Notice of Public Comment Period for Annual State Application of Federal Year 2024 of the IDEA Federal Grant

Washington state’s annual application for federal IDEA funds for Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2024 has been posted and will be available for public review for 60 days, with a comment period of 30 days, prior to final submission to the US Department of Education (DOE) Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) by May 31, 2024. Check out this overview video about the application process, from Dr. Tania May, OSPI Assistant Superintendent of Special Education.

• Review the Annual State Application for FFY 2024
• Review the Annual Budget (called the Interactive Spreadsheet) for FFY 2024
• Review the General Education Provisions Act (GEPA) form for FFY 2024

Two virtual/online Public Comment Hearings have been scheduled:

• Wednesday, March 27, 2024, from 1–2 pm | Zoom link
• Wednesday, April 17, 2024, from 9–10 am | Zoom link

All members of the public are invited to attend the Public Comment Hearings and provide verbal or written comment on the annual application for IDEA funds and the proposed budget. The Public Comment Hearings are posted to the OSPI Rulemaking and Public Comment website. Comments may also be submitted in writing to speced@k12.wa.us no later than May 8, 2024.

Note that each scheduled meeting has a separate Zoom link. If participants need accommodations beyond closed captioning, please contact the OSPI Special Education division at speced@k12.wa.us or by calling 360-725-0725.

NOTICE OF POSSIBLE COUNCIL QUORUM

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a quorum of the Quilcene School District Board will be attending a Meet & Greet in the PEARL meeting room on Wednesday, March 6^th from 5:30 – 6:00pm.

No School Board action will be taken.

This is a special meeting notice of a meeting of the Quilcene Board of Directors that will take place on Friday, February 23, 2024 at 8:00 am in the board room (Room 9).

The complete special meeting notice is linked below.

Special Meeting Notice 2/23/24 (PDF)