Background

The Federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ("IDEA") and its implementing regulations contain a number of significant changes from preexisting law and regulations for parentally-placed private school children with disabilities. Section 612(a)(10)(A) of IDEA and 34 CFR §§300.130 through 300.144 require that the local educational agency ("LEA"), after timely and meaningful consultation with private school representatives, conduct a thorough and complete child find process to determine the number of parentally-placed children with disabilities attending private schools located in the LEA.

These requirements make clear that the obligation to spend a proportionate amount of IDEA Part B funds to provide services to children with disabilities enrolled by their parents in private schools now refers to children enrolled by their parents in private elementary schools and secondary schools “in the school district served by a local education agency.” 

• Requirement
• Calculation, Assurance, and Budget
• Unable to Spend Funds

Reference

Private Schools - Allowable Costs Proportionate Share, v. 2.1
Private Schools - Questions and Answers
Private Schools - A Question Regarding Entitlement
Private Schools - US Department of Education