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Special Education – EPS Calculation

Special Education Allocation • Se c . C- 37. 20- A MRSA §15681- A, sub- §2, a s e na c te d b y PL 2005, c . 2, Pt. D, §44 a nd a ffe c te d b y §§72 a nd 74 a nd c . 12, Pt. WW, §18, is a me nde d to re a d: • 2. Spe c ia l e duc a tion c osts. Be g inning in fisc a l ye a r 2005-06, a A sc ho o l a dministra tive unit re c e ive s a n a dditio na l we ig ht o f a t 1.50 fo r e a c h spe c ia l e duc a tio n stude nt ide ntifie d o n the a nnua l De c e mb e r 1st c hild c o unt a s re q uire d b y the fe de ra l I ndividua ls with Disa b ilitie s E duc a tio n Ac t fo r the mo st re c e nt ye a r, up to a ma ximum o f 15% o f the sc ho o l a dministra tive unit's re side nt pupils a s de te rmine d unde r se c tio n 15674, sub se c tio n 1, pa ra g ra ph C, sub pa ra g ra ph (1). F o r tho se sc ho o l a dministra tive units in whic h the a nnua l De c e mb e r 1st c hild c o unt fo r the mo st re c e nt ye a r is le ss tha n 15% o f the sc ho o l a dministra tive unit's re side nt pupils a s de te rmine d unde r se c tio n 15674, sub se c tio n 1, pa ra g ra ph C, sub pa ra g ra ph (1), the spe c ia l e duc a tio n c hild c o unt pe rc e nta g e ma y no t inc re a se mo re tha n 0.5% in a ny g ive n ye a r, up to a ma ximum o f 1.0% in a ny g ive n 3-ye a r pe rio d. F o r e a c h spe c ia l e duc a tio n stude nt a b o ve the 15% ma ximum, the unit re c e ive s a n a dditio na l we ig ht o f .38. I n a dditio n, e a c h sc ho o l a dministra tive unit must re c e ive a dditio na l funds a llo c a tio ns: • A. F o r lo we r sta ff-stude nt ra tio s a nd e xpe nditure s fo r re la te d se rvic e s fo r sc ho o l a dministra tive units with fe we r tha n 20 spe c ia l e duc a tio n stude nts ide ntifie d o n the a nnua l De c e mb e r 1st c hild c o unt a s re q uire d b y the fe de ra l I ndividua ls with Disa b ilitie s E duc a tio n Ac t fo r the mo st re c e nt ye a r; • B. F o r hig h-c o st in-distric t spe c ia l e duc a tio n pla c e me nts. Additio na l funds must b e a llo c a te d fo r e a c h stude nt e stima te d to c o st 3 time s the sta te wide spe c ia l e duc a tio n E PS pe r-pupil ra te . T he a dditio na l funds fo r e a c h stude nt must e q ua l the a mo unt b y whic h tha t stude nt's e stima te d c o sts e xc e e d 3 time s the sta te wide spe c ia l e duc a tio n E PS pe r-pupil ra te ; • D. T o Be g inning July 1, 2018, to e nsure the sc ho o l a dministra tive unit me e ts the fe de ra l ma inte na nc e o f e ffo rt re q uire me nt fo r re c e iving fe de ra l I ndividua ls with Disa b ilitie s E duc a tio n Ac t funds. in a c c o rda nc e with re c o mme nda tio ns o f a ny le g isla tive ta sk fo rc e e sta b lishe d in the F irst Re g ula r Se ssio n o f the 128th L e g isla ture to ide ntify spe c ia l e duc a tio n c o st drive rs a nd inno va tive a ppro a c he s to se rvic e s; a nd

Special Education Model – FY2018 • Special Education Allocation Calculation – 6 steps and Maintenance of Effort Adjustment – Step 1: Base Component – Step 2: Prevalence Adjustment – Step 3: Size Adjustment – Step 4: High Cost In-District Adjustment – Step 5: High Cost Out-of-District Adjustment – Step 6: EPS Special Education Allocation – EPS Maintenance of Effort Adjustment Calculation

Spe c ia l E duc a tion Mode l Cha ng e s

Special Education Model – FY2019 • Special Education Allocation Calculation – Step 1: Base Component – Step 2: Prevalence Adjustment – Step 3: Size Adjustment – Step 4: High Cost In-District Adjustment – Step 6: EPS Special Education Allocation – EPS Maintenance of Effort Adjustment Calculation • Special Education High-cost Out-of-District Allocation

