Safety net funding is available to school districts with a demonstrated capacity for Special Education funding in excess of state and federal funding otherwise provided. 

Submitting Applications

Applications are submitted via a Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) site. There are many versions of this type of software, but OSPI recommends the free version of CoreFTP. Work with your LEA's IT department to install this software. Contact the Safety Net Team to set up an SFTP account if you do not already have one.

• Download the free version of CoreFTP.
• OSPI's SFTP User Guide.
• SFTP File Structure and Naming Conventions

Training Opportunities

Contact the Safety Net Team if you want to set up one-on-one Safety Net training.

Training Materials

• 2021–22 Worksheet A Mini Training Video
• 2021–22 1:1 Contractor Mini Training Video - email the Safety Net team for presentation materials
• 2021–22 Worksheet C Mini Training Video - email the Safety Net team for presentation materials
• 2021–22 High School and Beyond Plan (HSBP) and Safety Net Mini Training Video | 2021–22 HSBP & Safety Net Training Slides
• Computing Annualized Caseload
• Splitting Weeks Between Multiple Providers

Please note: Some of these examples include redacted IEP matrices that were provided by a local district. We are in no way endorsing how information is reported on the matrices but merely using the example to show how we would report the information on Worksheet C.

Past Application Summaries

• 2021–22 Safety Net Application Summary (posted September 2022)
• 2020–21 Safety Net Application Summary (posted September 2021)
• 2019–20 Safety Net Application Summary (posted September 2021)
• 2018–19 Safety Net Application Summary (posted September 2019)
• 2017–18 Safety Net Application Summary (posted September 2018)
• 2016–17 Safety Net Application Summary (posted August 2017)
• 2015–16 Safety Net Application Summary (posted September 2016)