State Funding
The Oregon Legislature provides State funding for a variety of special programs and projects for children of various ages experiencing disabilities. These programs operate according to State law.
11% Cap and Waiver
Districts receive an additional amount of state school fund for up to 11% of their student populations who are eligible for and receiving special education services as reported in the estimate of membership and revenue and then reconciled with their December 1 Child Count. Districts will automatically be provided a waiver for this cap. For districts 1) whose student population receiving special education services exceeds 11% and 2) who spent at least as much on the delivery of special education as they received for special education. However, the waiver amount will not exceed the excess amount a district spent beyond the base 11% funds they received.
For details of district payments, please see the
State School Fund: School District and ESD payment statements page.
High Cost Disabilities Funding
The High Cost Disabilities Grant goes beyond the IEP Cap and IEP 11% waiver weights. Districts can apply for additional funds for individual students that have more than $30,000 a year in special education expenditures. The Grant is currently $55 Million each year where initial reimbursement is based on estimates from the estimate of membership and revenue data collection. The grant is then reconciled the following year by districts submitting individual student and eligible expenditures in the High Cost Disability grant data collection. Please note that any eligible reimbursements will be prorated depending on availability of funds. Payment amounts may be found on the
K-12 School Funding Information page.
For more information about the 11% Cap and High Cost Disabilities Fund, please contact the State School Fund Coordinator
Adam Krein.
The Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) administers three non-competitive formula grant programs listed below to support children with disabilities from birth to twenty-one.
ODE also administers the State Personnel Development Grant, a competitive grant authorized under IDEA, Part D. For more information, see the ODE’s
State Personnel Development Grant web page.
Below are links to additional aspects of special education funding as they relate to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
Annual IDEA Grant Applications
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State Grant Applications
Oregon's annual applications to the United States Department of Education (USED) for parts B and C of the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) funds. IDEA requires states to solicit input on its spending priorities through a public review and comment period. Please see the page linked above for the current and historic state IDEA Part B and IDEA Part C applications.
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District Application and Assurances
The annual application is used by public Local Education Agencies (LEA) and school districts to apply for federal formula flow-through funds under the IDEA. LEAs may apply for two grants under Part B: Section 611 for supporting children experiencing disabilities aged 3 through 21, and Section 619 for additional support targted at preschool children ages 3 through 5.
Annual Local Education Agency (LEA) and School District allocation amounts. Amounts provided are estimates only and may change as new information is made available.
The ODE Office of Enhancing Student Opportunities (OESO) provides technical assistance to ensure that all subrecipients of IDEA awards are compliant with applicable federal statutes and regulations including the uniform administrative requirements and cost principles for federal awards given in Title 2 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 200, the Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR), the General Education Provision Act (GEPA), as well as the specific administrative and fiscal requirements of IDEA.
- IDEA Excess Cost Report: LEAs annually report their calculation for IDEA excess costs which details the average annual per student expenditure (AAPE) by elementary and secondary school. The AAPE shows LEAs the minimum amount they must spend prior to spending IDEA funds on the education of students with disabilities.
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IDEA Part B Maintenance of Effort (MOE) IDEA requires Local Education Agencies (LEA) to budget and spend at least the same amount of local — or state and local — funds for the education of children with disabilities on a year-to-year basis. The required LEA MOE levels for budgeting and spending are referred to, respectively, as the “eligibility standard” and the “compliance standard.”
CEIS are services provided to students in kindergarten through grade 12 (with a particular emphasis on students in kindergarten through grade three) who are not currently identified as needing special education or related services, but who need additional academic and behavioral supports to succeed in a general education environment.
LEAs that have private schools in their area must expend a proportionate amount of their IDEA funds on equitable services for parentally placed private school children with disabilities. The page linked above details the fiscal requirements of this. Through the
Private School Data Collection, LEAs report on the private schools in their area, the number of children enrolled in those schools, and the timely and meaningful consultation the LEA had with those schools.