Special Education Allocation – Step 1 (Base Allocation) • Calculates a base amount of allocation for special education • Up to the first 15% of special education population that the district is responsible for the cost of special education is multiplied by the EPS Special Education Weight • RSU 73 had 1478 total students and 218 special education students for the FY2016 October 1 count, this gives us a prevalence rate of 14.75% which is less than 15% • This means the total special education population of 218 would be multiplied by their full EPS rate and the special education weight • Step 1 = 218 * 6472 * 1.5 = $2,116,344 (note the difference from below) 2016-17 ST E P 1: CAL CUL AT ION OF BASE COMPONE NT Co lumns in Ye llo w Ne e d Da ta , Unsha d e d a nd Da rkly Sha d e d Co lumns a re Up d a te d Auto ma tic a lly F a c to rs fo r Ba se Co mp o ne nt Up d a te d Ma ximum Pre va le nc e 15.00% 3/ 31/ 14 We ig hting 1.258 Sub sid iza b le Sta te Ag e nc y Stud e nts Clie nts with Stud e nts E PS E lig ib le 2015 with Disa b ilitie s with Pre va le nc Sp e c ia l E d Stud e nts (Up Oc to b e r Disa b ilitie s E stima te d Disa b ilitie s e Ra te to 15% o f ME D SAU Sub sid iza b le 2014 Co unt 2014 (e xc lud ing Pre va le nc e (e xc lud ing E PS Ba se (1.315 * Re sid e nt T o ta l Do lla rs MS AOS CODE Sc ho o l Ad ministra tive Unit E nro llme nt Oc to b e r Oc to b e r SAC) Ra te SAC) Ra te Ba se Ra te ) E nro llme nt) with We ig hting 3198 873 873 RSU 73 1,478 219 1 218 14.82% 14.75% $6,472 $8,142 218 $1,774,956

Special Education Allocation – Step 2 (Prevalence Adjustment) • Calculates an allocation for high prevalence rates of special education in a school district by applying a .38 weight for the portion of a special education count that exceeds 15% of the total population – RSU 22 has a total population of 2319 and a special education population of 421, which gives a special education rate of 18.15%. – This leaves 73 special education students above 15% so the .38 weight would be applied to these students – Step 2 = 73 * 6956 * .38 = $192,939 2016-17 ST E P 2 - PRE VAL E NCE ADJUST ME NT Co lumns in Ye llo w Ne e d Da ta , Unsha de d a nd Da rkly Sha de d Co lumns a re Upda te d Auto ma tic a lly F a c to rs fo r Pre va le nc e Adjustme nt Pre va le nc e 15.00% E xc e ss We ig hting 0.38 Stude nts E PS Ra te fo r with Pre va le nc e E xc e ss E xc e ss 2015 Oc to b e r Disa b ilitie s Ra te Stude nts Stude nts (.38 ME D SAU Sub sidiza b le (e xc luding (e xc luding E PS Ba se E lig ib le Ab o ve * Ba se E PS Pre va le nc e MS AOS CODE Distric t E nro llme nt SAC) SAC) Ra te Stude nts 15% Ra te ) Adjustme nt 3217 822 RSU 22 2,319 421 18.15% $6,956 348 73 $2,643 $192,939

Special Education Allocation – Step 3 (Size Adjustment) • Calculates and allocation for school districts with low special education populations by applying a .29 weight for the total special education population if the population is below 20 – Castine has a special education population of 15, because this is less than 20 they would receive the size adjustment – The 15 student count is multiplied by .29 and multiplied by their EPS Special Education Rate of $10,410 – Step 3 = 15 * 10,410 * .29 = $45,285

Special Education Allocation – Step 4 (High-Cost In-District) • I nfla tio n a djustme nt fro m pre vio us ye a r a llo c a tio n – I f $0, c o ntinue s to b e $0 • Wha t is po ssib le to c o lle c t & re po rt?

High-cost Out-of-District & Federal Revenues • High-cost Out-of-District Adjustment – Taken outside of the formula – Separate allocation • Federal Revenues – Removed from the formula completely – No longer impacting the special education allocation

E PS Ma inte na nc e of E ffort Adjustme nt • An adjustment to the prior steps to ensure the special education allocation allocates enough resources to meet the Federal Maintenance of Effort calculation – Two year old expenditure and revenue data – Includes costs for personnel (salaries & benefits, contractors), employee training and travel for training, and tuition – General Fund revenues for special education subtracted, including MaineCare coded to Fund 1000, Revenue 4585 and transfers from Fund 2460 – Allocation for High-cost Out-of-District students subtracted