- High-Need Individuals: March 13, 2020 by 5 pm
- Community Impact and updates to High-Need Individuals: May 8, 2020 by 5 pm
Applying for Safety Net Funding
Application Deadlines
State Oversight Committee Meeting Dates
Meeting Dates
- Conditional Award Meeting: June 17-18, 2020, location TBD
- Final Verification Meeting: August 12, 2020, location TBD
Safety Net Materials
- Safety Net Regulations
- IEP Review Form (Word) (revised 08/2018)
- MAG Quick Check Handout (PDF)
Contact Information
360-725-6075
safety.net@k12.wa.us
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. The Safety Net Funding Bulletin discusses allocated funding, the application process, trainings, deadlines, committee members, and more!
Application Forms
Worksheet A
- Worksheet A Instructions (posted 11/7/2019)
- Worksheet A (updated 1/9/2020)
Updates to Worksheet A
1/9/2020
1/9/2020
- Worksheet A reposted with 2018-19 F-196 (year-end) data.
High-Need Individuals
- Worksheet C Instructions (posted 11/7/2019)
- Worksheet C (posted 11/7/2019)
- Complete the Transportation Cost Calculator - available February 2020
Updates to Worksheet C
1/9/2020
1/9/2020
- On the Start Here tab, the word served was replaced with enrolled in calendar grids.
- Adaptive PE (APE) teacher and Contracted Teacher added as position options under Other Contracted staff.
Medicaid
- Medicaid Implementation Verification: LEAs in process of setting up Medicaid billing should complete this form and submit with their Safety Net application.
- Medicaid Provider Eligibility Verification: Complete this form if the LEA is billing Medicaid but has providers who are not eligible to bill.
Community Impact
- Community Impact Instructions (posted 11/7/2019)
- Community Impact Application (posted 11/7/2019)
Safety Net Certification
- Certification-Must complete for both High-Need Individuals and Community Impact Safety Net funding.
- Individuals Summary-Must complete for High-Need Individuals only.
Submitting Applications
Applications are submitted via a Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) site. There are many versions of this type of software, but OSPI recomments the free version of CoreFTP. Work with your LEA's IT department to install this software. Contact Safety Net 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
Trainings
- ESD 171 (Wenatchee): November 19, 9 am (Zoom)
- ESD 121 (Renton): November 21, 9:45 am
- ESD 112 (Vancouver): November 22, 1 pm
- ESD 101 (Spokane): December 2, 1 pm
- ESD 189 (Anacortes): December 10, 9 am
- ESD 114 (Sequim): December 13, 9:30 am
- ESD 105 (Yakima): January 15, 9 am
- ESD 123 (Pasco): January 17, 10 am
Past Application Summaries
- 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)
- 2014–15 Safety Net Application Summary (posted September 2015)
- 2013–14 Safety Net Application Summary (posted September 2014)
- 2012–13 Safety Net Application Summary (posted September 2013)