Each LEA should determine which staff are responsible for identifying the Student Degree of Support. Input should be gathered from special education staff, including members of the IEP team and the special education student data coordinator, and these staff should utilize information from the student’s IEP document to make these determinations. For Additional information, please review CDE’s Student Degree of Support Help Document (updated Sept. 2024)

Look for the CDE Degree of Support Help Video/PPT

If you encounter any issues or need further assistance, leave degree of support blank until you seek guidance from your Special Ed Department supervisor.

 

CALPADS Note: [The degree of support is reported by sending a PLAN record from SIRAS]

 

 

How to find students requiring Degree of Support:

• Click on Search
• Click on Predefined queries
• Click on Compliance concerns
• Click on Degree of support required

 

 

HOW TO ENTER 'STUDENT DEGREE OF SUPPORT' IN SIRAS:

The Student Degree of Support can be entered in the IEP Manager by the Case Manager or by the Sped Clerk on the MIS Summary Page, next to the Disability fields; under these conditions: 

• that the Meeting Purpose is either an Initial Evaluation, Triennial/Reevaluation, Annual Review Review (30 day);
• that the Grade is TK through 12th;
• if the Primary and/or Secondary Disability is identified as a degree of support disability. 

The Student Degree of Support popup menu will appear in the column to the right of the Eligibility or Demographics form where the Disability is entered.  There will be two options Mild/Moderate Support Needs - MMSN and Extensive Support Needs - ESN. The meeting cannot be Finalized until the Degree of Disability is selected.

 

Here is the field on the MIS Summary page

 

 

Here is the field in the IEP manager

 

 

CALPADS Documentation:

A coded value representing the degree of support needed to support a student's disability.
23.16 Disability Degree of Support

 

The Student Degree of Support field is only required to be populated for students on Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) in grades Transitional Kindergarten (TK) through 12 identified with the following primary or secondary disabilities:

• Autism (AUT)
• Deaf-blindness (DB)
• Emotional Disability (ED)
• Intellectual Disability (ID)
• Multiple Disabilities (MD)
• Orthopedic Impairment (OI)
• Other Health Impairment (OHI)
• Specific Learning Disability (SLD)
• Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

 

Remember that accurate and timely data entry ensures that the student’s needs are properly addressed. If you encounter any issues or need further assistance, don’t hesitate to seek guidance from your Special Ed Department supervisor.

 

             

 

                

STUDENT DEGREE OF SUPPORT

Required only for students with IEPs in grades Transitional Kindergarten (TK)-12 identified with the primary or secondary disabilities listed

in the table below: