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OSEP monitors all IDEA Part C and B programs through its Differentiated Monitoring and Support 2.0 system (DMS.2.0). OSEP differentiates its approach for each state based on the state's unique strengths, progress, challenges, and needs. DMS 2.0 is a cyclical monitoring process that focuses on states’1 general supervision systems. OSEP will continue to provide support and technical assistance that is differentiated based on each state’s needs.
General supervision encompasses each state’s responsibility to ensure that the state and its subgrantees and contractors meet the requirements of IDEA which includes:
Improving educational results and functional outcomes for all children with disabilities, and early intervention results and functional outcomes for all infants and toddlers with disabilities; and
Ensuring that public agencies meet the program requirements under Parts B and C of IDEA, with a particular emphasis on those requirements that are most closely related to improving early intervention results for infants and toddlers with disabilities and educational results for children and youth with disabilities.
As outlined in the DMS Framework, OSEP will examine the state’s policies and procedures and state-level implementation of these policies and procedures regarding the following components of general supervision:
Monitoring and Improvement
Data, including the State Performance Plan/Annual Performance Report (SPP/APR)
Fiscal Management
Dispute Resolution
In addition to the core general supervision monitoring components, OSEP will focus on select topics or additional areas, based on the results of OSEP’s review of publicly available and state provided information, protocol analysis and local and stakeholder interviews.
Contact
U.S. Department of Education
Office of Special Education Programs
Monitoring and State Improvement Planning Division
550 12th Street, SW
Washington, DC 20202-2600
1 The state educational agency (SEA) is responsible for implementing Part B of the IDEA and the state lead agency (SLA) is responsible for implementing Part C of the IDEA in the state. Both the SEA and SLA respectively must exercise general supervision over the programs and activities used to implement IDEA requirements in the state (regardless of whether Federal IDEA funds are provided to such programs and activities). 20 U.S.C. Sections 1416(a)(3), 1435(a)(10), 1437(a)(1) and 1442, and 34 C.F.R. §§ 303.120(a) and 303.700(b) for IDEA Part C. 20 U.S.C. Sections 1412(a)(11) and 1416(a)(3) and 34 C.F.R. §§ 300.149 and 300.600 for IDEA Part B.
Download DMS Reports
Please note: These on-line versions of states' most recent DMS reports are considered unofficial reference copies. For "official" hard copy versions of these online DMS reports, you may contact the address/phone listed above.
Part B Differentiated Monitoring and Support (DMS) Reports
Alaska
DMS Monitoring Report of Sep. 25, 2023
PDF (568KB)
Arizona
DMS Monitoring Report of Sep. 11, 2020
PDF (308KB)
DMS Corrective Action Plan of Feb, 14, 2022
PDF (379KB)
DMS Close-out Letter of Mar, 1, 2023
PDF (1.1 MB)
DMS Letter of July 3, 2018
PDF (289KB)
DMS Visit Summary—SSIP
PDF (184KB)
Fiscal Monitoring Instrument
PDF (113KB)
LEA Allocations
PDF (250KB)
DMS Notice
PDF (255KB)
DMS Letter of May 5, 2016
PDF (40KB)
Fiscal Monitoring Instrument
PDF (111KB)
Arkansas
DMS Monitoring Report of September 28, 2023
PDF (468KB)
Bureau of Indian Education
DMS Monitoring Report of Oct. 23, 2019
PDF (946KB)
DMS Close-out Letter of Sep. 8, 2021
PDF (221KB)
DMS Summary Chart of Sep. 8, 2021
PDF (254KB)
California
DMS Letter of Nov. 22, 2017
PDF (208KB)
Fiscal Monitoring Instrument
PDF (89KB)
District of Columbia
DMS Monitoring Report of Jan. 15, 2021
PDF (552KB)
Florida
DMS Monitoring Report of Dec. 18, 2020
PDF (633KB)
DMS Close-out Letter of Mar. 2, 2023
PDF (428KB)
Hawaii
DMS Monitoring Report of Sept. 11, 2019
PDF (502KB)
DMS Close-out Letter of July 20, 2020
PDF (204KB)
Idaho
DMS Letter of October 20, 2023
PDF (506KB)
Illinois
DMS Letter of Dec. 28, 2016
PDF (205KB)
DMS Visit Summary—Results
PDF (226KB)
Fiscal Monitoring Instrument
PDF (175KB)
Louisiana
DMS Monitoring Report of Dec. 22, 2020
PDF (763KB)
DMS Close-out Letter of Jan. 21, 2022
PDF (382KB)
Massachusetts
Letter to Johnston of Sep. 29, 2023
PDF (343KB)
OSERS' Decision on Massachusetts Private School Officials' Complaint of Aug. 15, 2019
