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04/15/2024 Updated ISBE Form 34-43 Now Available
01/26/2024 2022-2023 Special Education Student Computation Reports Now Available
01/18/2024 Special Education Child Count Data Due Feb. 21
12/21/2023 School Year 2022-23 Special Education Data Profile Available
10/10/2023 Summer 2023 Orphanage & 2022-2023 Final Room & Board Claims Due November 1st
09/18/2023 Interpreter Data Collection Required in I-Star
05/31/2023 Early Childhood Classroom Age Ranges
05/24/2023 2022-23 Special Education Tuition Cost Sheet Data
05/12/2023 Guidance: Funding for Youth in Care Students with IEPs in Juvenile Detention Center
02/09/2023 Final 2021-22 IDEA Room and Board Claim Payment Information
01/23/2023 FY 2023 IDEA - Excess Costs Now Available in IWAS
10/19/2022 Deadline for Summer 2021-2022 Special Education Orphanage and Room & Board Claims is Nov. 1
06/10/2022 2021-22 Special Education Tuition Cost Sheet Data Now Available
03/11/2022 Emergency Placements in Nonapproved Residential Facilities
02/14/2022 Final 2020-21 IDEA Room and Board Claim Payment Information
02/10/2022 Emergency Rules Filed to Expand Residential Placements for Students with Disabilities
01/31/2022 Updated IEP Notices & Forms
01/26/2022 Updated FY 2022 IDEA Excess Cost Process
01/12/2022 2020-2021 Special Education Data Profile is Complete
01/11/2022 December 1 Child Count Snapshots Begin Soon 2021-2022
11/05/2021 2021-2022 Students with Disabilities Data Collection and Approval Instructions
10/13/2021 Summer 2021 Special Education Orphanage Claims Due Nov. 1
04/13/2021 Sp Ed DCFS Youth-in-Care Verification – Now Available
03/04/2021 Dec. 1, 2020 Child Count Certification Period Open
01/29/2021 2019-2020 Special Education Data Profile
01/14/2021 2019-20 Special Education Student Computation Reports
12/08/2020 Final 2019-20 IDEA Room and Board Claim Payment Information
12/08/2020 December 1 Child Count Snapshots Begin Jan. 15th
11/30/2020 2020-2021 Special Education Room and Board Claims Moving to I-Star - December 7
11/09/2020 2020-2021 Special Education Room and Board Claims Moving to I-Star
10/16/2020 2020 Summer Orphanage - 2019-20 Room and Board Deadlines
09/23/2020 Final FY21 IDEA Part B Flow Through, Preschool Allocations, NPPS Flow Through & Preschool Set Asides
09/03/2020 ISBE - Update on Spring Assessments and FAQs
08/26/2020 2020-21 Students with Disabilities Data Collection and Approval Instructions
08/14/2020 Parent FAQ and Revised Parent Guide
07/22/2020 Special Education Planning Calendar
04/20/2020 Sp Ed DCFS Youth-in-Care Verification – Now Available
03/26/2020 Special Education Data Profile
03/11/2020 FY21 Consolidated District Plan
03/09/2020 Indicator 14 Survey
03/09/2020 Dec 1, 2019 Child Count Certification Period Open
02/20/2020 Mid-Year IDEA Grant Reminders
02/05/2020 EXCESS COST
01/13/2020 Excess Cost Update
12/05/2019 Final 2018-19 IDEA Room and Board Claim Payment Information
10/28/2019 Reminder: Sp Ed Orphanage 2019 Summer and 2018-19 Room and Board Claims Due Nov 1
10/24/2019 Final FY20 IDEA Part B Flow Through, Preschool Allocations, NPPS Flow Through & Preschool Set Asides
10/10/2019 2019-20 Students with Disabilities Data Collection and Approval Instructions
10/08/2019 Sp Ed Orphanage 2019 Summer and 2018-19 Room and Board Claims
09/30/2019 2018-19 Sp Ed Excess Cost Payment Processed
08/09/2019 Data Road Map
07/08/2019 IMPORTANT: 2018-19 Student Approval and Claim Deadlines Upcoming
07/05/2019 OT/PT Manual Update
06/07/2019 2018-19 Student Approval Error Cleanup Reminder
05/13/2019 FY19 IDEA: Final Amendments, End Date Extensions and Carryover
05/03/2019 Students in Foster Care-Best Interest Determinations and Transportation
04/16/2019 2018-19 Sp Ed Tuition Cost Sheet Data
04/15/2019 FY 2020 Preliminary IDEA Part B Allocations and Nonpublic Proportionate Share
04/12/2019 Personnel Approval Date Change
04/01/2019 Sp Ed DCFS Youth-in-Care Verification – Now Available
03/20/2019 2018-19 Students with Disabilities Claim and Reimbursement Instructions
03/13/2019 Dec 1, 2018 Child Count Certification Period Open
02/28/2019 Clarification: Sp Ed DCFS Youth-in-Care Verification
02/21/2019 2018-19 Deadline for Sp Ed Orphanage Approval Records
01/23/2019 2017-18 Special Education Student Computation Reports
01/09/2018 Child Count Certification
12/03/2018 Sp Ed PreK Approvals-Evidence-based Funding
11/28/2018 2017-18 Final Room and Board Claims Payment
10/29/2018 Update: IDEA Part B Flow Through Procedural Change
10/24/2018 FY19 IDEA Excess Cost
10/17/2018 2018-19 Students with Disabilities Data Collection and Approval Instructions
10/15/2018 Final FY 19 IDEA Part B Flow Through, Preschool Allocations, NPPS Flow Through & Preschool Set Asides
10/01/2018 Fall Enrollment Data Collection for School Year 2019 Begins October 1, 2018
10/01/2018 2017-18 Sp Ed Private Facility Corrections Extended & Upcoming Deadlines
09/27/2018 CORRECTED 2017-18 Sp Ed Excess Cost Payment Processed
09/26/2018 2017-18 Sp Ed Excess Cost Payment Processed
09/12/2018 2018-19 Special Education Personnel Data Collection and Approval Instructions
09/07/2018 2017-18 Special Education Exit Data
08/06/2018 FY19 IDEA Grants Available To Request Reimbursement
07/10/2018 2017-18 Sp Ed Orphanage Claim Deadline Extension
05/29/2018 DCFS Youth-in-Care Letter from Supt Smith
05/07/2018 FY 19 ESTIMATED IDEA Part B Allocations and Nonpublic Proportionate Share
04/27/2018 2017-18 Sp Ed Tuition Cost Sheet Data
04/26/2018 2017-18 Special Education Student Claim and Reimbursement Instructions
04/24/2018 Special Education Personnel Evidence Based Funding Offsets for Special Education Tuition Cost Sheets
04/11/2018 New 2016-17 Special Education Student Computation Reports
04/11/2018 2017-18 Students with Disabilities Data Collection and Approval Instructions
04/05/2018 NEW 2017-18 Special Education Personnel Approval Instructions
03/26/2018 I-Star System Open-Dec 1, 2017 Count Final
03/05/2018 FINAL Reminder-Dec 1, 2017 Child Count Deadline
02/09/2018 Sp Ed Private Facility School Alignment-SIS & I-Star
01/29/2018 Dec 1, 2017 Child Count Collection and Correction Process
01/05/2018 2017-18 Student Residential Approvals in I-Star
12/21/2017 2016-17 Final Room and Board Claims Payment
11/28/2017 2017-18 Special Education Personnel Data Collection - CORRECTED DEADLINE
11/21/2017 Special Education PreK Hours-Evidence Based Funding
10/25/2017 Special Education Personnel Data Collection
10/23/2017 2016-17 Sp Ed Private Facility Corrections Period Extended
10/19/2017 2017 Special Education Summer School Extended School Year Claims Eliminated – PA 100-0465
10/12/2017 Summer Orphanage Claims Due November 1
10/04/2017 Update: PA 100-465 Evidence-Based Funding
10/03/2017 2016-17 Final Room and Board Claims
09/21/2017 Final FY 18 IDEA Part B Flow Through, Preschool Allocations, NPPS Flow Through & Preschool Set Asides
09/07/2017 FY18 IDEA Excess Cost
09/07/2017 PA 100-465 Evidence-Based Funding
08/10/2017 Sp Ed Pupil & Personnel Approval/Claim Reminder
07/13/2017 2016-17 Sp Ed Orphanage Claims
06/29/2017 Reminder: Private Facility Code Conversion - July 6
06/27/2017 Final Correction-December 1, 2016 Child Count and Upcoming 2016-17 I-Star Deadlines
06/13/2017 Special Education Private Facility Code Conversion
06/12/2017 Reminder: YEAR END DATA COLLECTION for Student data
06/12/2017 Exiting 2017 Student Enrollments
06/06/2017 2016-17 Sp Ed Personnel Claim Instructions and Information
05/24/2017 YEAR END DATA COLLECTION for Student data
05/16/2017 2016-17 Sp Ed Pupil Reimbursement Instructions and Tuition Cost Sheet Data 
05/16/2017 2017 Summer School Memo and Sp Ed Director Change Procedures
05/16/2017  • FY 18 ESTIMATED IDEA Part B Allocations and Nonpublic Proportionate Share
05/04/2017 Funding & Disbursements Sp Ed Staff Changes June 1
02/23/2017 2016-17 Sp Ed Pupil and Personnel Approval Instructions
02/23/2017 Final Reminder - Dec 1, 2016 Child Count - Due Feb 28
02/10/2017 2015-16 Sp Ed Pupil Computations - Private Tuition Proration Percent
01/25/2017 Dec 1, 2016 Child Count - Deadline Extension
01/17/2017 Dec 1, 2016 Child Count Reminder (I-Star Blast)
01/09/2017 Dec 1, 2016 Child Count Reminder