Per Section 14-7.02b, the 2018-19 Special Education Excess Cost payment has been calculated and was vouchered on September 26, 2019 from 2018 “unexpended IDEA Discretionary funds originally designated for room and board reimbursement . . .” to all districts that had eligible students. Please note that the deposit will be identified as fiscal year 2019, Revenue Code 4625 (Room and Board), sub-project code XC and then the district Region-County-District-Type-Code.
The statewide breakdown of the students, claims, reimbursement and proration are provided in the table below. A historical summary of the Special Education Excess Cost claims and reimbursement can be found at https://www.isbe.net/Documents/sped_excess_cost_historical.pdf .
If you have questions, please contact Jodi Whitlow jwhitlow@isbe.net at (217) 782-5256.
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2018-19 Special Education Excess Cost Data |
Totals |
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Approved Students |
19,950 |
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Claim Records Submitted |
17,357 |
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1.0 Average Daily Enrollment Cost |
$491,370,774 |
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Actual Education Cost |
$333,478,978 |
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Transportation Cost |
$5,972,102 |
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Total Costs Claimed |
$339,451,080 |
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Eligible Cost Over 4 District Per Capita Charges at 100% |
$33,154,448 |
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2018 Unexpended Room and Board Funds to Distribute |
$12,326,734 |
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Final Proration |
37.2% |
Tim Imler
Director
Funding and Disbursements
Illinois State Board of Education
Phone: 217-782-5256
Fax: 217-782-3910