PDF (442KB)
DMS Letter of Aug. 27, 2018
PDF (204KB)
DMS Visit Summary—Compliance
PDF (225KB)
Fiscal Monitoring Instrument
PDF (169KB)
Enclosure B
PDF (87KB)
Enclosure C
PDF (130KB)
DMS Letter of Feb. 2, 2018
PDF (286KB)
DMS Visit Summary—Compliance
PDF (322KB)
Michigan
DMS Monitoring Report of June 26, 2020
PDF (532KB)
DMS Closeout Letter of Oct. 12, 2023
PDF (437KB)
New Hampshire
DMS Close-out Letter of Dec. 8, 2017
PDF (163KB)
New Jersey
DMS Letter of May 6, 2019
PDF (236KB)
Visit Notice
PDF (231KB)
Enclosure
PDF (181KB)
DMS Status Letter of Oct. 20, 2023
PDF (457KB)
New Mexico
DMS Letter of June 8, 2018
PDF (211KB)
DMS Visit Summary—Results
PDF (265KB)
Fiscal Monitoring Instrument
PDF (128KB)
DMS Letter of Jan. 10, 2017
PDF (259KB)
DMS Results
PDF (265KB)
New York
DMS Monitoring Report of Sep. 21, 2023
PDF (731KB)
DMS Letter of Apr. 26, 2017
PDF (249KB)
Fiscal Monitoring Instrument
PDF (133KB)
DMS Visit Summary—Dispute Resolution
PDF (210KB)
DMS Visit Summary—Secondary Transition
PDF (109KB)
DMS Visit Summary—Timely Initial Evaluation
PDF (102KB)
North Carolina
DMS Monitoring Report of May 14, 2021
PDF (649KB)
DMS Close-out Letter of Aug. 3, 2022
PDF (210KB)
Ohio
DMS Letter of May 1, 2017
PDF (130KB)
Fiscal Monitoring Instrument
PDF (203KB)
Puerto Rico
DMS Letter of Nov. 29, 2017
PDF (214KB)
DMS Visit Summary—Compliance
PDF (190KB)
DMS Visit Summary—Results and State Systemic Improvement Plan
PDF (114KB)
Texas
State Special Conditions Letter of July 2, 2022
PDF (259KB)
DMS Close-out Letter of May 4, 2023
PDF (259KB)
DMS Letter of Oct. 1, 2021 — Regarding Maintenance of State Financial Support of Special Education
PDF (262KB)
DMS Letter of Aug. 27, 2021
PDF (213KB)
Enclosure
PDF (421KB)
DMS Letter of Oct. 1, 2021 — Regarding the State’s Corrective Action Response
PDF (619KB)
DMS Letter of Oct. 19, 2020
PDF (823KB)
DMS Letter of Jan. 11, 2018
PDF (191KB)
Enclosure
PDF (317KB)
DMS Letter of Oct. 19, 2018
PDF (344KB)
Virginia
DMS Monitoring Report of June 23, 2020
PDF (464KB)
DMS Status Letter of Jan. 17, 2023
PDF (226KB)
DMS Status Letter of Feb. 8, 2022
PDF (589KB)
DMS Status Letter of Sep. 1, 2022
PDF (373KB)
DMS Summary Chart of Sep. 1, 2022
PDF (231KB)
DMS Response of Feb. 17, 2023
PDF (264KB)
DMS Summary Chart of Feb. 17, 2023
PDF (231KB)
DMS Targeted Monitoring Letter of May 12, 2023
PDF (220KB)
Part C Differentiated Monitoring and Support (DMS) Reports
Alaska
DMS Letter of Oct. 17, 2018
PDF (300KB)
Fiscal Monitoring Instrument
PDF (282KB)
DMS Notice
PDF (334KB)
Arizona
DMS Monitoring Report of Jan. 13, 2020
PDF (519KB)
DMS Close-out Letter of Aug. 2, 2022
PDF (453KB)
Arkansas
DMS Monitoring Report of Jan. 12, 2023
PDF (623KB)
DMS Status Letter of July 5, 2023
PDF (315KB)
California
DMS Letter of Dec. 1, 2017
PDF (210KB)
DMS Visit Summary—Compliance
PDF (187KB)
DMS Visit Summary—Results and State Systemic Improvement Plan (SSIP)
PDF (181KB)
Delaware
DMS Monitoring Report of Jan. 19, 2021
PDF (692KB)
DMS Close-out Letter of Dec. 13, 2022
PDF (209KB)
Florida
DMS Monitoring Report of Jan. 19, 2021
PDF (847KB)
DMS Close-out Letter of Nov. 6, 2023
PDF (407KB)
Hawaii
DMS Monitoring Report of July 18, 2019
PDF (702KB)
DMS Close-out Letter of July 20, 2020
PDF (161KB)
Idaho
DMS Fiscal Letter of Sept. 13, 2021
PDF (283KB)
Corrective Action Plan Approval Memo of Nov. 3, 2022
PDF (287KB)
Michigan
DMS Monitoring Report of Jan. 12, 2023
PDF (618KB)
Montana
DMS Monitoring Report of Jan. 24, 2023
PDF (627KB)
DMS Status Letter of August 10, 2023
PDF (412KB)
Nevada
DMS Letter of May 26, 2017
PDF (249KB)
DMS Visit Summary—State Systemic Improvement Plan (SSIP)
PDF (87KB)
New Jersey
DMS Letter of Nov. 30, 2018
PDF (300KB)
DMS Notice
PDF (306KB)
Fiscal Monitoring Instrument
PDF (304KB)
DMS Close-out of Apr. 25, 2023
PDF (322KB)
New York
DMS Letter of Jan. 18, 2018
PDF (301KB)
Fiscal Monitoring Instrument
PDF (239KB)
DMS Notice
PDF (303KB)
Puerto Rico
DMS Letter of June 19, 2017
PDF (301KB)
Fiscal Monitoring Instrument
PDF (198KB)
DMS Visit Summary—Results
PDF (107KB)
South Carolina
DMS Monitoring Report of Aug. 29, 2019
PDF (526KB)
DMS Close-out Letter of Sep. 17, 2020
PDF (181KB)
DMS Letter of Dec. 19, 2017
PDF (172KB)
Texas
DMS Monitoring Report of Oct. 5, 2020
PDF (352KB)
DMS Status Letter of Sept. 20, 2021
PDF (190KB)
DMS Response Chart of Sept. 20, 2021
PDF (199KB)
DMS Close-out Letter of May 2, 2023
PDF (377KB)
Vermont
DMS Monitoring Report of Aug. 9, 2019
PDF (484KB)
