LEA Determinations

State Education Agencies (SEAs) are required to determine whether LEAs are meeting the requirements of IDEA (34 CFR 300.600(a)(2)). LEA determinations are one ways the state monitors each LEA’s implementation of IDEA, as part of our state’s general supervision system. Federal requirements require a focus on improving education results with specific SPP Indicators as well as additional areas of need identified by each state. These areas make up our NH LEA Determination Rubric.

School district determinations are made using the same four categories that the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) used when making the determination of States. The four categories of determination based on the rubric criterion are:

• Meets the requirements and purposes of the IDEA;
• Needs assistance in implementing the requirements of the IDEA;
• Needs intervention in implementing the requirements of the IDEA; or
• Needs substantial intervention in implementing the requirements of the IDEA or substantial failure to comply with the requirements of IDEA.

There are specific technical assistance or supports, consistent with the level of need signaled by the determination, for any district that does not meet the requirements of the IDEA.

2022-2023 LEA Determinations Process Orientation

• LEA Determination Letter for Meets Requirements

• LEA Determination Letter for Needs Assistance

• LEA Determination Letter for Needs Intervention

• LEA Determination Letter for Needs Substantial Intervention

LEA Determination Rubric

Technical Assistance for Needs Intervention (NI) and Needs Substantial Intervention (NSI)

• 2022-2023 LEA Determinations Needs Intervention Sample Timeline
• 2022-2023 LEA Determinations Needs Substantial Intervention Sample Timeline
• The Leadership Team and Root Cause Analysis

Resources

• Leadership Team Fact Sheets 
  1. Building the Team
  2. Missions and Goals
  3. Roles and Responsibilities
  4. Effective Group Processes
  5. Ground Rules
  6. Decision Making
• 5 Whys Sample Template
• Data Inquiry Cycle
• Root Cause Action Plan and Progress Reporting Template
• Root Cause Analysis

Contact

Alexandra (Lexie) Ferraro
LEA Determinations Lead
(603) 271-3750
Alexandra.M.Ferraro@doe.nh.gov