Special Education Listserv

Subject: FY06 Payment for the Excess Cost for Public Placement Fund
Source: Shelley Witherbee, Supervisor, Funds Management

Intended Audience: Special Education Directors, Financial Administrators

Date: February 17, 2006

The Excess Cost for Public Placement Fund payment schedule for the
2004-05 school year is now available to view on the DESE website at http://www.dese.mo.gov/divspeced/Finance/PPFindex.html.

The Public Placement Fund will not be prorated this year; payment will be made at 100%. The first partial payment of 73% was made in this month's School payment under "Pub. Placement" revenue code 5369. The remaining portion will be paid in the April School payment.

Letters were sent to applying districts on February 14, 2006 with the exact payment amount. If you have any questions regarding this fund, please contact Shelley Witherbee at 573-522-2523 or shelley.witherbee@dese.mo.gov.