Apportionment Badge #5: SpEd Report-Apportionment Badge #5

Apportionment Badge #5 - PowerPoint

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This badge module provides guidance for completing a Special Education (SPED) reporting and funding course and summarizes the core SPED apportionment concepts and required reports. Learners are advised to work in a quiet setting, take badges sequentially, download and review the PowerPoint and referenced materials, keep their district Apportionment Report available, and use the full 30-day access period. Support is available through the WASBO Professional Learning Team.<br /><br />Key SPED reporting takeaways include understanding SPED enrollment rules, funding tiers, age bands, and the primary OSPI reports used in calculations. Unlike basic education, SPED enrollment is reported as headcount and grouped by age bands (Age 3–5/Pre-K, Transition to Kindergarten (TK), and K–21). Service tiers apply for TK and K–21: Tier 1 generally reflects students in general education settings 80%+ of the day; Tier 2 includes all others. Enrollment is reported over 10 months, with averages typically based on October–June (Report 1735T).<br /><br />Report 1191SER calculates the district’s “BEA Rate for Special Education” by determining per-pupil staff units (CIS, CAS, CLS), then applying salary/benefit allocations plus professional learning days, substitutes, and MSOCs. It uses prototypical school factors and district-specific inputs (e.g., demonstrated K–3 class size, regionalization). Report 1191SE then uses the SPED BEA Rate to calculate SPED funding and the district SPED enrollment percentage, including state general and state special education funding components.<br /><br />The state SPED formula has two parts: Age 3–5 (not in kindergarten) and Ages 5–21 (K–12). A legislative funding cap limits funded SPED enrollment to 15% for TK and K–21 (Tier 1 + Tier 2) relative to BEA Resident FTE (from Report 1251RS); excess enrollment generates an unfunded impact. The module also covers district-specific adjustments (Safety Net, co-op transfers, home/hospital, foster care, prior-year adjustments, and carryforward) and compliance requirements, especially tracking and carrying over unspent professional learning day funds (reported via 1191PLD). A final assessment requires 75% to earn the badge.

Keywords

Special Education (SPED) reporting

SPED apportionment funding

OSPI reports 1735T 1191SER 1191SE 1251RS

SPED enrollment headcount age bands 3-5 TK K-21

Service tiers Tier 1 Tier 2

BEA Rate for Special Education calculation

Prototypical school staffing factors CIS CAS CLS

15% legislative funding cap SPED enrollment percentage

Safety Net and district-specific SPED adjustments

Professional Learning Day funds carryover 1191PLD