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Commission hears 890 EFA recipients qualify for differentiated aid; data gaps impede costing
Summary
DOE staff told the commission that 890 students receiving EFA differentiated aid were recorded as having a disabling condition, but that the Children's Scholarship Foundation does not separate those recipients into the categories used by school districts and IDEA.
State Department of Education staff told the commission that 890 students receiving Education Freedom Account (EFA) funding were identified as having a disabling condition that qualifies them for differentiated aid, but that the state’s Children's Scholarship Foundation does not separate those recipients into the two categories used in state discussions: a student "with a disability" (IDEA eligibility) versus a student with a "disabling condition" (medical documentation).
Rebecca Ferdette, DOE director of special education, said the number available from DOJ/DEAR and the scholarship foundation was 890 and…
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