Lessons 1-3
Are districts required to use local, county and state funding sources for Special Education programs?
False: but must meet MOE
How many months does a district have to request funds after the fiscal year has ended if they obligated the funds prior to June 30th?
3: July, August, September
If you are paid with federal funds, what must you use to document your time spent in the federal program?
Time and effort log
Which funding sources may be used to meet MOE?
local, county and/or state
If a district is in year 1 of federal monitoring, will they receive an annual risk assessment for SPED?
Yes, it's annual.
What are the two ways expenditures tracked in districts?
What is Project code & Source Code
IDEA 611 and 619 allocation calculations are based on which three components?
Base amount from Dec 1, poverty, population of enrollment
Which lists must you check before using federal funds to pay contractors/vendors?
Debarred/Suspended or Excluded Parties
Provide one reason for an allowable decrease in MOE budget
voluntary departure, termination of costly long-term purchase, decrease of enrollment (IEPs), costly obligation for a specific child, assumption of cost by the HNF
If a district has a high risk score on their Annual Risk Assessment, what will likely happen by SPED Finance Dept?
On-site review
What could errors in source and project codes lead to in the ASBR?
Issues submitting the FER and meeting MOE
Name at least 2 of the 3 ways IDEA Part B Federal funds can be used other than the public school special education program.
1) Early Intervening Services
2) Proportionate Share
3) School-wide pool
When creating a PO, the date is listed as May 15th. A staff member wrote on the PO to wait to order until July 1st. Which date is the obligation of funds?
May 15th
In order to receive a federal payment by the 20th of the month, what day of the month must you submit the payment request
1st of each month by midnight
What happens during the 5th year if a district has score low risk on the Annual Risk Assessment for 4 years?
Quality of Evaluation: SPED Finance Survey or supporting documentation of expenditures
If a district requests more federal funding than expended, what happens?
the violation requires return of federal revenue paid with interest
What types of expenses do you want to use for federal funds?
easy audit trail...payroll, contracted services, transportation, etc
What funding does proportionate share come from?
Part B 611 federal funds
If the federal allocation increases by $50,000, up to how much could the district decrease MOE?
Up to 50% or $25,000
Give an example of when it is reasonable to explore if a student is eligible for HNF reimbursement?
a lot of related services, SPED transportation, personal nurse, one on one para, tuition, etc.
When can Federal funds be obligated?
What data system tracks employees working in the district?
MOSIS/Core Data
A student with an IEP who lives in O'Fallon attends a private school in St. Charles School District. Which district pays for her services through proportionate share?
The district in which the private school is located; St Charles
What are the 3 requirements for a full time FTE in an integrated ECSE classroom?
1) minimum of 10 students with IEPs
2) teacher has ECSE cert
3) students without IEPs do not outnumber students with IEPs
What is the requirement to be eligible for PPF?
placed in non-domicile district by Children's Division, DMH, DYS, Court