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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hello School Business Office Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The EF-S-214 survey has been open since the beginning of March and will
<b>close on APRIL 15<sup>th</sup></b>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The survey collects current year special ed High Cost Out of District student placement and cost information. The information is used to see if additional allocation adjustment is warranted for your Sau’s
current year High Cost Out of District allocation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">If you are interested in seeing if your district warrants an adjustment to your, FY25 High Cost Out of District allocation<b>, please work with your special ed director to fill in & submit your completed
<u>EF-S-214 survey by April 15</u>. </b> This adjustment must be made prior to the end of the fiscal year, so having your SAU’s information in by April 15<sup>th</sup> is important.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">For further questions on the EF-S-214 please reach out to Pam Partridge
<span style="mso-ligatures:none"><a href="mailto:pamela.partridge@maine.gov"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0563C1">pamela.partridge@maine.gov</span></a></span></span><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Ida<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="mso-ligatures:none">________________________________________ <br>
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<b>Ida Batista</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">School Finance Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Maine Department of Education</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"> <br>
23 State House Station <br>
Augusta, Maine 04333-0023 <br>
</span><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Email</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">:
</span></b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#77206D;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="mailto:Ida.Batista@maine.gov"><span style="color:#77206D">Ida.Batista@maine.gov</span></a></span></u><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><br>
<b>Phone</b>: 207-624-6795</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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