FROM THE DESK OF SEAN REINHART
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE! I am coming into the new year with some renewed energy and looking forward to the days ahead. I hope you all had a great break too.
Welcome Kristan Shobe – Student Services Accounting Specialist
We are excited that Kristan Shobe has joined the student service support team staring this week. Kristan will be taking over for April Diehl as the Student Services Accounting Specialist. Kristan has worked in BLS for 11 years in nutrition services as a staff accountant. Kristan is currently training for her new role and you will receive information about her transition into the role over the next few days and weeks.
April Diehl’s New Role – Medicaid Program Manager
As a reminder, April Diehl has taken on a new role as the Medicaid Program Manager for BLS. In her new role, April will develop and implement all aspects of our Medicaid billing program. This includes expanding billing into a variety of everyday services that we provide to students and including new areas such as behavioral health and delegated nursing services. Additionally, April will optimize systems and find areas of improvement in our Medicaid reimbursement system in line with new rules from the state that will allow us to expand Medicaid billing.
Child Find 2024
Thank you for your commitment to getting IEPs finalized so that the district can be compensated from the state for the great work that we do in service of students with disabilities. You can find a table with 2024 data, as well as historical trends HERE.
Here are a few highlights:
- Total students on IEPs is 2027 (up from 1931 in 23/24)
- Total IEPs district percentage is 12.1% (slightly up from last year and up 3% since 20/21)
- No remarkable trends up or down in disability type last year
EXTENDED SCHOOL YEAR
EXTENDED SCHOOL YEAR
DATES: Mondays-Thursdays (No ESY on Fridays) July 14-July 31
STUDENT HOURS: To be determined by IEP team. Less than 120 minutes of SDI weekly – 8:30-10:00 More than 120 minutes of SDI weekly – 8:30-11:30
LOCATION: TBD – to be determined when we know what students are attending
QUESTIONS ABOUT WHO WILL QUALIFY?:
please reach out to your coach or email [email protected]