How does Special and Regular Education Data relate to Special Education funding May 24, 2016 www.education.pa.gov >

Every child counts when it comes to funding Why is data so important Every child counts when it comes to funding Every allocation starts with a data file The administration signs off on the data file before it is submitted to PDE You want to sign off on correct data? Make sure your data person is one of your most detailed, accurate, and dedicated employees Let me give you an example of how important data is to allocations www.education.pa.gov >

Let’s start with the IDEA Federal Allocation OSEP gives each State their allocation based on their own statewide data Total allocation 420,403,039 Administration 8,391,220 Discretionary 41,624,060 Pass Through 370,387,759 www.education.pa.gov >

This looks like this: 370,387,759 – 117,401,428 = 252,986,331 We are only allocating the pass through The first thing that comes off is the base payment, $117,401,428, which has been the same since 1999 This looks like this: 370,387,759 – 117,401,428 = 252,986,331 In accordance with 34 CFR 300.705 b(1) Base Payments The State must first award each LEA what each LEA would have received under section 611 of the Act for fiscal year 1999 www.education.pa.gov >

What is the rest of the allocation In accordance with the 34 CFR 330.705b(3)(i)(ii), 85% of the remaining funds are distributed based on the relative number of children (not just special education) enrolled in public and private elementary and secondary schools within the intermediate unit’s region. 15% of any remaining funds are distributed based on the number of students living in poverty within the intermediate unit’s region www.education.pa.gov >

Total Public and Private/Nonpublic Enrollment IU Public Private/Nonpublic Total 50,784 2,190 52,974 2 27,660 7,660 35,320 3 121,604 15,390 136,994 4 54,113 4,362 58,475 5 53,607 6,832 60,439 6 23,716 2,605 26,321 7 48,753 2,928 51,681 8 51,704 5,706 57,410 9 12,875 1,130 14,005 10 26,243 2,731 28,974 11 16,164 1,968 18,132 12 91,846 7,115 98,961 13 86,776 17,498 104,274 14 68,843 5,713 74,556 15 90,658 10,117 100,775 www.education.pa.gov >

Total Public and Private/Nonpublic Enrollment IU Public Private/Nonpublic Total 16 33,244 3,740 36,984 17 31,575 1,480 33,055 18 45,233 3,937 49,170 19 43,316 3,419 46,735 20 77,239 6,199 83,438 21 61963 5,366 67,329 22 88,705 12,938 101,643 23 109,611 28,851 138,462 24 90,015 13,056 103,071 25 73,682 17,547 91,229 26 201,599 36,815 238,414 27 33,765 1,069 34,834 28 19,601 1,680 21,281 29 18,642 1,459 20,101 Total 1,753,536 231,501 1,985,037 www.education.pa.gov >

With this data we can allocate our 85% Remember our pass through number $252,986,331 And our Total Public and Private/Nonpublic Number 1,985,037 The calculation looks like this: $252,986,331 x 85% = $215,038,381.35 $215,038,381.35/1,985,037 = $108.3297 This means that every public and private/nonpublic child that is counted or not counted is worth $108.3297 www.education.pa.gov >

Next is 15% based on the number of students living in poverty IU Public Low Income Nonpublic Low Income Total Low Inc. 1 23,089 642 23,731 2 22,628 2,127 24,755 3 40,227 3,554 43,781 4 20,088 1,045 21,133 5 29,244 1,385 30,629 6 12,230 545 12,775 7 17,148 604 17,752 8 26,570 994 27,564 9 6,105 347 6,452 10 10,416 235 10,651 11 8,136 167 8,303 12 36,997 1,129 38,126 13 35,973 1,026 36,999 14 32,242 1,524 33,766 15 29,405 1,208 30,613 www.education.pa.gov >

Next is 15% based on the number of students living in poverty IU Public Low Income Nonpublic Low Income Total Low Inc. 16 14,012 300 14,312 17 14,166 274 14,440 18 24,609 692 25,301 19 21,325 421 21,746 20 34,813 890 35,703 21 29,754 1,536 31,290 22 20,912 977 21,889 23 26,255 2,489 28,744 24 16,461 1,167 17,628 25 29,355 1,647 31,002 26 162,194 13,680 175,874 27 10,128 335 10,463 28 8,657 167 8,824 29 8,890 369 9,259 Total 772,029 41,476 813,505 www.education.pa.gov >

With this data we can allocate our 15% Remember our pass through number $252,986,331 And our Total Low Income Public and Private/Nonpublic Number 813,505 The calculation looks like this: $252,986,331 x 15% = $37,947,949.65 $37,947,949.65/813,505 = $46.6475 This means that every public and private/nonpublic child living in poverty that is counted or not counted is worth $46.6475 www.education.pa.gov >

Now that we have all the data we can allocate our IU’s Let’s look at IU 13 IU 13’s Base Payment has been $5,742,747 since FY 1999 Their Total Enrollment figure is 104,274 $108.3297 x 104,274 = $11,295,971 Their Low Income figure is 36,999 $46.6475 x 36,999 = $1,725,910 $5,742,747 + $11,295,971 + $1,725,910 = $18,764,628 IU 13’s Total Allocation www.education.pa.gov >

What would happen if students were missed If IU 13 has 35 nonpublic’s and 23 SD’s and CS’s And one student was missed in every nonpublic, SD, and CS. That would be 58 students, half of them were low income 104,274 – 58 = 104,216 total enrollment $108.3297 x 104,216 = $11,289,688.02 - $11,295,971 = ($6,282.98) 36,999 – 29 = 36,970 total low income $46.6475 x 36,970 = $1,724,558.08 - $1,725,910 = ($1,351.92) ($6,282.98) + ($1,351.92) = ($7,634.90) Every child counts www.education.pa.gov >

This is why your data counts are so important We also determine a per child amount for the CS’s and SD’s We had an LEA that missed counting 10 students They didn’t notice it until they got their allocation The per child amount was $1,179.81 $1,179.81 X 10 = ($11,798.10) They called immediately when they realized their allocation was off that much over the previous year Sadly, once it is signed off by the administrator and submitted to OSEP, it is too late www.education.pa.gov >

For more information, please contact Sue Leonard Email: mleonard@pa.gov Phone: 717-772-1114 The mission of the department is to academically prepare children and adults to succeed as productive citizens. The department seeks to ensure that the technical support, resources and opportunities are in place for all students, whether children or adults, to receive a high quality education. www.education.pa.gov >