funds, to help families of this population care for their students, and to enable families to better cope with having an individual with a disability at home. [34 C.F.R. 300.154(a-c), TEC 29.013(a-d)]. These funds are for services which are periodic and short-term and are not intended for services that are intensive or long-term. Region 4 Special Education Department processes applications and administers flow-through noned funds allocated by TEA for LEAs. In 2013-14, Region 4 reviewed 44 applications from 9 LEAs requesting noned funds totaling $259,410 or about 39% more than the TEA allocation. As these funds are for short-term, intermittent services, priority was given to Year 1 applications. Noneducational TEA Weblink TEA has extended the deadline for use of the 2013-14 The current support noned funds and therefore Region 4 has funds currently services include the Question and Answer Based Support to allocate for use. following. document available via Services (Noned) Only local education agencies LEAs may apply, and Attendant Care weblink Funding for therefore, the decision whether or not to apply for funds Sample Application for rests solely with the district or charter school. District The LEA electing to apply for noned funds must have a Consultation making process* planning meeting to discuss options for noned services. Management of Region 4 Noned Persons attending and participating in this meeting Leisure Time Request Submission Peer Support Spreadsheet should be district staff knowledgeable about the student, Group a representative of the local Mental Health Agency Parent Support (MHA), the Local Intellectual Disability Agency (LIDA), and/or the Community Resource Coordination Groups Socialization of Texas (CRCG), or other service providers, and the Training parents. The student’s Admission, Review, and Individual Support Dismissal (ARD) committee may not serve as this
funds, to help families of this population care for their students, and to enable families to better cope with having an individual with a disability at home. [34 C.F.R. 300.154(a-c), TEC 29.013(a-d)]. These funds are for services which are periodic and short-term and are not intended for services that are intensive or long-term. Region 4 Special Education Department processes applications and administers flow-through noned funds allocated by TEA for LEAs. In 2013-14, Region 4 reviewed 44 applications from 9 LEAs requesting noned funds totaling $259,410 or about 39% more than the TEA allocation. As these funds are for short-term, intermittent services, priority was given to Year 1 applications. Noneducational Support Services (Noned) Funding for TEA Weblink Question and Answer document available via weblink Sample Application for District process* Region 4 Noned Request Submission Spreadsheet TEA has extended the deadline for use of the 2013-14 noned funds and therefore Region 4 has funds currently to allocate for use. Only local education agencies LEAs may apply, and therefore, the decision whether or not to apply for funds rests solely with the district or charter school. The LEA electing to apply for noned funds must have a planning meeting to discuss options for noned services. Persons attending and participating in this meeting should be district staff knowledgeable about the student, a representative of the local Mental Health Agency (MHA), the Local Intellectual Disability Agency (LIDA), and/or the Community Resource Coordination Groups of Texas (CRCG), or other service providers, and the parents. The student’s Admission, Review, and Dismissal (ARD) committee may not serve as this The current support services include the following. Attendant Care Consultation Management of Leisure Time Peer Support Group Parent Support Socialization Training Individual Support Based making