OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
OFFICE OF STUDENT LEARNING & PARTNERSHIPS
SPECIAL EDUCATION
Notification of Significant Disproportionality and the funds required for use under CEIS
School District: Beaverton SD 48J
Date: April 19, 2010
Area of Significant Disproportionality:
Area: Disability-Emotional Disturbance Ethnicity category: Native American
Area: Discipline Ethnicity category: Hispanic
A finding of Significant Disproportionality, under the Individuals with Disabilities Educational Act (IDEA), requires the Oregon Department of Education to impose fiscal sanctions on the district including:
§ Restricting the ability of the district to lower its maintenance of effort base.
§ Requiring the district to utilize 15% of its IDEA grant to particularly target the specific Significant Disproportionality issue.
§ Removing the right of the district to use 15% of its IDEA grant for permissive Early Intervening Services (EIS) activities.
The following amounts have been calculated from the 2010-2011 IDEA Part B Estimates.
2010-11 IDEA Part B, Section 611 Gross Amount / $6,873,19815% CEIS Obligation / $1,030,980
These funds are available for obligation from July 1, 2010 through September 30, 2012. The funds must be used during the period of their availability for obligation and must be used for comprehensive CEIS regardless of whether the Significant Disproportionality is resolved during the time that the funds are available.
District Actions--Please respond to the following expectations IDEA Part B 618(d) (34 CFR §300.226):
· Please code all expenditures for Coordinated Early Intervening Services under Area of Responsibility 340 from the state accounting manual.
· In anticipation of upcoming federal reporting requests, by June of the 2009-2010 school year please establish and plan to submit:
o Summary of any CEIS activities planned for the 2010-2011 school year and their evidence-based link to student outcomes including any outcomes related to the review and/revision of district policies. Please note: Any revisions to policy or procedure will require public reporting on the revisions.
· In anticipation of upcoming federal reporting requests, by June of the 2010-2011 school year please establish and plan to submit a revenue and expenditure report that includes the following information:
o Total number of children receiving CEIS under the IDEA in the district during the 2010-2011 school year.
o Total number of children who received CEIS under IDEA any time in the past two years 2008-2009, 2009-2010, 2010-2011 and received special education and related services in the 2010-2011 school year.
Thank you for your attention to this information, and if you need further information on this topic, please do not hesitate to contact Eric Richards at 503-947-5786 or .