What if a district has declining enrollment and is not in compliance with MOE?
IDEA regulations provide for several exceptions, one of which is documentation of declining enrollment of students with disabilities. Other exceptions that may apply: · Departure of special education or related services personnel who are replace with qualified, lower-salaried staff · Termination of costly long-term expenditures, such as acquisition of equipment or an instructional program · Termination of services for a student who required costly programs and services because the student moved, aged out of eligibility for FAPE, or may no longer need services (34 CFR §300.
