Diane Glover, Director April 20, 2017 Proposed 2017-2018 Special Education Annual Plan/Part B Flow-Through Application Suffolk Public Schools: Special Education Department Diane Glover, Director April 20, 2017

What is the 2017-2018 Special Education Annual Plan/Part B Flow-Through Application? Application submitted annually to receive federal funds for special education under Title VI-B of IDEA 2004. VDOE provides each locality with guidelines, part of which is to have the application reviewed and approved by the local SEAC and School Board. Provides federal funds that must be used ONLY for the provision of special education services and related services to students with disabilities. Formula-driven allocation which in part considers historical funding, total student population and poverty level.

Fund Allocations Section 611 - pertains to school-age children with disabilities Section 619 - for age 3-5 students with disabilities Although preliminary allocations have been released by the USDOE Office of Special Education, a conservative approach is used and the award amount in this application is based on the actual amount received last year. (Semi) Final award amounts - by late October (Final) Final award amounts - by early February

How are the funds used? Section 611 Fund: Pays salaries for 26 special education teachers, 19 special education teacher assistants, school social worker, job coaches, and bus aides. Previous Allocation - $2,937,960.00 Section 619 Fund: Pays a portion of the salary for preschool educational diagnostician. Previous Allocation - $56,233.00

Other Plan Requirements Interagency Agreement Maintenance of Effort Proportionate Set-Aside

Regional Jail and School Division Interagency Agreement Regional Jail/Interagency Agreement - schools divisions, with regional jails, must establish an interagency agreement with jail that addresses staffing and security issues related to the provision of services to SWD who are incarcerated. SPS currently has 1 teacher that provides services to SWD at Western Tidewater Regional Jail. This position is funded by a separate grant.

Proportionate Set-Aside Proportionate Set-Aside (PSA) - school division must set-aside funds from both Section 611 and 619 for the percentage of students who are parentally- placed in private schools (including homeschoolers) within their jurisdiction 1. Number of parentally placed students with disabilities in private schools: # Receiving Services on Dec 1 2016 6 # Not receiving services 6 Total 12 2. Total number of eligible students with disabilities in jurisdiction: # on Dec 1, 2016 1743 # not served 6 Total SWD in division 1749 3. Amount of required private school set-aside: (12 / 1749) X $2,937,960 = $ 20,157.53 projected (611) PSA for 2017-2018

Maintenance of Effort Maintenance of Effort (MOE) - school divisions have to spend at least the same amount of local or local and state funds on the provision of special education services from the same source as it was spent in the previous year. Local Local Plus State School Year 2017-2018 School Year 2017-2018 (estimated/projected) (estimated/projected) 15,557,765.00 22,580,053.00 School Year 2017-2018 School Year 2017-2018 (estimated/projected) (estimated/projected) 8,926.00 12,955.00

Application Due Date: May 12, 2017