Montana Summary of Performance Plan

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The Summary of Performance Plan is used to capture student special education plan information and match the required documentation provided by the state of Montana. This document describes each editor, a description of each field on the editor, and any special considerations and instructions.

The current print format of this document is the MT SOP 2022. Plan formats are selected in the Special Ed Plan Types tool.

Editor Home

The Editor Home lists the editors available on the student's Summary of Performance Plan.

Editor Home

HeaderDescription
NameThe name of the editor.
Status 

The state of the editor. Statuses can be:

  • In Progress indicates a user has entered and saved data in that editor.
  • Not Started is the default status for all editors.
  • Complete indicates a user has clicked the Complete button on the editor and the editor is read only. This does not lock the editor from further editing, but indicates the user considers the editor to be finished.
  • Not Needed indicates a user has clicked the Not Needed button on the editor. This is usually done for editors that do not apply to the student.
Modified ByThe date and the user by whom the editor was last edited.
Completed ByThe date and the user who clicked the Complete button for that editor.

General SOP Information

The following table lists the buttons available for the editors:

ButtonDescription
Save

Different editors have different save options. Click the arrow next to the Save & Stay button to view all saving options for any given editor.

  • Save captures progress and navigates the user to the Editor Home or to the List Screen for List editors. See the Editor Types section for additional information.
  • Save & Stay captures progress and keeps the user on the current editor. This save button is the default save option and usually found within the detail screen of List editors, such as Goals and Objectives. 
  • Save & Next captures progress and navigates the user to the next editor.
  • Save & New captures progress and creates a new record. This save button is usually found within the detail screen of a list editor, such as Goals and Objectives. See the Editor Types section for additional information.
Refresh

Retrieves a new copy of data from the student's record. This includes enrollment, student, parent/guardian, and team member information. This also returns any accidentally deleted people records. Manually entered fields do not change when the refresh button is clicked. The user must Save after clicking Refresh to capture changes.


A side panel displays listing all applicable Enrollment records for the student. See the Enrollments tool documentation for additional information. 

Cancel Navigates the user to the Editor Home screen or to the List Screen for List editors.

Status

i.e. Complete, Not Needed, etc.

Changes the status of the editor. 

  • Complete indicates the editor is finished. This makes the editor read-only. However, this does not lock the editor from further editing. To further edit after an editor is marked Complete, the user must click In Progress.
  • Not Needed indicates the editor does not apply to the student's plan. This makes the editor read only. However, this does not lock the editor from further editing. To further edit after an editor is marked Not Needed, click the In Progress button.
  • In Progress only displays when the editor is in the Complete or Not Needed status and allows additional edits to be made.
PrintPrints the entire plan.
Editors Opens a side panel listing all the available editors and their status. Select an editor from this list to navigate to that editor or click Close to collapse the side panel.
PreviousNavigates the user to the previous editor.
NextNavigates the user to the next editor.

Editor Types

There are two types of editors available: List or Basic editors. When navigating to a Basic editor, the list of fields within the editor display. List editors display a list of all records within that editor. Clicking an existing record or the New button opens the detail view for an individual record. 

Padlock Icon

Only one user at a time can actively work on an editor. A person with a padlock icon Image of the Padlock Icon displays in the Editors side pane, Editor Home, and List Screen for list editors indicating which editors currently have users working on them. Hovering over the icon displays the name of the user who has checked out the editor, including the current user (you).

Editors that are currently being edited are read only for all other users. The name of the person working on the editor displays in the header. Once the editing user navigates away from an editor, that editor becomes available to work on.

Template Banks

Certain fields within several editors have a paper iconImage of the paper icondisplays next to their name. When the icon is clicked, a side panel displays with the available library of predetermined text for that field. Template Banks are managed in System Administration.

Editors

The following section lists each editor and describes each field on the editor.

SOP Plan

The Summary of Performance Plan editor lists basic information regarding the plan.

SOP Plan Editor

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FieldDescriptionValidation
Plan Link (for Post-Secondary Goals)

A list of plans.

This field pre-populates with most recent, locked Plan. Once saved, this field becomes read only. Only IEP Play Types display.
Date
Required
The date of the plan.

N/A

Last Re-Evaluation DateThe last re-evaluation date.

Pre-populates with most recent Evaluation Date, regardless of a locked status or not.

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Enrollment Information

The Enrollment Information editor reports Special Education information from the student's Enrollment record. This editor is read only.

The Refresh button retrieves a fresh copy of data from the student's record. See the General SOP Information section for additional information.

Enrollment Information

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FieldDescriptionAd HocValidation
School of AttendanceThe name of the school associated with the student's Enrollment record.N/AThis field is pulled from the Enrollment record. 
School Phone The phone number of the school associated with the student's Enrollment record.N/AThis field is pulled from System Administration > Resources > School > School Phone.
Grade The student's current grade.

Enrollment > Grade

enrollment.grade

This field is pulled from the Enrollment record.
District Information
District Number The district number associated with the Enrolled school.N/ASystem Administration > Resources > District Information > State District Number
District Name The district name associated with the Enrolled school.N/ASystem Administration > Resources > District Information > Name
District Address The district address associated with the Enrolled school.N/ASystem Administration > Resources > District Information > Address
District Phone The district phone number associated with the Enrolled school.N/ASystem Administration > Resources > District Information > Phone

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Student Information

The Student Information editor displays basic information about the student such as demographic information. This is a read-only editor. 

The Refresh button retrieves a fresh copy of data from the student's record. See the General SOP Information section for additional information.

Student Information Editor

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FieldDescriptionAd Hoc
Last NameThe student's last name.

Census > People > Demographics > Last Name

identity.lastName

First NameThe student's first name.

Census > People > Demographics > First Name

identity.firstName

Middle NameThe student's middle name.

Census > People > Demographics > Middle Name

identity.middleName

SuffixThe student's suffix.

Census > People > Demographics > Suffix Name

identity.suffix

AgeThe age of the student.Census > People > Demographics > Age
BirthdateThe student's birthdate.

Census > People > Demographics > Birth Date

identity.birthDate

GenderThe student's gender.

Census > People > Demographics > Gender

identity.gender

Federal DesignationThe student's federal race designation.Census > People > Demographics > Federal Designation
identity.raceEthnicityDetermination
Federal Race(s)The student's federal race(s).Census > People > Demographics > Race(s)
identity.raceEthnicityFed
Race, Ethnicity (state)The student's state race/ethnicity designation.Census > People > Demographics > Race/Ethnicity Determination
identity.raceEthnicity
Address

The student's address.


This field becomes a dropdown when more than one address exists for the student. The primary household displays by default.

Census > Households > Address Info

address.number; address.street; address.tag; address.prefix; address.dir; address.apt; address.city; address.state; address.zip

Student NumberThe student's identification number.Census > People > Demographics > Student Number
State IDThe student's state identification number.Census > People > Demographics > State ID
Case Manager Information
NameThe first and last name of the team member.Student Information > Special Ed > General > Team Members
TitleThe role of the team member.Student Information > Special Ed > General > Team Members
PhoneThe phone number of the team member.Student Information > Special Ed > General > Team Members

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Parent/Guardian Information

The Parent/Guardian Information editor populates based on the guardian checkbox on the student's Relationships tool. The editor includes Demographics information for the student's guardian. 

The Delete button next to each parent/guardian can be used to remove a parent/guardian from the SOP. 

The Refresh button retrieves a new copy of parent/guardians' data. This also returns any accidentally deleted people. Manually entered fields do not change when the refresh button is clicked. The user must Save after clicking Refresh to capture changes.

Parent/Guardian Information Editor

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FieldDescriptionAd HocValidation
Last NameThe last name of the parent/guardian.

Census > People > Demographics > Last Name

identity.lastName

This field populates from Census. This is part of the header for the parent/guardian.
First NameThe first name of the parent/guardian.

Census > People > Demographics > First Name

identity.firstName

This field populates from Census. This is part of the header for the parent/guardian.
Middle NameThe suffix of the parent/guardian.

Census > People > Demographics > Suffix Name

identity.suffix

This field populates from Census. This is part of the header for the parent/guardian.
SuffixThe suffix of the parent/guardian.

Census > People > Demographics > Suffix Name

identity.suffix

This field populates from Census. This is part of the header for the parent/guardian.
RelationshipThe relation of the parent/guardian to the student.Census > People > RelationshipsThis field populates from Census. This is part of the header for the parent/guardian.
SequenceThe print order of the parent/guardian(s) on the IEP.N/AWhen no Sequence is selected, parent/guardian(s) print in the order displayed in the UI. When any Sequences are selected, only parent/guardian(s) with a sequence number prints in the order defined.
AddressThe parent/guardians' address.

Census > Households > Address Info

address.number; address.street; address.tag; address.prefix; address.dir; address.apt; address.city; address.state; address.zip

This field populates from Census. 


When there are multiple addresses for a person, a drop down with an option to select which address displays. When there is only one address, the drop down only has one option. The populated address is the one marked "Primary."

Home PhoneThe home phone number of the parent/guardian.Census > People > Demographics > Household PhoneThis field populates from Census.
Work PhoneThe work phone of the parent/guardian.Census > People > Demographics > Work PhoneThis field populates from Census.
Cell PhoneThe cell phone of the parent/guardian.Census > People > Demographics > Cell PhoneThis field populates from Census.
EmailThe primary email address for the parent/guardian.Census > People > Demographics > EmailThis field populates from Census.

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Summary of Performance

The Summary of Performance editor is used to document a summary of the student academic achievement and functional performance and the team's recommendations for meeting the student's postsecondary goals.

Summary of Performance

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FieldDescriptionValidation
Training or Education:A description of the student's postsecondary goals for training and/or education.

This is a read-only field and populates from the IEP > Postsecondary Goals > Training or Education Field. The data refreshes each time the editor is opened.

Employment:A description of the student's postsecondary goals for employment

This is a read-only field and populates from the IEP > Postsecondary Goals > Employment Field. The data refreshes each time the editor is opened.

Where appropriate, Independent Living SkillsA description of the student's postsecondary goals for independent living skills.

This is a read-only field and populates from the IEP > Postsecondary Goals > Independent Living Skills Field. The data refreshes each time the editor is opened.

Summary of Student's Academic Achievement and Functional Performance:A description of the student's academic performance and functional performance.N/A
Recommendations for Meeting Postsecondary Goals:The team's recommendations for meeting the student's postsecondary goals.N/A

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