Special Education Data: December Child Count Review Window now open

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December Child Count Review Window open

To: Special Education Directors and Data Submitters


January 11, 2024

December Child Count Review Window is now open and closes on February 5, 2024. Please note that the official count date is December 1.

Audit and Submission Information:

  • Instructions for completing the Review Window audits and Verification reports is located on the ODE website.
  • Consolidated Collections can be accessed via the District website.
  • All agencies must review and complete audits in Consolidated Collections. If audits are not cleared or errors fixed, the district will be considered inaccurate.
  • Review audits by hovering over the Student Collections menu, then Dec Special Education Child Count (SECC) 23-24, then Error Management, and finally Review Audits.
  • After correcting audits (if any), confirm by checking the box, and then clicking Confirm.
  • Next, be sure to check the Review Errors tab for errors, and correct any present. Hover over the Student Collections menu, hover Dec Special Education Child Count (SECC) 23-24, then Error Management, and then click on Review Errors.
  • Verify and approve the five Verification Reports, located on the Status Tracking tab, even if there are no changes.  
    • Click on the small triangle expand button to the left of the collection name and due date.
    • Check each box, one at a time, to approve each report.
    • When done, each red X will become a green checkmark.
    • Click on the Final Submission Form button and open the SECC Review Final Submission Form.
  • Print, sign and email the Final Submission Form, which must be received by ODE by the end of the day February 26, 2023.
    • Please try to email the form to ODE if possible.
    • Forms can be emailed to ODE.OSS-DataTeam@ode.state.or.us.
    • A confirmation will be sent within one week of receipt by email; please reach out if you do not receive one. Any Submission forms received after February 26 will be considered late.

Data Team Contacts:

OSD Contact: