Per Section 14-7.02b, the 2017-18 Special Education Excess Cost payment has been calculated and vouchered on September 25, 2018 from 2017 “ 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 2018, 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.
2017-18 Special Education Excess Cost Data |
Totals |
Students Claimed |
19,928 |
1.0 Average Daily Enrollment Cost |
$480,432,955 |
Actual Education Cost |
$311,891,912 |
Transportation Cost |
$6,811,463 |
Eligible Cost Over 4 District Per Capita Charges at 100% |
$26,046,493 |
2016 Unused Room and Board Funds to Distribute |
$8,210,750 |
Final Proration |
34.2% |
Tim Imler
Director
Funding and Disbursement Services
Illinois State Board of Education
Phone: 217-782-5256
Fax: 217-782-3910