Program Management
SPED DATA UPDATE: Special Education Data Collections Required for Transporting School Districts in Fiscal Year 2026
ADE/ESS recently notified Transporting School Districts in fiscal year (FY) 2025 that they will be required to complete the Statement of Assurances annually.
FISCAL UPDATE: IDEA and ARP-IDEA Grants and MOE Consideration
The FY22 ARP-IDEA Consolidated-Entitlement Grant is now available in the Grants Management Enterprise (GME) system. The ARP-IDEA Consolidated Grant must be submitted as a new funding application. The code assigned to ARP IDEA Basic and ARP IDEA Preschool should fall within the codes of the federal project for IDEA Funds. The IDEA Consolidated-Entitlement funding application allocations will be updated soon and require a budget revision to bring the remaining balance to $0.00 for the IDEA Preschool and IDEA Basic grants.
INTERNAL PD INFO: FY22 Program Management Webinar Series (IDEA Federal Funding)
The ESS Program Management team has announced the FY22 webinar series of topics related to IDEA federal funding. Please visit the ESS Program Management website to register for each Zoom session and read session descriptions. The webinar series will take place on Tuesdays at 11:00 a.m.
INTERNAL PD INFO: FY22 Program Management Webinar Series (IDEA Federal Funding)
Special Education Directors,The ESS Program Management team has announced the FY22 webinar series of topics related to IDEA federal funding. Please visit the ESS Program Management website to register for each Zoom session and read session descriptions. The webinar series will take place on Tuesdays at 11:00 a.m.
INTERNAL PD INFO: IDEA Fiscal Year Wrap-Up Webinar
Join the ESS Program Management team for a 60-minute webinar to highlight items Directors and Business Managers need to know to close out the 2021 fiscal year.
FUNDING INFO: Compensatory Services Timeline Extended
Special Education Directors,Please review this memo regarding the extension of CARES Act funding for IDEA compensatory services.
FUNDING INFO: IDEA Maintenance of Effort Compliance Test Begins March 1
The purpose of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Maintenance of Effort (MOE) Compliance Testing is to ensure that local education agencies (LEAs) do not supplant state and local funds with IDEA federal funding sources per 34 C.F.R. §300.203(b). Any LEA that received federal entitlement funds for the IDEA must be tested for MOE Compliance.
FUNDING INFO: FY2022 IDEA Statement of Assurances and IDEA Grant Updates
Please see the this memo to review changes to the upcoming grant cycle for IDEA Basic and IDEA Preschool (IDEA Consolidated).
FUNDING INFO: FY 2021 High-Cost Child Claims Updates
Please review the attached memo for information on how to apply for a High-Cost Child Claim.
FUNDING INFO: Preliminary FY2022 IDEA Allocations Posted
Please review the FY22 Preliminary IDEA Allocation Memo for updates from the ESS Program Management team regarding the IDEA Consolidated-Entitlement funding application.