1. How does Special and Regular Education Data relate to Special Education funding
May 24, 2016
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2. 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
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3. 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
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4. 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 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
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5. What is the rest of the allocation
In accordance with the 34 CFR b(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
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6. Total Public and Private/Nonpublic Enrollment
IU Public Private/Nonpublic Total
50, , ,974
2 27, , ,320
3 121, , ,994
4 54, , ,475
5 53, , ,439
6 23, , ,321
7 48, , ,681
8 51, , ,410
9 12, , ,005
, , ,974
, , ,132
, , ,961
, , ,274
, , ,556
, , ,775
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7. Total Public and Private/Nonpublic Enrollment
IU Public Private/Nonpublic Total
, , ,984
17 31, , ,055
18 45, , ,170
19 43, , ,735
, , ,438
, ,329
, , ,643
, , ,462
, , ,071
, , ,229
, , ,414
, , ,834
, , ,281
, , ,101
Total 1,753, , ,985,037
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8. 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 = $
This means that every public and private/nonpublic child that is counted or not counted is worth $
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9. Next is 15% based on the number of students living in poverty
IU Public Low Income Nonpublic Low Income Total Low Inc.
1 23, ,731
2 22, , ,755
3 40, , ,781
4 20, , ,133
5 29, , ,629
6 12, ,775
7 17, ,752
8 26, ,564
9 6, ,452
10 10, ,651
11 8, ,303
12 36, , ,126
13 35, , ,999
14 32, , ,766
15 29, , ,613
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10. Next is 15% based on the number of students living in poverty
IU Public Low Income Nonpublic Low Income Total Low Inc.
16 14, ,312
17 14, ,440
18 24, ,301
19 21, ,746
20 34, ,703
21 29, , ,290
22 20, ,889
23 26, , ,744
24 16, , ,628
25 29, , ,002
, , ,874
27 10, ,463
28 8, ,824
29 8, ,259
Total 772, , ,505
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11. 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 = $
This means that every public and private/nonpublic child living in poverty that is counted or not counted is worth $
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12. 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
$ x 104,274 = $11,295,971
Their Low Income figure is 36,999
$ x 36,999 = $1,725,910
$5,742,747 + $11,295,971 + $1,725,910 = $18,764,628 IU 13’s Total Allocation
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13. 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
$ x 104,216 = $11,289, $11,295,971 = ($6,282.98)
36,999 – 29 = 36,970 total low income
$ x 36,970 = $1,724, $1,725,910 = ($1,351.92)
($6,282.98) + ($1,351.92) = ($7,634.90) Every child counts
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14. 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, 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
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15. For more information, please contact Sue Leonard
Phone:
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.
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