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Louisiana outlines draft IDEA grant priorities; public survey draws 740 responses
Summary
Department staff updated the advisory panel on the state’s draft IDEA (federal special education) grant application, describing required state set‑aside activities (monitoring, dispute resolution, accessible assessments), stakeholder survey results and proposed investments in professional development, assistive technology and transition services.
BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana Department of Education staff told the Special Education Advisory Panel on March 26 that the state’s draft IDEA grant application will prioritize monitoring and complaint investigation, accessible assessments and professional development while keeping the application flexible to respond to emerging needs.
Meredith Geord, a member of the Department’s special education staff, said the department has not yet received its final allocation but is drafting the application based on the prior year. “We are planning as though we will receive at least what we got in fiscal year 24,” Geord said, and added that required activities include administering a…
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