Title
Review of Special Education Excess Cost Accounting Methodology and Expenditure Reporting
Report Type Final Report 
Date Published January 2006 
Publication Number 06-3 
Mandate

ESSB 6090

(2005-07 Operating Budget)
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Abstract
The 2005-07 Operating Budget directed JLARC to review the special education excess cost accounting methodology and expenditure reporting requirements for K-12 school districts and, in conjunction with the State Auditor’s Office, determine whether school districts are consistently and appropriately accounting for special education expenditures.  This study examines various expenditures, with a focus on special education teachers; offers some potential improvements to the existing methodology; and provides context for a policy decision regarding the cost accounting methodology most appropriate for state, school district, and special education student needs.
Author(s)

John Bowden, Analyst
Keenan Konopaski, Analyst
Ruta Fanning, Project Supervisor
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Number of Pages 57 
Keywords Special Education, OSPI, Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, Schools, Special Ed, Education, Cost Accounting, Methodology 
Category Education