December 15, 2005

Media Release: PR1205-04

State Performance Plans for Division of Special Education Available

(Hagåtña, Guam) The Guam Public School System (GPSS), Division of Special Education recently completed its six-year State Performance Plan (SPP) for the Guam Early Intervention System (GEIS), Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA) Part C Program, for young children with disabilities birth to three years old and their families.

An SPP was also completed for the Special Education Program, IDEA Part B Program, for children and youth with disabilities ages three to twenty-one. These SPPs include an evaluation of how GPSS is meeting IDEA requirements and how GPSS will improve performance.

The SPPs are available on the GPSS websites: http://www.gdoe.net or http://www.gdoe.net/scc/Grant_Detail_Docs.htm or by calling the Division of Special Education at 475 0549. Alternative formats of the SPPs, such as Braille or audio recording, are available upon request.