3/12/2014 2014 PASBO Conference Updates from PDE Sue Leonard John Bright March 13, 2014 www.education.state.pa.us > Staff Changes in the Bureau • Bureau Director – Pat Hozella • Assistant Bureau Director – Lynn Dell Pennsylvania Department of Education 2 Bureau of Special Education 1
3/12/2014 Part B Fiscal Monitoring Letters • First time OSEP has provided feedback for fiscal monitoring • All states have been waiting since 2009-10 • State was monitored on: – Obligation/Liquidation – Use of Funds – ARRA – Level of Effort – Procurement, Property, and Record Retention – Fiscal Monitoring Pennsylvania Department of Education 3 Bureau of Special Education OSEP Fiscal Monitoring • PA received one of the three first letters on December 3, 2012 • PA received no findings • All states will be posted on website: • http://www2.ed.gov/fund/data/report/i dea/partbfymltrs/index.html • Thanks to all of the IU’s! Pennsylvania Department of Education 4 Bureau of Special Education 2
3/12/2014 Funding Commission Changes • Only applicable when there is an increase in the State Special Education line item • It could happen this year with a proposed $20 million dollar increase • Proposed using Act 16 School District and Charter School documentation with weighed categories – Example: Category 1 – student expenditure for special education services less than $25,000 Category 2- $25,000 to $50,000 Category 3- $50,000 and up Pennsylvania Department of Education 5 Bureau of Special Education Funding Commission Changes • Anything can change before the budget is signed • Just make sure your SD’s and CS’s know the importance of the Act 16 report in determining future funding • Make sure your SD’s and CS’s can back -up their Act 16 documentation • Auditors always follow funding Pennsylvania Department of Education 6 Bureau of Special Education 3
3/12/2014 Table 8 • Opens in March 2014 • Closes May 7, 2014 • Developed under Section 618, part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Educational Act (IDEA) Pennsylvania Department of Education 7 Bureau of Special Education Information Collected • LEA Allocation 2011-12 and 2012-13 – BSE will put in allocations for all LEAs • Increase in allocation (spreadsheet calculation) • 15% of 2012-13 allocation (spreadsheet calculation) Pennsylvania Department of Education 8 Bureau of Special Education 4
3/12/2014 Information Collected • For each LEA, specify the determination under 34 CFR §300.600(a)(2) that controls whether the LEA may be able to reduce MOE during SY 2012-13 • BSE fills this column Pennsylvania Department of Education 9 Bureau of Special Education Information Collected • Reduction of local and/or State funds taken pursuant to Section 613(a)(2)(c) by the LEA during SY 2012-13 • This column will only be used if the LEA had an increase in allocation from 2011-12 to 2012-13 and if they had a determination of “meets requirements” • If they had a decrease or did not “meet requirements”, this column was locked Pennsylvania Department of Education 10 Bureau of Special Education 5
3/12/2014 Information Collected • Percent of the available reduction taken by LEA during SY 2012-13 (spreadsheet calculation) • If an LEA took more then 50% of the increase in allocation, OSEP would investigate Pennsylvania Department of Education 11 Bureau of Special Education Information Collected • Was the LEA required to use 15% of funds for CEIS due to significant disproportionality in SY 2012-13 • This column was filled by BSE Pennsylvania Department of Education 12 Bureau of Special Education 6
3/12/2014 Information Collected • Amount reserved for required CEIS in the LEA in SY 2012-13 • This column was filled by BSE • No LEAs were required to provide CEIS in 2012-13 Pennsylvania Department of Education 13 Bureau of Special Education Information Collected • Did the LEA voluntarily use up to 15% of IDEA 611 for CEIS in SY 2012-13 • BSE will fill this column based on your 2012-13 eGrant • Amount reserved for voluntary CEIS in 2012-13 • Only LEAs that BSE identified in the first bullet will put an amount here • Percentage taken for voluntary CEIS during 2012-13 (spreadsheet calculates) • If percentage is over 15% of allocation, OSEP will investigate Pennsylvania Department of Education 14 Bureau of Special Education 7
3/12/2014 Information Collected • Total number of children receiving CEIS under the IDEA in the LEA during SY 2012-13 • Only those that were identified as voluntarily using CEIS will enter a number • Total number of children who received CEIS under the IDEA anytime in the past two school years (including SY 2010-11, SY 2011-12, and SY 2012-13) and received special education and related services in SY 2012-13 • BSE will fill in this column per CEIS reports Pennsylvania Department of Education 15 Bureau of Special Education Information • Table 8 has been posted to a Public Website since 2009-10 and can result in: – Inquiries by auditors – Inquiries by OSEP – Findings to the LEA – Findings to the SEA • PA has not experienced any findings or inquires on Table 8 Pennsylvania Department of Education 16 Bureau of Special Education 8
3/12/2014 IU Reviews for this spring • Usually reviews occur in May • You will receive a day and time. If you know of a really bad day for you in May, let me know and we can work around it. • You will receive an agenda • You will be expected to bring a binder of procedures and samples of work, split by agenda topics, that auditors have been very interested in viewing • IU’s up for review this year: 1, 4, 7, 9, 15, 16, 18, 19, 26, and 29 Pennsylvania Department of Education 17 Bureau of Special Education Questions • Sue Leonard • mleonard@pa.gov • 717-772-1114 • Karen Porambo • kporambo@pa.gov • 717-705-5186 • Jim Tobias • jatobias@pa.gov • 717-783-6925 Pennsylvania Department of Education 18 Bureau of Special Education 9
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