IDEA and funding for private schools

List of Forums + New Post Recipe Box Usergroups Following Log in

Join Now

| | | | |

Forum -> Chinuch, Education & Schooling

View latest: 24h 48h 72h

amother

Sun, Oct 02 2022, 4:50 pm

Does anyone have any clue if private schools in NJ receive funding for special education services under the IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act)? Or must students go to the local PS district to access their right to services?

Thank you!!!

amother

Blush

Sun, Oct 02 2022, 7:58 pm

I used to work in a Lakewood school and we got funding from PL192, PL193, Title 1, and a very limited amount from IDEA. If I recall correctly each student who qualified for IDEA received only an hour of services a week from that funding. If they needed more we needed to use another funding source. It’s way less than you would receive from a public school.

The way it was explained to me is that IDEA services go to PS first and the private schools receive the leftovers.

amother

Sun, Oct 02 2022, 8:28 pm

amother Blush wrote:

Thank you so much for sharing this.

advocate

Sun, Oct 02 2022, 10:02 pm

IDEA mandates that a proportionate share of federal special education funds are used for parentally placed private schools students with disabilities.

It is not "leftover" money.

That money cannot be given directly to the private schools. Yes, one has to go to the public school system, through Child Find.

This is a use it or lose it system - if private school parents do not use Child Find, the money will dry up.

Please feel free to call Maryland Special Needs Advocacy Project at the Macks Center for Jewish Connection for more information or assistance.

Project LEARN at the OU is another excellent resource.

Hatzlacha!

Page 1 of 1

Recent Topics

View latest: 24h 48h 72h

Forum -> Chinuch, Education & Schooling

	Replies	Last Post
ISO someone to ask about boys high schools Monsey by amother Chinuch, Education & Schooling	13	Sat, Mar 18 2023, 10:35 pm by amother
Pls list small bklyn schools for boys- yeshivish/mo machmir by amother Chinuch, Education & Schooling	1	Wed, Mar 15 2023, 1:28 am by amother
Iso private professional to help 4yr old in class bklyn by amother Chinuch, Education & Schooling	0	Tue, Mar 14 2023, 11:51 am by amother
Private area for haircut? by amother Lakewood, Toms River & Jackson related Inquiries	16	Fri, Mar 10 2023, 9:58 am by amother
Presentable Dessert Idea for Simcha by chili-n-cholent Recipe Collection	6	Thu, Mar 09 2023, 5:34 pm by amother

Imamother is a community of frum Jewish women, where you can come to relax,
socialize, debate, receive support, ask questions and much more.