[SchoolFinance] Special Ed high cost out-of-district (OOD) tuition adjustment

[Cathy Coffey]

We pay contracted services out of LE to avoid the MainePERS penalty for
paying instructional salaries from federal grants. Also ED Tech 1s if we
have any.


On Fri, Jun 28, 2024 at 12:19 PM Lisa Harkin <lharkin at kitteryschools.com>
wrote:

> Will paying Transportation costs out of LE effect MOE calculations?
>
> On Thu, Jun 27, 2024 at 12:16 PM Wendy Bradstreet <
> wendy.bradstreet at rsu29.org> wrote:
>
>> RSU29 had high-cost OOD tuition adjustment from local funds only, we pay
>> transportation costs for OOD out of Local Ent.
>> *Wendy Bradstreet*
>> *RSU29 Business Manager*
>> *PO Box 190*
>> *Houlton ME 04730*
>> *(207)538-3137*
>> *wendy.bradstreet at rsu29.org <wendy.bradstreet at rsu29.org>*
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Jun 27, 2024 at 11:19 AM Dan O'Shea <doshea at falmouthschools.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> This year, DOE only provided the high-cost OOD tuition adjustment for
>>> tuition paid from local general fund, so my number is much lower than last
>>> year.  Last year, we received tuition adjustment for payments from the
>>> local budget and Local Entitlement (for amounts exceeding high cost
>>> threshold).
>>>
>>> Please share what your experience is, and if your numbers include local
>>> budget only or also Local Entitlement tuition excess amounts.
>>>
>>> Thanks.!
>>>
>>> --
>>> Dan O'Shea
>>> Director of Finance and Operations
>>> Falmouth Public Schools
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> Lisa Harkin
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Catherine Coffey, Interim Business Manager
Wiscasset School Department
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