Please visit Texas Education Agency's (TEA) State Performance Plan Indicator 7's Webpage here. Additional information below.   

SPPI 7: Measure

State Performance Plan Indicator (SPPI) 7 measures the percent of preschool children aged 3 through 5 with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) who demonstrate improvement:

1. positive social-emotional skills (including social relationships);
2. acquisition and use of knowledge and skills (including early language/communication and early literacy); and
3. use of appropriate behaviors to meet their needs.

SPPI 7: Data Source

Local education agencies (LEAs) utilize the Early Childhood Outcome Center's Childhood Outcomes Summary (COS) Process and the Childhood Outcomes Summary Form (COSF) to document children's functioning in three outcome areas. LEAs submit data through the SPP 7 online application in the Texas Education Agency Login (TEAL). 

SPPI 7: Resources

State Resources

• Childhood Outcomes Summary Process
• Early Childhood Special Education (ECSP)

TEAL Application Resources

• SPPI 7 Application Instructions
• SPPI 7 Instructions for Entering Data
• SPPI 7 Frequently Asked Questions
• SPPI 7 Entry and Exit Data Collection Criteria
• SPPI 7 Data Integrity Checklist

National Resources

• Child Outcomes Summary Form (COSF)
• Child Outcomes Summary (COS) Process
• Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (ECTA)

Other FAQs and Resources for COSF:

• Is there a copy of the COSF form with exit reasons we can use?

Yes! COSF form with Exit reasons

• Where is a copy of that chart thing for ratings?

COSF Decision Tree

Using this chart EVERY TIME increases your reliability across time and consistency across staff and campuses.

Using other charts or shortcuts decreases the reliability of your data across time and consistency across the staff. 

• Are there resources to help with team collaboration on ratings?

COSF-Team collaboration resources

• Where is an online, self-paced training on COSF?

Child Outcomes Summary (COS) Process Module: Collecting and Using Data to Improve Programs

Recommended for campus staff in August and before EXIT COSF begins in May.

• Where can I find age anchoring guidance?

Age Anchoring Guidance - see page 13 for a quick guide to selecting instruments

Consider using the COSF Instrument crosswalks or the 

• Is there a way to check our processes and procedures?

COSF competency check

• Where is an explanation for how COSF scores convert to district performance reports?

COSF crosswalk to Federal reporting Categories 

• Where is my district's performance report?

TEA report search

• Where does "substantially increased" data come from?

COSF formula for "substantially increased"

• What are other states doing for this indicator?

Early childhood outcomes technical assistance center

Updated April 2021