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* 1. To make sure the district is eligible for federal special education funds, the district must budget at least as much as the district . . .

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* 2. Which one of the two examples represents passing the Eligibility requirement?

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* 3. Which one of the two examples represents passing the Compliance requirement?

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* 4. Exemption or Not—Scenario 1: 
 
A student attends a K-8 school district and is placed in a nonpublic school (NPS) for a cost of $114,500 per year. 
 
As the student moves to the high school level, the student stays in the same NPS setting/placement. The high school district is in the same SELPA as the elementary district, but the high school district is separate from the elementary school district. The elementary district can use allowable exemptions.  

Scenario 1—Question 1: What type of allowable exemption(s) would this be?

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* 5. Scenario 1—Question 2: What is the allowable amount?

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* 6. Exemption or Not—Scenario 2: 
 
A student attends a K-8 school district and is placed in an NPS. The student meets all their goals while in the NPS setting and the IEP team agrees that the student can transition back to a district program for 8th grade. Based on that decision, the student transfers back to a district program that costs less than the NPS. The district can use allowable exemptions. 

Scenario 2—Question 1: What type of allowable exemption(s) would this be?

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* 7. Scenario 2—Question 2: What is the allowable amount? 

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* 8. Exemption or Not—Scenario 3:

A school district is declining in enrollment and experiencing a reduction in the number of students with disabilities (SWDs), moving from 244 SWDs in 2021 to 221 SWDs in 2021-22. Due to the decline in SWDs, the district collapses a class for students with mild-moderate needs and reduces one education specialist and two paraeducators. The district can use allowable exemptions.

Scenario 3—Question 1: What type of allowable exemption(s) would this be? 

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* 9. Scenario 3—Question 2: What exemptions should be tracked during declining enrollment? 

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* 10. Exemption or Not—Scenario 4:

A district experiences a staffing shortage because two special education

teachers resign, and the district is unable to fill one of the positions until late spring. They collapse the two programs and fill using a substitute teacher to oversee the newly combined class. The positions remain vacant and are still required to meet educational obligations. They may owe compensatory education to students once positions are filled by full time employees.

Scenario 4—Question 1: What type of allowable exemption(s) would this be?

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* 11. Exemption or Not—Scenario 5:

The Assistant Superintendent of Special Services supervises both special education and student services. This person retires after ten years in the district, at a salary of $209,000 and the district realigns their management structure creating two director positions—one for special education and one for student services (with a budget of $134,000 for each position). 

Scenario 5—Question 1: What type of allowable exemption(s) would this be?

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* 12. Scenario 5—Question 2: What is the allowable amount?

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* 13. Exemption or Not—Scenario 6:

A 12th grade student requires full-time nursing services when attending in-person instruction. Due to parental concerns around COVID-19, the student transfers to independent study. Due to the home setting, nursing services are discontinued with parent consent. The nursing services were provided by a contract agency at a cost of $94,500 but are no longer required. 

Scenario 6—Question 1: What type of allowable exemption(s) would this be?

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* 14. Scenario 6—Question 2: What is the allowable amount?

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