Independence Paraprofessionals

Act 18 Funding

• The IEP team decides the need for additional adult support.
• Wayne RESA only determines if the student(s) meet the moderate to severe criteria for Act 18 IP funding reimbursement.
• If the student does not meet Act 18 IP funding criteria, it is the district’s responsibility to fund the necessary support.

Timelines and Payment Schedule

Payments will be made in: December, April and August

The timeline for submission of requests for each payment period are as follows:

Submission of Request due date	Payment schedule
October 26, 2020	December (Initial)
February 8, 2021	April (Mid-year)
April 12, 2021	August (Final)

Summary Spreadsheet: When a Student Moves

 The exiting district

1. Needs to submit a new summary spreadsheet indicating that the student withdrew and;
2. Indicate the date of withdrawal

The receiving district

Once the student is present in the new district, the new district;

1. Needs to submit a new summary spreadsheet with;
   a) the start date. 
   b) the new student information and;
2. Needs to resubmit an updated building program plan to the RESA e mail

IP Checklist: RESA Electronic Submission

• Assurance Statement
• Building/Program Plans
• New SEI requests must submit MET, IEP, FBA, BIP, EIP, Behavioral Data Summaries, and Determination Rubric
• New ASD requests must submit ASD/TC Outreach statement
• New and Re-request OHI, VI, DHH, POHI and O & M Outreach Statements
• Completed Summary Spreadsheet
• Update Summary Spreadsheet for new students (create a new spreadsheet with the new students information)

IP Professional Training

Contact your director or supervisor to get the forms. The only forms that are acceptable are marked at the bottom with April 2019 or 4/2019.

• (PDF) Article 1
• (PDF) Article 2