Jon Peterson Special Needs Scholarship Program FY 2020 Report
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J on Peterson Special Needs Scholarship Program FY 2020 Administration Report OFFICE OF NONPUBLIC EDUCATIONAL OPTIONS OHIO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PAGE 1 | NAME OF PROJECT OR TITLE OF DOCUMENT | DATE Contents General Information About the Program 3 Student Participation 4 Resident Districts of Students 8 Scholarship Funds Disbursed Statewide by Grade 9 Scholarship Funds Disbursed Statewide by Funding Category 11 Scholarship Funds Disbursed Statewide by District 12 Scholarship Recipients by Provider 13 Federal Aid by Resident District 15 State Funding for Jon Peterson Scholarship Participants 16 Number of Years Enrolled in the Scholarship Program 17 Appendix 20 Appendix A: Names and Addresses of FY 2020 JPSN Providers . 20 Appendix B: Number of Scholarship Students by Resident District (FY 2020) . 30 Appendix C: Total Scholarship Deductions by Resident District (FY 2020) . 43 Appendix D: Number of Scholarship Students by Provider (FY 2020) . 56 Appendix E: Federal Aid (IDEA Part B) Allocation by Resident District (FY 2020) . 67 Appendix F: State Aid for Recipients by Resident District (FY 2020) . 84 Appendix G: Full-Year Program Enrollment by Resident District (FY 2020) . 101 Page 2 | FY 2020 JPSN Administration Report | Dec 30, 2020 General Information About the Program The Jon Peterson Special Needs Scholarship Program gives the parents of children with disabilities the choice to send their children to special education programs other than the ones operated by their school districts of residence. The goal is to provide families with options for their children to receive the education and services outlined in their individualized education programs (IEP). Generally, there are two qualifications for the Jon Peterson Scholarship. First, the district has identified the student (kindergarten through grade 12) as a child with a disability. Identification means that the child’s evaluation team report (ETR) from the district states that the child required special education and related services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA). Second, the district has created an individualized education program for the child. The Jon Peterson scholarship has been offered for 8 years since its inception. The program was first offered during 2012-2013 school year. The conclusion of the 2019-2020 school year marked the eighth year. Page 3 | FY 2020 JPSN Administration Report | Dec 30, 2020 Student Participation During the 2019-2020 school year (FY 2020), 6,858 students participated in the Jon Peterson Scholarship Program. The majority (73%) of students were returning participants. The percentage of students who terminated their scholarship and returned to a public school district during the year was 2% (168 students). FY 2020 Scholarship Participants by Race / Ethnicity American Indian or Alaskan Native <1% Asian or Pacific Islander 2% Hispanic 4% Multiracial 7% Black, Non−Hispanic 14% White, Non−Hispanic 73% 0% 20% 40% 60% Page 4 | FY 2020 JPSN Administration Report | Dec 30, 2020 FY 2020 Scholarship Participants by Gender Female 39% Male 61% 0% 20% 40% 60% Page 5 | FY 2020 JPSN Administration Report | Dec 30, 2020 FY 2020 Scholarship Participants by Returning Status New Participants 27% Returning Participants 73% 0% 20% 40% 60% Page 6 | FY 2020 JPSN Administration Report | Dec 30, 2020 Student participants by Disability Type (FY 2020) Disability Students Percentage Specific Learning Disabilities 3,225 47% Other Health Impaired (Minor) 1,852 27% Autism 461 7% Speech and Language Impairments 452 7% Multiple Disabilities (other than Deaf-Blind) 238 3% Cognitive Disabilities 214 3% Emotional Disturbance (SBH) 163 2% Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) 88 1% Deafness (Hearing Impairments) 73 1% Orthopedic Impairments 37 <1% Visual Impairments 33 <1% Other Health Impaired (Major) 18 <1% Deaf-Blindness <10 <10 The majority (74%) of program participants identified as Specific Learning Disabilities and Other Health Impaired (Minor). The full disaggregation of students by disability type is also shown. Specific learning disability includes conditions such as perceptual disabilities, brain injury, minimal brain dysfunction, dyslexia, and developmental aphasia. Specific learning disability does not include learning problems that are primarily the result of visual, hearing, or motor disabilities, of intellectual disability, of emotional disturbance, or of environmental, cultural, or economic disadvantage. [34 CFR §300.8(c)(10)] Other health impairment means having limited strength, vitality, or alertness, including a heightened alert-ness to environmental stimuli, that results in limited alertness with respect to the educational environment, that “is due to chronic or acute health problems such as asthma, attention deficit disorder or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, diabetes, epilepsy, a heart condition, hemophilia, lead