policies, procedure or practices that contribute to the significant discrepancy and do not comply with requirements	Number of LEAs that met the State's minimum n/cell size	FFY 2019 Data	FFY 2020 Target	FFY 2020 Data	Status	Slippage
0	0	127	0.00%	0%	0.00%	Met target	No Slippage

########## Were all races and ethnicities included in the review?

YES

########## State's definition of 'significant discrepancy' and methodology

The USBE uses the "State-bar" method for defining significant discrepancy. The FFY 2019 (school year (SY) 2019-2020) State rate for suspending/expelling students with disabilities among local education agencies (LEAs) in the State for more than ten days was 0.113%. The USBE set the "State-bar" as five percentage points higher than the State rate. Thus, any LEA that suspended or expelled 5.113% or more of its students with disabilities for more than ten days was flagged for significant discrepancy. There must be an "n" size of at least 30 students with disabilities in the LEA in at least one racial/ethnic group in the denominator of a suspension rate for it to be flagged. Of the 154 LEAs in SY 2019- 2020, 127 met the minimum 'n' size of 30.

########## Provide additional information about this indicator (optional)

During the APR Summit, a review of baselines for Indicator 4 was conducted to determine if baselines should remain or be updated to correlate with changing targets. Consideration was given for the impacts of COVID-19 and State needs for consistency. Stakeholders reviewed historical data and projections for where the State would be in 2025 - 2026 if all things stayed the same. Choosing a baseline from a year prior to COVID-19 reflects Utah in a typical school year and was determined to be appropriate. COVID-19 does not appear to have had an impact on LEA rates of suspensions and expulsions exceeding 10 days as measured by Indicator 4B. In FFY 2019 and 2020, the USBE did not issue any findings of noncompliance to LEAs for Indicator 4B. LEAs flagged for potential significant discrepancy were provided a letter of identification from the USBE requiring the LEAs to conduct a review of internal policies, procedures, and practices. The LEAs were also required to review files for the students included in the flagged group(s). The LEAs provided the USBE with justification letters explaining the results of their internal reviews including specifics regarding the students in the flagged group(s). If noncompliance was identified in policies, procedures, or practices, the LEA would have been issued a finding of noncompliance. The finding would have identified specific regulations and required the LEA to revise policies, procedures, and practices related to development and implementation of IEPs, the use of positive behavioral interventions and supports, and procedural safeguards (34 CFR § 300.170; USBE Special Education Rules VIII.M.). Although the USBE considers LEAs substantially compliant when the data indicates a very high level of compliance (generally 95% or above), the USBE accounts for all noncompliance and ensures 100% correction of all noncompliance. If the USBE had found any noncompliance for this indicator, within one year of identification, all corrections would have been verified through individual student files to ensure 100% compliance and a USBE review of LEA policies, procedures, and practices. Systemic understanding would have been verified through a review of additional student files.