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District cautions funding for new special-education intensity model won't be settled until later
Summary
Staff warned a new special-education allotment model based on intensity tiers will not settle until September 2027; the district budgeted conservatively because the final state funding amounts remain unknown for 2026-27.
Finance staff told trustees that a new special-education allotment will use an intensity-tier model to determine funding; staff said the district received no funds under the new model for 2025-26 and that final funding for 2026-27 will not be known until September 2027 when the TEA settles tier designations.
Because the special-education allocation is uncertain, staff recommended budgeting conservatively on those lines and preparing to amend the budget later if state payments materialize. Trustees discussed the difficulty of projecting payroll and special-education staffing without final TEA guidance and asked staff to prepare an order-of-magnitude scenario range for planning.
