Special purpose private schools daily education rates set

Corrections have been made to the Special Purpose Private School daily education rates that were published on Sept. 26, 2012. An asterisk (*) next to the SPPS represents a change to the previously published information.

 SPSS may charge less than the established daily education rate but cannot charge SAUs or the Department more than the rate established below.

The Maine Department of Education sets the daily education rate for all approved “special purpose private schools” each year. Below are the daily education rates for the 2012-13 school year.

The following special purpose private schools do not bill MaineCare for special education-related services. Plans for providing special education-related services listed on a student’s IEP are made individually with each sending school administrative unit.

The following special purpose private schools do bill MaineCare for special education-related services. The seed/match portion of the MaineCare payment to special purpose private schools is deducted from the sending school administrative unit’s state subsidy on a quarterly basis. Details regarding the seed/match process can be found at http://mainedoenews.net/2012/08/16/mainecare-seed-match-procedures/. As this is a fee-for-service system, each student’s charge will vary according to his or her IEP.

If you have any questions, please contact Nancy Connolly, director of State Agency Client Program, at nancy.connolly@Maine.gov or 624-6671.