2004-2005 Special Education State Categorical Aid Payment for March

Date: March 14, 2005

To: District Administrators,
CESA Administrators,
CCDEB Administrators,
Charter School Administrators

From: David Carlson, Director,
School Financial Services Team

Subject: 2004-2005 Special Education State Categorical Aid Payment for March

Enclosed is your district's/agency's 2004-2005 Special Education direct state categorical aid calculation worksheet, based on 2003-2004 PI-1505-SE Annual Report Special Education costs. This worksheet projects your March and June aid payments. Use this worksheet to calculate "transit of aid" payments to other participating districts in cooperative arrangements. You will receive an updated worksheet in June for the final aid payment.

Alert!!

1. It is absolutely imperative that you very carefully review this worksheet upon which your Special Education aid reimbursement is calculated. Since program data is now severely limited, DPI Financial Services will no longer contact LEAs regarding possible missing claims.
2. Please contact Special Education Aids Section IMMEDIATELY at 608-266-1089 if your LEA has incurred either of the following on the enclosed aidsheet:

a. Missing Claims: Special Education aidable program costs are missing from your aidsheet.
b. Adjustments: Adjustments, especially negative ones, have been made on the enclosed aidsheet (see adjustment sheet for explanation).

The actual March direct aid payments will be electronically transferred on Monday, March 21, 2005.

Note:

1. Aid Transmittal: Beginning with 2001-2002 aid, you will no longer receive the normal transmittal notice to record your revenues. Instead, please check the current year DPI Aids Register--to access, click on the "Aids Register" link on the left-hand scan bar from the School Financial Services Team Internet website at dpi.wi.us/sfs/index.html.
2. Aidsheets: Beginning with 2003-2004 aid, a copy of the aidsheet and adjustment sheets are located on the internet. To access, click on "Worksheets (DPI Printed)" on the left-hand scan bar from the School Financial Services Team Internet website at dpi.wi.us/sfs/index.html and then click on "Special Education Aid Eligibility Worksheets".

If you have any questions about these worksheets, please direct them to Beverly Kraus at (608) 266-1089.

For questions about this information, contact dpifin@dpi.wi.gov (608) 267-9114

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