This glossary contains terms relevant to finance for IDEA Part C and Part B Section 619 programs. The terms include those related to IDEA and other related federal fiscal requirements as well as those specific to billing public and private insurance for IDEA services.
CIFR developed or co-developed
Quick Reference Guide on the Allocation of IDEA Part B Subgrants to Local Educational Agencies
This guide provides an overview of the IDEA requirements for allocating Part B subgrants to LEAs; the base payment, population, and poverty calculations that states must make; and circumstances in which the base payment must be adjusted. The guide includes questions for states to consider and resource suggestions.
Coordinated Early Intervening Services (CEIS) Resources: Step by Step
Developed by CIFR, the Coordinated Early Intervening Services (CEIS) Resources: Step by Step is designed to help state and local educational agencies navigate the steps associated with planning for, providing, and tracking comprehensive or voluntary CEIS. For each CEIS step, the interactive organizer provides links to TA Centers, tools, and resources that may assist users to understand and implement that step. Pay particular attention to the many helpful resources created by the IDEA Data Center (IDC).
Maintenance of State Financial Support (MFS) Toolkit
Developed by CIFR, the Maintenance of State Financial Support (MFS) Toolkit contains four tools to help state educational agencies (SEAs) with MFS: the Quick Reference Guide (QRG), the Funding Flow Ideograph Tool (FFIT), the Timeline Development Tool (TDT), and the Data Collection and Reporting Tool (DCRT). The QRG outlines the basic information about MFS. The FFIT allows users to create a graphic description of the state’s fiscal support system. The TDT allows users to create a timeline and to document their process for collecting MFS data. The DCRT allows users to enter funds data from the SEA and other state agencies to help meet MFS reporting requirements.
Maintenance of State Financial Support Calculation Checklist
Developed by CIFR, this checklist helps states calculate complete and accurate data for MFS reporting. The checklist identifies items that should and should not be included in the calculation and highlights considerations for improving data quality. It may be used on its own or alongside CIFR’s MFS Data Collection and Reporting Tool (DCRT) in the MFS Toolkit.
Developing Written Procedures for Maintenance of State Financial Support
Developed by CIFR, this practice guide assists states in the development of written MFS procedures. It includes recommended components, key questions to consider, and sample text for states to adapt.
Quick Reference Guide on IDEA Maintenance of State Financial Support
Developed by CIFR, this two-page quick reference guide assists states and stakeholders in better understanding the basics of the maintenance of state financial support (MFS) requirements stipulated in the IDEA. The guide describes the requirements, types of financial support states may make available, reporting obligations, and MFS waivers. It concludes with questions and additional resources for states to consider.
Quick Reference Guide on Coordinated Early Intervening Services
Updated to reflect 2016 changes in the IDEA Part B regulations on significant disproportionality, this three-page quick reference guide helps SEAs, LEAs, and stakeholders understand basic CEIS requirements stipulated in IDEA. Created by CIFR in collaboration with the IDEA Data Center, it describes the requirements for the provision of CEIS, the use of CEIS funds, the interaction of CEIS funds and LEA maintenance of effort reduction, and reporting obligations. It concludes with questions and additional resources for states to consider.
Coordinated Early Intervening Services (CEIS) Fiscal and Student Data Tracker
The CEIS Fiscal and Student Data Tracker helps states and LEAs report on fiscal, service, and student CEIS data at the state, LEA, school, and provider levels. In accordance with IDEA regulations, the Tracker helps users collect data on the areas of significant disproportionality requiring CEIS spending, whether an LEA provided voluntary or comprehensive CEIS, amounts of IDEA funds reserved and expended, types of CEIS activity, students receiving CEIS, and if and when those students are found eligible for special education and related services.
CEIS Practice Guide: Examples of Fiscal and Child Tracking for Voluntary and Comprehensive Coordinated Early Intervening Services (CEIS)
Developed jointly by IDC and CIFR, this practice guide provides examples of voluntary and comprehensive CEIS, including scenarios for providing professional development and providing CEIS over multiple years. For each scenario, the practice guide describes how the LEA or state could document the amount the LEA reserved for voluntary or comprehensive CEIS; the activities conducted using IDEA funds for voluntary or comprehensive CEIS; the target group of children; and ongoing child-level data about special education identification.