Data Pipeline Interchanges - Special Education Discipline

Overview

The Special Education Discipline Interchange houses the Special Education Discipline Action File, containing students with an active IEP who were given one of the following Discipline Action types during the current reporting period: Suspension, Expulsion, or Unilateral Removal by School Personnel or Hearing Officer. This information is used in the Special Education Discipline snapshot.

Deadlines

• Special Education Discipline Interchange opens: Monday, April 3, 2023
• 2022-2023 Special Education Discipline Timeline (PDF) (updated 02/10/2023)

File Layout and Definitions

2023-2024 

• See Student Discipline Interchange page. Starting in 23-24, the Sped Discipline Action file fields have been added to the Student Discipline Interchange - Discipline Action file and all student discipline data will be submitted within that Interchange file. 

2022-2023

• 2022-2023 Special Education Discipline Action File Layout and Definitions (PDF) (posted 03/29/2022)

Business Rules

2022-2023

• 2022-2023 Sped Discipline Action File Business Rules (XLS) (posted 02/23/2023)

Template

2022-2023

• 2022-2023 Special Education Discipline Action File Template (XLS) (posted 02/22/2023)

Trainings

• 2022-2023 Special Education Discipline Training (PPTX) Webinar Recording (updated 05/02/2023)

Additional Resources

• Special Education Discipline Collection Overview and FAQ (DOC) (updated 03/28/2023)
• 2023-2024 Special Education Discipline Summary of Changes (PDF) (posted 04/05/2023)
• Special Education Discipline Data Content Guide (DOC) (updated 03/28/2023)
• No Discipline Actions to Report (PDF) (updated 03/28/2023)
• Discipline Interchange Exception Template (XLS) (updated 03/28/2023)

Contact: SpedDiscipline@cde.state.co.us