Listserv News and Updates


What is ListServ (SELs/SELs2)?

February 2000, the Office of Special Education created the Special Education Listserv (SELS).  It has been and continues to be a limited e-mail group (with listserv being a misnomer since it really isn’t a listserv) available to only one contact person per school district/responsible public agency. It is used by the Office to disseminate important special education information concerning funding, compliance, data collection, professional development, etc. 

The Office has created a second e-mail group called SELs2.  This e-mail group is open to anyone wanting to subscribe (principals, teachers, parents, etc.). It will allow subscribers to receive the EXACT same messages as subscribers to SELs. By creating this second e-mail group, all constituents interested in special education will have the opportunity to receive the Office’s e-mail messages, not just one contact per school district/responsible public agency. It also allows DESE to maintain the ability to make sure that every district has at least one contact person per district receiving these messages. Messages are from DESE only and may only be posted by the manager (Lina Browner, Office of Special Education). Members may not post messages to either SELs or SELs2.

How Do I Subscribe?

Those interested in subscribing to SELs2 can do so by going to the following the links below. 

Questions or Problems Subscribing to SELs and/or needing to change SELs information, contact Lina Browner, Executive Assistant, Office of Special Education at (573) 751-5739 or via email at Lina.Browner@dese.mo.gov

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FY 24 IDEA Proportionate Share Carryover Release Requests

Source: Special Education Finance

Intended Audience: Special Education Directors, Financial Administrators

Date: March 18, 2024

Prior year IDEA proportionate share carryover may now be released by request in ePeGS if the district does not have applicable proportionate share expenditures equal to or greater than the carryover amount of proportionate share funds. The FY 24 Proportionate Share Carryover Release Request is due April 30, 2024. Proportionate Share Carryover Release Requests after this date will require prior approval from the Special Education Finance section.

When considering releasing proportionate share carryover funds, districts may use the Proportionate Share Release and Carryover Calculator found at https://dese.mo.gov/financial-admin-services/special-education-finance/part-b-proportionate-share to determine 1) if proportionate share carryover funds may be released and 2) the amount of IDEA Part B 611 funds that must be retained to carry over into the next fiscal year.

If a Proportionate Share Carryover Release Request is submitted by the district and approved by Special Education Finance, a 2023-24 Special Education Part B Budget Revision must be created and submitted to budget the released carryover funds under a function code other than 1224 and/or 2557 SPED. The current year proportionate share amount must remain budgeted under function code 1224 and/or 2557 SPED.

Questions may be directed by email to spedfunding@dese.mo.gov.


Parent Advisors for Missouri Statewide Parent Involvement Network (MoSPIN)

Source: Outreach/Missouri School for the Blind

Intended Audience: Early Interventionists, Special Educators, Teachers and Personnel of ECSE Programs, First Steps Service Providers, Parents as Teachers Parent Educators, Related Service Providers, Teachers of the Visually Impaired

Date: March 5, 2024

MoSPIN provides in-home education and empowerment to parents who have a young child with a visual impairment who may also have additional disabilities. If you like working with families, have experience with young children or children with special needs, want to learn more about children with visual impairments, and are willing to participate in five days of paid training (training dates scheduled for July 15-19, 2024), please join us as a parent advisor. Willingness to travel to nearby communities is necessary.

Being a parent advisor is a great opportunity for those with flexible scheduling. If interested in additional details, fill out the You Could Be a Parent Advisor for MoSPIN form.

For more information on MoSPIN, visit our MoSPIN website.