<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Hi Lisa, </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">I don't think there's anything to report for Grand Isle. Do you just sign in and submit? If yes, go for it!</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Thanks.</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Mar 18, 2024 at 1:17 PM Batista, Ida <<a href="mailto:Ida.Batista@maine.gov">Ida.Batista@maine.gov</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg-8951049969303436575">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:24pt;font-family:Montserrat">EPS High-Cost Out-of-District Report (EF-S-214) Open for Reporting; The Deadline is April 15<sup>th</sup></span></b><b><span style="font-size:24pt;font-family:Montserrat"><u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.25in;background:white"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;color:rgb(30,30,30)">The EF-S-214, also known as the EPS High-Cost Out-of-District Report was opened for data entry to
Maine public schools on March </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;color:black">8th</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;color:rgb(30,30,30)"> in the Maine Department
of Education’s NEO Portal.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.25in;background:white"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;color:rgb(30,30,30)">School districts should sign into the report as early as possible to allow time for data entry as
well as the two-step submission process. The Department must approve the report by April 15</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;color:black">th</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;color:rgb(30,30,30)">
to allow time to make possible EPS adjustments.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.25in;background:white"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;color:rgb(30,30,30)">Adjustments to the Special Education High-Cost Out-of-District allocation will be based on costs
exceeding:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;color:rgb(30,30,30)">$</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;color:black">19,697</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;color:rgb(30,30,30)">
for placements in Regional Special Education Programs</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;color:rgb(30,30,30)"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;color:rgb(30,30,30)">$</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;color:black">29,545</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;color:rgb(30,30,30)">
for placements in other </span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;color:black">public
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;color:rgb(30,30,30)">school administrative units</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;color:rgb(30,30,30)"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;color:rgb(30,30,30)">$</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;color:black">39,394</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;color:rgb(30,30,30)">
for placements in private schools</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;color:rgb(30,30,30)"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.25in;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;color:rgb(30,30,30)">Below are a few important things to note about the EF-S-214 report:</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;color:rgb(30,30,30)"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;color:rgb(30,30,30)">School districts will need to project the tuition cost for the full fiscal year.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;color:rgb(30,30,30)">This report is required for all publicly funded school districts, including districts that do not meet the High-Cost Out-of-District
tuition threshold, these districts must login and submit “no students to report.”<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.25in;background:white"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;color:rgb(30,30,30)">The report can be located by logging into NEO at: </span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://neo.maine.gov/DOE/NEO/Accounts/Account/Login" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,116,217)">https://neo.maine.gov/DOE/NEO/Accounts/Account/Login</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;color:rgb(30,30,30)"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.25in;background:white"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;color:rgb(30,30,30)">Navigate to→ Special Education → Forms → EFS-214<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.25in;background:white"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;color:rgb(30,30,30)">Questions about the report should be directed to
</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;color:black">Alyssa Kenney a</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;color:rgb(30,30,30)">t </span><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:Alyssa.kenney@maine.gov" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif">Alyssa.kenney@maine.gov</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;color:black">.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt">________________________________________ <br>
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<b>Ida Batista</b><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt">School Finance Manager<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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23 State House Station <br>
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</span></b><u><span style="color:rgb(119,32,109)"><a href="mailto:Ida.Batista@maine.gov" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(119,32,109)">Ida.Batista@maine.gov</span></a></span></u><span style="font-size:12pt"><br>
<b>Phone</b>: 207-624-6795</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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