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TASB warns Boerne ISD of special education funding overhaul and ESA impacts
Summary
Kelly Rosti told the Boerne ISD board that the legislature moved toward an intensity-based special education funding model and that the ESA (voucher) program could send up to $30,000 per special-needs student to private schools; the commissioner will set tier rules and TEA rulemaking will determine implementation.
Boerne Independent School District trustees were told Aug. 27 that recent legislation will change how special education is funded and how Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) could affect students with disabilities.
Kelly Rosti of the Texas Association of School Boards said the state-appointed special education funding commission recommended moving funding from a placement model to an "intensity of services" model, and that the legislature adopted similar language in this session. "It does appear that funding…
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