CT-SEDS vs SEAS Achieve

CT-SEDS is Connecticut’s statewide web-based special education data system for developing adaptive, compliant IEPs. The state provides it to local education agencies at no cost, with staff permissions assigned by role. Its IEP and referral/evaluation modules include compliance rules and warnings during document completion. Other modules cover service plans, service delivery tracking, progress reports, Section 504 plans, restraint and seclusion, and related special education processes. Student records are kept in a document repository, which is copied to a new district when the student’s PSIS enrollment district changes. Parent Connect sends parents links to specific documents by email or text; parents do not sign into CT-SEDS itself. Documents can be translated into Connecticut’s ten listed languages and printed in the selected language when finalized. Reports include indicator and aggregate views, advanced reporting from document fields, and a dashboard that alerts case managers about approaching timelines and meetings. A nightly integration with the Public School Information System exchanges enrollment district, demographic, and facility code data. Districts cannot add their own processes or documents, though they can upload materials and templates for users.

SEAS Achieve is web-based plan-management software that gives educators one login for IEP, ELL, RTI, Gifted and Talented, and Section 504 plans. Users can add students and plans, follow timelines and due dates, and communicate with parents, teachers, and administrators. Email alerts cover plans and tasks, while customizable timelines and cross-plan reports organize information for each student. Achieve integrates with CLASS, allowing recommendations to help create plans while reducing data entry. Its IEP Plan Pack includes goal pages, progress updates, custom goal and objective banks, a goal-development wizard, and reporting tools. SEAS says districts can adapt the pack to existing district and state forms. The Section 504 pack contains more than 30 OCR-compliant forms. Add-ons include SmartEval, with over 600 assessment templates, and Avatalker AAC, a picture-to-speech teaching aid. Updates for state and federal standards are automatically available. Pricing is on request.