poisoning, leukemia, nephri-tis, rheumatic fever, sickle cell anemia, and Tourette syndrome; and adversely affects a child’s educational performance.” [§300.8(c)(9)] Page 7 | FY 2020 JPSN Administration Report | Dec 30, 2020 Resident Districts of Students In FY 2020, there were 466 public school districts with students participating in the Jon Peterson Scholar-ship Program. The five districts with the highest number of participants are listed below. For the full list, see the appendix. Top 5 resident districts by number of participating students (FY 2020) District Students 1 Cincinnati Public Schools 371 2 Cleveland Municipal 323 3 Cleveland Heights-University Heights City 227 4 Columbus City School District 219 5 Akron City 143 Number of districts by number of participating students 300 298 districts 200 145 districts Number of Districts 100 14 districts 9 districts 0 1−9 Students 10−49 Students 50−99 Students 100+ Students Page 8 | FY 2020 JPSN Administration Report | Dec 30, 2020 Scholarship Funds Disbursed by Grade Students in grades kindergarten through twelfth grade are eligible to participate in the Jon Peterson Schol-arship Program. Students that have met graduation requirements but still need additional education ser-vices prior to enrollment in college or employment can continue to receive services as a grade 23 student as determined by the IEP. The table and graph below contain the amount of funds disbursed statewide by grade. Note: Scholarship payments, including those by grade level, funding category, and district of residence, are preliminary and not final. Jon Peterson scholarship payments by grade level (FY 2020) Grade Payments Students KG $1,480,065 183 01 $2,262,427 261 02 $3,686,506 434 03 $4,723,125 487 04 $5,643,509 575 05 $6,048,285 620 06 $7,082,794 705 07 $6,807,525 674 08 $6,606,248 675 09 $7,012,850 662 10 $5,682,350 563 11 $5,841,599 563 12 $4,445,358 423 23 $488,426 33 Page 9 | FY 2020 JPSN Administration Report | Dec 30, 2020 JPSN Scholarship Payments by Grade Level $6,000,000 $4,000,000 Dollars $2,000,000 $0 KG 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 23 Grade Page 10 | FY 2020 JPSN Administration Report | Dec 30, 2020 Scholarship Funds Disbursed Statewide by Funding Category The basis of the amount of each scholarship is the primary disability identified on the student’s ETR. The scholarship is the lesser of the fee/tuition charged for the child by the special education program up to the maximum amount awarded based on the child’s special education category. Maximum scholarship amounts for FY 2020 range from $7,598 to $27,000 per school year as shown below. In total, $67,811,068 was disbursed throughout FY 2020. Special education categories and award amounts (FY 2020) Category Primary Disability Award Amount 1 Speech and Language Impairment $7,598 2 Specific Learning Disability, Intellectual Disability or OHI-minor $10,025 3 Hearing Impaired or Emotional Disturbance $15,642 4 Vision Impaired or OHI-major $18,861 5 Orthopedic Impairment or Multi-handicapped $23,410 6 Autism, Traumatic Brain Injury, or Hearing and Vision Impaired $27,000 Jon Peterson scholarship payments by funding category $46,319,895 $40,000,000 $30,000,000 $20,000,000 Payments $10,829,383 $10,000,000 $5,240,235 $1,883,902 $2,878,649 $659,004 $0 Cat 1 Cat 2 Cat 3 Cat 4 Cat 5 Cat 6 Page 11 | FY 2020 JPSN Administration Report | Dec 30, 2020 Scholarship Funds Disbursed Statewide by District Scholarship payments are deducted from the district in which the student is entitled to attend, known as the district of residence. The top five districts by scholarship fund deductions, as well as the number of districts by total scholarship payments, are listed below. Top 5 Jon Peterson scholarship deductions (FY 2020) IRN District Total Payment/Deduction 043752 Cincinnati Public Schools $3,735,156.82 043786 Cleveland Municipal $3,236,415.47 043794 Cleveland Heights-University Heights City $2,320,720.57 043802 Columbus City School District $2,192,964.16 043489 Akron City $1,456,810.01 Number of disricts by total scholarship payments 90 districts 84 districts 82 districts 77 districts 75 61 districts 50 49 districts Number of Districts 25 14 districts 9 districts 0 <$10,000 $10,000 to $25,000 to $50,000 to $100,000 to $200,000 to $500,000 to $1,000,000+ <$25,000 <$50,000 <$100,000 <$200,000 <$500,000 <$1,000,000 Page 12 | FY 2020 JPSN Administration Report | Dec 30, 2020 Scholarship Recipients by Provider Parents of eligible students must register with a participating Jon Peterson Scholarship provider. Students may have multiple providers. Providers include public schools, nonpublic schools, independent businesses or self-employed individuals. The counties with the largest number of providers are listed below. Top 5 counties by number of providers of service (FY 2020) County Number of Providers 1 Cuyahoga 57 2 Franklin 48 3 Hamilton 43 4 Summit 19 5 Lucas 17 In FY 2020, there were 386 providers who were approved to participate in the Jon Peterson Scholarship Program and served students.