March 17, 2009
Updated May 7, 2009

AMERICAN RECOVERY & REINVESTMENT ACT of 2009
FUNDING UNDER
THE INDIVIDUALS with DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT (IDEA)

This document includes eight questions relative to ARRA funding under IDEA, including allocations, suggestions for use of these funds and clarification on maintenance of effort (MOE).  

1.  What is the special education allocation for Oregon?
There are three allocations for Oregon under IDEA. Estimates from the Department of Education:

*Additional funds from IDEA Part B 611 (ages 5 – 21 years)
$128,979,436    50% end of March to get to programs in May 2009
            50% by October 1, 2009

Additional funds for Part B 619 Pre School (3-5 years)  

Update/New Information on American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Funding Under IDEA

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) (Public Law 111-5) appropriates significant new funding for programs under Parts B and C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Part B of the IDEA provides funds to state educational agencies (SEAs) and through them to local educational agencies (LEAs) to help them ensure that children with disabilities, including children aged three through five, have access to a free appropriate public education to meet each child’s unique needs and prepare each child for further education, employment, and independent living. Part C of the IDEA provides funds through the Grants for Infants and Families program to each state lead agency designated by the Governor to implement statewide systems of coordinated, comprehensive, multidisciplinary interagency programs and make early intervention services available through early intervention service (EIS) programs to infants and toddlers with disabilities an

Attached is an updated Excel file with allocation tables for FY 2009-2010. 

April 16, 2009

ODE ARRA Guidance Document: IDEA Part B

How can an LEA determine that it is eligible to reduce its state and local effort
by up to 50 percent of the increase in its subgrant allocation?

Q: I understood that there would be added dollars to IDEA to help the federal governmenthonor its promise to fund a higher percentage of the cost of IDEA, and that those dollars could be used as costs.   However, after reading the guidelines sent out from the Department around how those dollars are spent, it seems we must use the dollars to expand our program, and that the districts are being discouraged from accessing that money. The idea of significantly growing that one program in our district at a time when we are looking at cutting all others does not seem reasonable.

Example of how a district that wants to lower their bar for maintenance of effort for IDEA, can do it while still being able to use IDEA funds for Early Intervening Services

LEA's will be getting 50% of the ARRA allocation, not the base IDEA allocation.   We expect to have this notification of funds to you no later than the last week in April.  Our contractor has been notified to run the formula as quickly as possible so that we can get these funds to you.  Details on accessing the funds, tracking funds, measuring the outcomes, etc will accompany the notification. 

GENERAL
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: IDEA Recovery Funds for Services to Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities
April 1, 2009

GENERAL
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: IDEA Recovery Funds for Services to Children and Youths with Disabilities: Updated 2 pager from USDOE

• Guidance Modifications MS Word (24K) | PDF (16K) (Apr 13, 2009)

ODE received the allocation tables for the American Recovery & Reinvestment (ARRA) funds on March 25th.  Districts will receive 50% of the ARRA allocation, not the base IDEA allocation.   We expect to have this notification of funds to districts no later than the last week in April.  Our contractor has been notified to run the formula as quickly as possible so that we can get these funds to you.  Details on accessing the funds, tracking funds, measuring the outcomes, etc will accompany the notification.

AMERICAN RECOVERY & REINVESTMENT ACT of 2009

FUNDING UNDER

THE INDIVIDUALS with DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT (IDEA) 

School districts are encouraged to focus the use of these funds on short-term investments with the potential for long-term benefits. Districts should use IDEA funds to build on evidence based practices that have proved successful over time. By late March, 2009, USED will release 50% of funds Part B, IDEA to state educational agencies, based on previously submitted and approved state applications. These funds will be distributed by late April 2009 under the IDEA formula used for all IDEA flow through funds. The remainder of these funds will be awarded during the period July 1 to October 1, 2009, based on amendments that the state will be required to make to FY 2009 IDEA, Part B application that address how the state will meet the record keeping and reporting requirements of the ARRA.

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) appropriates significant new funding for programs under Parts B and C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Part B of the IDEA provides funds to state educational agencies (SEAs) and local educational agencies (LEAs) to help them ensure that children with disabilities, including children aged three through five, have access to a free appropriate public education to meet each child's unique needs and prepare him or her for further education, employment, and independent living.