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Connecticut bureau outlines IDEA (Part B) federal grant application and seeks council input on state activities
Summary
The Bureau of Special Education presented the federal fiscal year 2025 IDEA (Part B) application process, preliminary allocation buckets, and the bureau’s proposed uses for other-state-activities funds, and invited public comment and two in-person hearings in April.
The Connecticut State Department of Education’s Bureau of Special Education on March 26 reviewed the federal fiscal year 2025 IDEA (Part B) application, described how funds are allocated to administration, other state activities and local education agencies (LEAs), and solicited input from the State Advisory Council for Special Education.
Alicia Trakis, who recently assumed lead responsibilities for the IDEA grant, told the council the application is posted for a 60-day public comment period (March 12–May 12) with a required 30-day public comment window from April 1–30; the bureau will hold two in-person hearings for public input on April 11 at the New England Assistive Technology Center and April 25 at the State Education Resource Center (SERC). Written comments are…
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