§ 2973. Independent school tuition rates
§ 2973. Independent school tuition rates (a) The Secretary shall establish minimum standards of services for students receiving special education in independent schools in Vermont; shall set, after consultation with independent schools in Vermont, the maximum rates to be paid by the Agency and school districts for tuition, room, and board based on the level […]
§ 2973a. Special education; best practices; policy
§ 2973a. Special education; best practices; policy It is the public policy of the State that integrated special education services are recognized as an essential responsibility of the educational system that benefits all students and contribute to the good of the State. This section and section 2974 of this title recognize that best practices in […]
§ 2974. Special education program; fiscal review
§ 2974. Special education program; fiscal review Annually, the Secretary shall report to the State Board regarding: (1) the total amount of census grants made to supervisory unions under section 2961 of this title; (2) the total amount of extraordinary special education reimbursement made to supervisory unions under section 2962 of this title; (3) results […]
§ 2975. Unusual special education costs; financial assistance
§ 2975. Unusual special education costs; financial assistance The Secretary may use funds for allowable special education expenditures, as defined in State Board of Education rules, to directly assist supervisory unions with special education expenditures of an unusual or unexpected nature. These funds shall be appropriated in the amount of two percent times the census […]
§ 2961. Census grant
§ 2961. Census grant (a) As used in this section: (1) “Average daily membership” shall have the same meaning as in subdivision 4001(1) of this title, except it shall exclude State-placed students. (2) “Average daily membership of a supervisory union” means the aggregate average daily membership of the school districts that are members of the […]
§ 2962. Extraordinary special education reimbursement
§ 2962. Extraordinary special education reimbursement (a)(1) As used in this section, “child” means a student with disabilities who is three years of age or older in the current school year. (2) As used in this subchapter, “extraordinary expenditures” means a supervisory union’s allowable special education expenditures that for any one child in a fiscal […]
§ 2965. Withholding of aid
§ 2965. Withholding of aid If a supervisory union, school district, or agency fails to meet its legally established obligations toward a child with a disability or the child’s parent, and as a result the Agency of Education incurs costs to meet these obligations beyond those otherwise incurred under this chapter, the Secretary shall withhold […]
§ 2967. Aid projection
§ 2967. Aid projection (a) On or before December 15, the Secretary shall publish an estimate, by each supervisory union, of its anticipated State special education funding under this chapter for the ensuing school year. (b) As used in this section, State special education funding shall include: (1) funds eligible for grants and reimbursements under […]
§ 2969. Payments
§ 2969. Payments (a)(1) On or before August 15, December 15, and April 15 of each fiscal year, the State Treasurer shall withdraw from the Education Fund, based on a warrant issued by the Commissioner of Finance and Management, and shall forward to each supervisory union one-third of the census grant due to the supervisory […]
§ 2958. Residential Placement Review Team; residential placements
§ 2958. Residential Placement Review Team; residential placements (a) A supervisory union shall notify the parents and the Secretary when it believes residential placement is a possible option for inclusion in a child’s individualized education program. (b) The Secretary may establish from within the Agency a Residential Placement Review Team. At the discretion of the […]