In July 2025, Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) assigned to this year’s reporting cohort will submit their data for Special Education Table 8A, Report of Children with Disabilities Evaluated July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025. Below is a list of all LEAs required to submit Table 8A this July. If an LEA does not appear on this list, the LEA is not required to submit Table 8A data in July 2025.
Table 8A data is collected on a cyclical basis. Those LEAs that are to submit Table 8A to the Bureau of Special Education (BSE) will be informed of such in June this year. Regardless of their reporting status, all LEAs in the state must continue to collect and maintain data regarding timely evaluations so that the LEA can assess its ongoing compliance and program effectiveness and be prepared to report data to the state when notified to do so.
Table 8A is used for two purposes:
1. To calculate and report to the federal Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) an annual state rate of compliance with timelines for completing initial evaluations of students to determine their eligibility for special education under the State Performance Plan; and
2. To report to the public on the performance of LEAs in the commonwealth in complying with the required timelines.
Data collected over the past several years on compliance with timelines for initial evaluations show that while many LEAs have achieved full compliance, others have not. When LEAs do not comply and improve performance, the overall state rate reported to OSEP is negatively affected. Further, any LEA that reports less than 100 percent compliance with timelines will be required to engage in quarterly reporting to the BSE to document correction of noncompliance. Therefore, it is imperative that all LEAs be as accurate as possible in collecting and reporting Table 8A data.
OSEP has advised that states should factor out from their Table 8A calculation those students whose evaluation timelines are affected by two exceptions in the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act regulations. Specifically, Section 300.301(d) allows that the 60-day timeline for completing initial evaluations does not apply to a public agency if (1) the parent of a child repeatedly fails or refuses to produce the child for the evaluation, or (2) a child enrolls in a school of another agency after the timeline has begun and prior to a determination by the prior agency as to whether the child is a child with a disability. This second exception applies only if the subsequent public agency is making sufficient progress to ensure prompt completion of the evaluation, and the parent and subsequent agency agree to a specific time to complete the evaluation. To ensure accurate reporting, it is critical that when a delay in meeting timelines occurs, LEAs must correctly code the reasons for the delay under the exceptions above.
The Table 8A Template for the July 2025 submission is available on the Special Education Data Reporting website, under the Data Management tab in the 2024-2025 section; scroll down to Table 8A Template.
Please submit your Table 8A to your Intermediate Unit Data Manager before July 11, 2025. Failure to submit your Table 8A by July 11, 2025, may impact the BSE’s assessment of your LEA’s ability to meet the requirements of IDEA.
Questions regarding the completion and submission of Table 8A should be referred to the Intermediate Unit Data Manager.
Questions regarding this PDE Bulletin may be referred to Jodi Rissinger in the BSE at jrissinger@pa.gov.
IU- Local Education Agency
1 Avella Area School District
1 Bethlehem-Center School District
1 California Academy of Learning Charter School
1 California Area SD
2 Manchester Academic Charter School
2 Propel Charter School – Northside
2 Urban Academy of Greater Pittsburgh Charter School
3 Allegheny Valley School District
3 Brentwood Borough School District
3 Chartiers Valley School District
3 Deer Lakes School District
3 McKeesport Area School District
3 Mt Lebanon School District
3 Penn Hills CS of Entrepreneurship
3 Penn Hills School District
3 West Allegheny School District
3 West Mifflin Area School District
3 Westinghouse Arts Academy Charter School
4 Farrell Area School District
4 Greenville Area School District
4 Grove City Area School District
4 Wilmington Area School District
5 Erie Rise Leadership Academy Charter School
6 Clarion-Limestone Area School District
6 Forest Area School District
6 Keystone School District
6 Union School District
7 Burrell School District
7 Greensburg Salem School District
7 Penn-Trafford School District
7 Yough School District
8 Central PA Digital Learning Foundation Charter School
8 Chestnut Ridge School District
8 Conemaugh Township Area School District
8 Everett Area School District
8 North Star School District
8 Penn Cambria School District
8 Windber Area School District
9 Oswayo Valley School District
10 Curwensville Area School District
10 Glendale School District
11 Southern Huntingdon County School District
12 Dover Area School District
12 Pennwood Cyber Charter School
12 Red Lion Area School District
12 Waynesboro Area School District
12 York Suburban School District
13 Annville-Cleona School District
13 Donegal School District
13 Elizabethtown Area School District
13 Hempfield School District
13 La Academia: The Partnership Charter School
13 Lancaster School District
13 Manheim Township School District
13 Warwick School District
14 Governor Mifflin School District
14 Hamburg Area School District
14 Oley Valley School District
15 Halifax Area School District
15 Harrisburg City School District
15 Lower Dauphin School District
15 Middletown Area School District
16 Danville Area School District
16 Milton Area School District
16 Shikellamy School District
17 Jersey Shore Area School District
17 Southern Tioga School District
18 Lake-Lehman School District
18 Tunkhannock Area School District
19 Riverside School District
19 Wayne Highlands School District
20 Delaware Valley School District
20 Easton Arts Academy Elementary Charter School
20 Northampton Area School District
21 Allentown City School District
21 Arts Academy Charter Schoo
21 Northwestern Lehigh School District
22 Bristol Borough School District
22 Centennial School District
22 Central Bucks School District
22 Council Rock School District
22 Palisades School District
23 Springfield Township School District
24 Coatesville Area School District
24 Collegium Charter School
24 Great Valley School District
24 Oxford Area School District
25 Penn-Delco School District
25 Ridley School District
25 Springfield School District
25 Vision Academy CS of Excellence
26 Freire Charter School
26 Inquiry Charter School
26 KIPP Philadelphia Octavius Catto Charter School
26 Lindley Academy Charter School at Birney
26 MaST Community Charter School
26 Mastery Charter School – Clymer Elementary
26 Mastery Charter School – Gratz Campus
26 Mastery Prep Elementary Charter School
26 Philadelphia Learning Network 1
26 Philadelphia Learning Network 13
26 Philadelphia Learning Network 8
26 Preparatory Charter School of Math, Science, Technology and Careers
26 Universal Audenried Charter School
26 Universal Institute Charter School
26 Universal Vare Charter School
27 Aliquippa School District
27 Beaver Area School District
27 Midland Innovation & Technology Charter School
27 Provident Charter School West
27 Riverside Beaver County School District
27 Western Beaver County School District
28 Apollo-Ridge School District
28 Purchase Line School District
28 United School District
29 Blue Mountain School District
29 Gillingham Charter School
29 Pottsville Area School District
29 Saint Clair Area School District
29 Williams Valley School District