ADMINISTRATIVE LETTER: 53
POLICY CODE: IH
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Category: Special Education
Reporting ARRA funds awarded under IDEA, Part B
Note: This dispatch was updated on Sept. 30, 2011, to include a Nov. 1 deadline for submitting performance report.
The Maine Department of Education is allowing school districts to begin filing online performance reports concerning their expenditures of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds awarded under Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
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DOE issues preschool special ed awards
The Maine Department of Education is distributing $836,000 to the state’s school districts to fund special educational services for preschool-age children with disabilities for the 2011-12 school year.
Special purpose rates to remain unchanged
The Maine Department of Education has decided to continue, for the period starting Oct. 1, 2011, to use the educational rates that are currently in place. All special purpose private schools will continue to use the education rates that were established for the 2010-11 school year until further notice.
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Schoolwide Programs Annual Notification
ADMINISTRATIVE LETTER: 52
POLICY CODE: CG
New State-Required Special Education Form for Adverse Effect
ADMINISTRATIVE LETTER: 49
POLICY CODE: IH Continue reading “New State-Required Special Education Form for Adverse Effect”
Revised IEP document available online
A revised Individualized Education Program document that took effect Aug. 1 is now available on the Maine Department of Education website.
DOE offers example IEP transition plans
The Office of Special Services at the Maine Department of Education has developed exemplars to help Individualized Educational Program teams develop transition plans for students beginning in 9th grade.
DOE finalizes special ed awards
The Maine Department of Education has finalized 2011-12 funding amounts for school districts under the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
Maine Unified Special Education Regulations Effective July 2
ADMINISTRATIVE LETTER: 47
POLICY CODE: GC
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