Contact Us:

Email:   vesidcar@mail.nysed.gov

Phone:  (518) 486-4678

Mail:     VESID SEDCAR
                 One Commerce Plaza; Room 1613; Albany, NY 12234

Mission…
Strategic Evaluation Data Collection, Analysis and Reporting (SEDCAR) Unit of Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities is responsible for data collection, analysis, and reporting to meet federal and State requirements for special education and vocational rehabilitation. SEDCAR analyzes data to evaluate the State’s progress toward accomplishing the Department’s strategic goals for students and individuals with disabilities.

Special Education Data Submission Systems

PD Data System
2007-08 School Year Special Education Data Collection
2008-09 School Year Special Education Data Collection

References
2007-08 School Year
2008-09 School Year

General Tools
Sample Size Calculator to Identify the Minimum Number of Students for Whom Data Must be Submitted for Federal Indicators 7, 8, 11, 12, 13 and 14.

Selecting Samples  of Students for Reporting Data on Federal Indicators 7, 8, 11, 12, 13 and 14 (Using Random Number Tables)

State Plans, Performance Reports, and Data Summaries

2005-2010 State Performance Plan
2006-2007 Annual Performance Report
2005-2006 Annual Performance Report
2003-2004 Annual Performance Report
2002-2003 Annual Performance Report

Public Report:
As required under Section 616 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the State has prepared a public report of each school district's performance on fourteen special education indicators against the State's targets. Please see these reports by clicking on:
Special Education School District Data Profile

State Data Summaries:
State Data Summaries of Special Education Data. A series of reports most commonly requested by individuals for research and data analysis.

Pocketbook of Goals and Results:
Pocketbook of Goals and Results for Individuals with Disabilities. The Pocketbook presents a succinct summary of data related to the Department’s strategic goals for individuals with disabilities. Annual editions of the Pocketbook brochure are available from 1998 through 2004.

Federal Allocations for Special Education
(IDEA, Section 611 and 619)

Federal Allocations for Special Education (IDEA, Section 611 and 619).

Other Information

Archived PD report forms are available for the following years:

2006-2007:
http://www.vesid.nysed.gov/sedcar/archived/
0607pdrpts.htm

2005-2006:
http://www.vesid.nysed.gov/sedcar/archived/
0506pdrpts.htm

2004-2005:
http://www.vesid.nysed.gov/sedcar/archived/
0405pdrpts.htm

Impartial Hearing Reporting System:
Impartial Hearing Reporting System (IHRS), a required reporting system for school districts under Section 200.5 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education. The web-based system records information about the impartial hearing process, beginning with the initial written request for a hearing and ending with the implementation of decisions rendered in the hearing. The IHRS is used to monitor impartial hearings and promote their completion within the time periods required by federal and State law and regulation. The IHRS can be accessed via the New York State Education Department website entitled, www.nysed.gov through the NYSED On Line Services link located on the leftside of that web page. School districts and Impartial Hearing Officers (IHO) may contact the Department by email at vesidih@mail.nysed.gov or by telephone at (518) 473-0170 for information regarding the IHRS.