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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:Montserrat;mso-ligatures:none">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:24.0pt;font-family:Montserrat;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.25in;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#1E1E1E;mso-ligatures:none">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:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">8th</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#1E1E1E;mso-ligatures:none"> in the Maine Department
of Education$B!G(Bs NEO Portal.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.25in;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#1E1E1E;mso-ligatures:none">School districts should sign into the report as early as possible to allow time for data entry as
well as the two-step submission process. The Department must approve the report by April 15</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">th</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#1E1E1E;mso-ligatures:none">
to allow time to make possible EPS adjustments.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.25in;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#1E1E1E;mso-ligatures:none">Adjustments to the Special Education High-Cost Out-of-District allocation will be based on costs
exceeding:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#1E1E1E;mso-ligatures:none">$</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">19,697</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#1E1E1E;mso-ligatures:none">
for placements in Regional Special Education Programs</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#1E1E1E;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:51.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white">
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#1E1E1E;mso-ligatures:none">$</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">29,545</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#1E1E1E;mso-ligatures:none">
for placements in other </span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">public
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#1E1E1E;mso-ligatures:none">school administrative units</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#1E1E1E;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#1E1E1E;mso-ligatures:none">$</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">39,394</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#1E1E1E;mso-ligatures:none">
for placements in private schools</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#1E1E1E;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.25in;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#1E1E1E;mso-ligatures:none">Below are a few important things to note about the EF-S-214 report:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#1E1E1E;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:51.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;background:white">
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#1E1E1E;mso-ligatures:none">School districts will need to project the tuition cost for the full fiscal year.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#1E1E1E;mso-ligatures:none">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 $B!H(Bno students to report.$B!I(B<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.25in;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#1E1E1E;mso-ligatures:none">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"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#0074D9;mso-ligatures:none">https://neo.maine.gov/DOE/NEO/Accounts/Account/Login</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#1E1E1E;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.25in;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#1E1E1E;mso-ligatures:none">Navigate to$B"*(B Special Education $B"*(B Forms $B"*(B EFS-214<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.25in;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#1E1E1E;mso-ligatures:none">Questions about the report should be directed to
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Alyssa Kenney a</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#1E1E1E;mso-ligatures:none">t </span><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:Alyssa.kenney@maine.gov"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Alyssa.kenney@maine.gov</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#1E1E1E;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:26.0pt;font-family:"Edwardian Script ITC";mso-ligatures:none">Ida Batista
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">________________________________________ <br>
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<b>Ida Batista</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">School Finance Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">Maine Department of Education</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"> <br>
23 State House Station <br>
Augusta, Maine 04333-0023 <br>
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