Financial Updates

Need to acknowledge when students are open enrolled into your district. Needs to
happen by Aug 1. MDE will get involved and block the student in MAARS if serving
district hasnt sent acknowledgment.
Medical Assistance Funds
Can be used to pay for the person who is entering billing - cannot then be coded
to 400.
DHS administration fee
Pay for training
Benefit a kid with an IEP - teacher salary, benefits - also eligible for SPED aid
Non-licensed subs - coded to 400
Transition Disabled Program
Can pay for job shadowing, work-place visits, informational interviews, activities
around career awareness
Tuition Billing 1:1 Paraprofessional
Needs to match
SPED Funding formula
Comprehensive aid
A - Prior year EDRS
Most districts get between 51-60% of expenditures back
Division Update
State Systemic Improvement Plan
Implementing Check & Connect with U of M
Olmsted
Approved work plans for assistive technology and prevention abuse & neglect
Low Incidence Unit
Focusing on accessible educational materials
Partnering with assessment to update manual for statewide assessments training materials
Interagency Partnerships
Access to crisis services for students with complex disabilities (ASD/DCD with
behavioral needs)
Free Care - possibly billing for 504 and students without disabilities
Research, Practice and Implementation
PBIS - application available oct 1 and due around Jan 1
Funding available for SEL
Post-Secondary Enrollment Options & Work Based Learning
(Jayne Spain, Paul Ferra, Angie Johnson, Judy Crawel)
PSEO
Statute 124D.09
Counseling - student needs to be working with a counselor

Dual credit situation

Admission requirements are up to the post-secondary institution
Concurrent enrollment aid must be taught at the home high school
College in the Schools is UMN program
District pays fees to the college and gened revenue is not withheld.
Courses according to agreement
PSEO
Can be online, in the high schools or in the college
Paid for by MDE directly to a college
Who Can Participate?
All kids living in Minnesota (public school, home school, non-public)
11th and 12th graders
Some 10th graders
Student has to give up one class - no limits on PSEO credits. College
can stop them.
You do not have to have the approval of the school district for world
language classes for 9th and 10th graders
Course is eligible for PSEO if it is available in
PSEO has to be college level
Deadlines for when the process should be started
Theres nothing in the law that prevents students from enrolling late
Participation Limits
9th graders can participate for 4 years if they meet eligibility requirements,
10th - 3 year, 11th - 2 years, 12th - 1 year
PSEO aid is available for students for multiple years if the district
determines that the student is not on track to graduate.
Special Ed should not be paying for tuition - sped could pay for additional
supports
PSEO coursework should align with a student's measurable post-secondary goal
Embed course into course of study
Funds are available for transportation for student at or below the poverty line (see
MDE website)
Julie.belisle@ - transportation questions
Work-Based Learning
Will share information later with Q&A document
Program approval is important - licensed person is overseeing the program side
of work-based learning, safety for student, employer, and district
Need training plan and training agreement