Does reducing required MOE using the 50% rule mean an LEA is reducing special education services?
No. When an LEA reduces MOE using the 50% rule, it shifts special education expenditures from local and state funds to either regular IDEA or IDEA Recovery funds, freeing up local and state funds for other uses. The LEA must still provide a free appropriate public education (FAPE) to each child with a disability, including the provision of all services required by the child’s IEP in the least restrictive environment.
Related Questions
- If an LEA reduces MOE through the 50% rule, can the LEA move the previously locally funded special education costs to the regular entitlement grant or must the costs be moved to the Recovery funds?
- How does reducing required MOE by shifting special education costs from local funds to IDEA impact the LEAs state special education categorical aid?
- Does reducing required MOE using the 50% rule mean an LEA is reducing special education services?
