School districts across the state received high-cost special education aid payments earlier this month to reimburse a portion of the costs associated with the education of children whose educational needs exceed $30,000 per student.
The aid paid to 138 school districts, two cooperative educational service agencies, and three county children with disabilities education boards totaled $5,732,590 and covered just 46.2 percent of eligible costs for 1,052 students.
High-cost special education aid this year is made up of $3.5 million in state funding and $2.2 million in federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) discretionary funds that State Superintendent Tony Evers allocated to this purpose.
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