Purpose of the Program

Special Education Fiscal Support provides additional funding for eligible Local Education Agencies (LEAs) to secure evaluation staff, related services personnel, and/or special education teachers to fill short-term needs in the area of initial evaluations, compensatory services and extended school year services (ESY).

Application Instructions

There is one consolidated application for fiscal support related to initial evaluations, compensatory services, and extended school year services. Local Education Agencies (LEAs) may choose to apply for one or more areas of fiscal support by completing the necessary information in corresponding sections of the application. LEAs receiving fiscal support must maintain localized documentation for a period of five years following receipt of funds. This documentation should align with the rationale and assurances in the application for random validation and quality assurance checks.

The application period for Special Education Fiscal Support Round 2 has closed.

Timeline

May 15, 2020
LEA notification of Round 2 fiscal support outcomes.

June 3, 2020
Noon deadline for LEA to submit Round 2 Special Education Fiscal Support Performance Contract.

September 16, 2020
Noon deadline for LEA to submit Special Education Fiscal Support Expenditure Report.

December 16, 2020
Noon deadline for LEA to submit Special Education Fiscal Support Expenditure Report.

April 14, 2021
Noon deadline for LEA to submit Special Education Fiscal Support Near Final Expenditure Report.

May 31, 2021
Noon deadline for LEA to submit Special Education Fiscal Support reporting requirements:
Expenditure report and Special Education Fiscal Support Vendor Survey.
*Note:  This is Memorial Day and reporting is due at noon.
*Note: All LEAs must submit all items

September 15, 2021
Noon deadline for LEA to submit projected Special Education Fiscal Support expenditures via Google Form (not on the LEA Site).
*Note: All LEAs must submit all items.

October 6, 2021
Noon deadline for LEA to submit Special Education Fiscal Support reporting requirements: expenditure report and Special Education Fiscal Support Vendor Survey.
*Note: All LEAs must submit all items.
LEAs with less than 80% funding spent and reported by this date will have remaining funding recaptured.

October 2021-November 2021
Contract amendments completed for LEAs with funds being recaptured.

October 13, 2021
Round 3 application opens.*
*Dependent on availability of funds for reallocation.

October 27, 2021
Round 3 application closes.*
*Dependent on availability of funds for reallocation.

November 1, 2021
Noon deadline for LEAs submitting recaptured funding.

November 5, 2021
LEA notification of Round 3 fiscal support outcomes.*
*Dependent on availability of funds for reallocation.

November 12, 2021
Noon deadline for LEA Round 3 contracts.*
*Dependent on availability of funds for reallocation.
**Note: All LEA Round 3 contracts due by noon due to redistribution of funding and December deadlines.

December 8, 2021
Noon deadline for LEA to submit Final Special Education Fiscal Support reporting requirements: expenditure report and Special Education Fiscal Support Vendor Survey. (ALL Rounds.)
*Note: All LEAs must submit all items.

January 2022
Collect LEA Fiscal Support impact data.
Collect detailed general ledger copies that align expenditures with funding received from LEA sampling.
Conduct a Statewide LEA quality assurance check for LEAs reporting provision of compensatory service and ESY with Special Education Fiscal Support funds.