Every year the United States Department of Education’s Office of Special Education evaluates how each estate is maintaining IDEA compliance. They help states see where they need improvement and what they succeed in. Read on to learn about IDEA compliance in your state.

The Categories

The Department of Education places the states in three categories.

  • Meets IDEA requirements and purposes
  • Needs Assistance to achieve IDEA compliance
  • Needs Intervention to achieve IDEA compliance

Additionally there are two parts to IDEA.

  • Part B contains requirements for students ages three through twenty-one.
  • Part C contains requirements for students ages zero to two.

The 50 States

Alabama

Part B: Needs Assistance – two or more consecutive years.

Part C: Meets IDEA compliance.

Alaska

Part B: Needs Assistance – two or more consecutive years.

Part C: Needs Assistance – one year.

Arizona

Part B: Needs Assistance – one year.

Part C: Meets IDEA requirements.

Arkansas

Part B: Meets IDEA requirements.

Part C: Meets IDEA requirements.

California

Part B: Needs Assistance – two or more consecutive years.

Part C: Needs Assistance – two or more consecutive years.

Colorado

Part B: Needs Assistance – two or more consecutive years.

Part C: Needs Assistance – two or more consecutive years.

Connecticut

Part B: Needs Assistance – one year.

Part C: Needs Assistance – one year.

Delaware

Part B: Needs Assistance – two or more consecutive years.

Part C: Needs Intervention – one year.

Florida

Part B: Meets IDEA requirements.

Part C: Needs Assistance – two or more consecutive years.

Georgia

Part B: Meets IDEA compliance.

Part C: Meets IDEA requirements.

Hawaii

Part B: Needs Assistance – two or more consecutive years.

Part C: Needs Assistance – two or more consecutive years.

Idaho

Part B: Needs Assistance – two or more consecutive years.

Part C: Meets IDEA requirements.

Illinois

Part B: Meets requirements.

Part C: Needs Assistance – two or more consecutive years.

Indiana

Part B: Needs Assistance – one year.

Part C: Needs Assistance – two or more consecutive years.

Iowa

Part B: Needs Assistance – two or more consecutive years.

Part C: Needs Assistance – two or more consecutive years.

Kansas

Part B: Meets requirements.

Part C: IDEA compliant.

Kentucky

Part B: Meets requirements.

Part C: Meets requirements.

Louisiana

Part B: Needs Assistance – two or more consecutive years.

Part C: Meets requirements.

Maine

Part B: Meets requirements.

Part C: Needs Assistance – two or more consecutive years.

Maryland

Part B: Needs Assistance – two or more consecutive years.

Part C: Meets requirements.

Massachusetts

Part B: Meets IDEA requirements

Part C: Needs Assistance – two or more consecutive years.

Michigan

Part B: Needs Assistance – two or more consecutive years.

Part C: Needs Assistance – two or more consecutive years.

Minnesota

Part B: Meets requirements.

Part C: Meets requirements.

Mississippi

Part B: Needs Assistance – two or more consecutive years.

Part C: Needs Assistance – two or more consecutive years.

Missouri

Part B: Meets requirements.

Part C: Needs Assistance – one year.

Montana

Part B: Needs Assistance – one year.

Part C: Needs Assistance – one year.

Nebraska

Part B: Needs Assistance – one year.

Part C: Needs Intervention – one year.

Come Back

Next week for IDEA Compliance, Part Two.