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

3. 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.

4. Fund Allocations
Section pertains to school-age children with disabilities
Section 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

5. 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

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

7. 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.

8. 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
# Not receiving services
Total 12
2. Total number of eligible students with disabilities in jurisdiction:
# on Dec 1,
# not served
Total SWD in division
3. Amount of required private school set-aside:
(12 / 1749) X $2,937, = $ 20,157.53
projected (611) PSA for

9. 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 School Year (estimated/projected) (estimated/projected) ,557, ,580, School Year School Year (estimated/projected) (estimated/projected) , ,955.00

10. Application Due Date: May 12, 2017