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Indianola school officials outline how special education is funded and why IEPs drive services
Summary
District staff presented how special education funding is calculated — a mix of state aid, property tax, federal funds and categorical weightings — and emphasized that services are determined by Individualized Education Programs, not revenue levels.
At the Indianola Community School District board meeting, district staff presented an overview of how special education funding is calculated and how that funding relates to Individualized Education Programs (IEPs).
Chad, a district staff member who presented the slides, told the board that special education is budgeted as a categorical portion of the district’s general fund and is financed by state aid, local property taxes and federal funds. He described an “aid and levy worksheet” process used by the state that computes a combined district cost and then allocates revenue among state aid and local levies.
Chad explained that the district uses weighted student counts to reflect special education…
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