This program provides:
Non-Educational Community-Based Support Services
Non-Educational Community-Based Support Services funding is made available to school districts annually for the provision of non-educational community-based support services to certain students with disabilities and their families so that those students may receive a free appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment according to the Texas Education Code § 29.013.
The funds may be used only for eligible students with disabilities who would remain or would have to be placed in residential facilities primarily for educational reasons without the provision of non-educational community-based support services.
The support services may include in-home family support, respite care, and case management for families with a student who otherwise would have been placed by a district in a private residential facility.
Only school districts may apply for these funds. Application is a local district decision and strictly voluntary. The purpose of these funds is to provide periodic, short-term non-educational services for students receiving special education services, who are at risk of residential placement for educational purposes.
They may not be used for:
*Educational services that can be provided through the student's IEP as a part of their educational program
*Services provided while students are in residential placement
*Intensive or long-term care services
Applications for each school year may be submitted beginning September 1st of each year. School districts wishing to apply for Non-Ed Funds should review the following guidelines and blank forms before applying:
The blank forms should be saved to your desktop before completing.
The application for non-educational funds must be initiated and completed by the school district. It does require collaboration among the Local Education Agency (LEA), Region 9 Education Service Center, and the Community Resource Coordination Group (CRCG). Non-Educational funds are available on an annual basis for services provided between September 1 of the current year and August 31 of the following year. All expenditures and payments must occur between those dates.
Blank forms and guidelines are available for download at www.esc9.net or they can be mailed by contacting (940) 322-6928.
The following procedures apply: