Online Special Education Tracking System

The Texas Juvenile Justice Department is seeking a vendor to provide an online special education tracking system. The system should be able to track compliance and services provided to students in special education, Section 504, Response to Intervention/ Multi-Tiered System of Supports (RTI/MTSS), and Emerging Bilingual (EB). The system should have features such as automatic report generation, compensatory services tracking, and digital signatures. The vendor should provide technical support, training, and implementation services. The contract term is for 24 months with two renewal options. Key features of the system include: • Integration with Texas testing and reporting systems • Automatic calculation of instructional arrangements and speech codes for Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) reporting • Calendar function to track upcoming Full Individual Evaluation (FIE) due dates, annual meeting dates for Admission, Review, and Dismissal (ARD), Section 504 (504), Language Proficiency Assessment Committee (LPAC), and other meetings scheduled relative to special education, Section 504, Emergent Bilingual (EB)/ English as a Second Language (ESL), and Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) • Support for IEP (Individual Education Program) Goal Builder, which is Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)-based and vertically aligned • Support for State Performance Plan (SPP) Indicators: 7,11, 12, and 13 reporting that is automatically generated in the format to be entered into Texas Education Agency Login (TEAL) • Automatic report generator with the ability to customize reports • Compensatory services tracking and reporting • Ability to upload and integrate into the system evaluations and other records written outside of the system • Documentation of meetings held for special education, Section 504, EB, and MTSS • Integration with products for special education, Section 504, EB, and MTSS • Ability to track all aspects of MTSS (i.e., referrals, teacher input/feedback, target goals, interventions, Tier levels, etc.) • Program updates • End-of-year Rollover abilities • Error correction • Helpdesk ticket system support • Telephone/email support • Web-based support