January 31, 2024, Special Education Updates

Minnesota Department of Education sent this bulletin at 01/31/2025 01:15 PM CST
Minnesota Department of Education

Special Education Updates

January 31, 2025

Minnesota Provider Screening and Enrollment (MPSE) Portal

The Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) has resources to support Minnesota school districts navigating the Minnesota Provider Screening and Enrollment (MPSE) portal. The MPSE portal is used to submit re-enrollment records and requests for Minnesota Health Care Programs (MHCP). To assist with its use, MHCP offers weekly questions and answers sessions as well as live, instructor-led training webinars on specific topics. Additionally, the MPSE webpage provides FAQs and video tutorials that walk users through the portal's key features.

The weekly MPSE Portal Questions and Answers Sessions are held every Wednesday from 1 to 2 p.m. via Microsoft Teams. These sessions focus on navigation and general technical questions about the MPSE portal. There is no fee or registration required, and the link to join remains the same each week.

Minnesota Provider Screening and Enrollment (MPSE) portal training / Minnesota Department of Human Services

Save the Date for Medicaid in Education Spring Forum

The Minnesota Departments of Education and Human Services invite you to the Medicaid in Education Spring Forum April 23–24, 2025, at the Best Western Kelly Inn Meeting Center in St. Cloud.

Forum Objectives

Participants will:

  • Gain an overview of the third-party billing process, including key tasks and timelines throughout the school year.
  • Learn about the new Mental Health Services in Special Education benefit and essential processes for its implementation.
  • Participate in interactive Q&A sessions to address commonly asked questions and deepen their understanding of forum topics.

Location and Schedule

  • Venue: Best Western Kelly Inn, 100 4th Avenue South, St. Cloud, MN 56301.
  • Meet and Greet: Join us on Wednesday, April 23, from 5 to 7 p.m. for appetizers at Green Mill, located inside the hotel.
  • Forum Day: The main event will take place on Thursday, April 24:
    • Check-in: 8:15 a.m.
    • Presentations: 9 a.m.–3:30 p.m.

Registration and Lodging

A block of hotel rooms is available until March 23, 2025. To reserve a room, call Best Western at 320-253-0606 or book online and mention code the MDE DHS SPRING FORUM.

Details on conference registration, the agenda and additional announcements will be shared soon. For questions, email Sandra Mikulsky.

Reminder: Federal Education in the Most Integrated Setting Grant – State Fiscal Year 2025

The Federal Education in the Most Integrated Setting funding opportunity documentation, including the instructions, application and budget documentation, are now available on the Competitive Grant Opportunities website. 

The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) makes this funding available to Minnesota local education agencies (LEAs), intermediate districts and special education cooperatives for the purpose of supporting local-level improvement activities that increase the rates of integration of students with disabilities as well as decreases to the rates of segregation of students with disabilities.

The application period closes February 14, 2025, at 5 p.m. Central Standard Time. 

Please contact Holly Andersen at 651-582-8668 for further information.

The Minnesota Department of Education's (MDE) Special Education Division works toward its vision that all children get necessary support for healthy development and lifelong learning; its mission is to provide leadership to ensure a high-quality education for Minnesota's children and youth with disabilities. To learn more, visit the Special Education section of the MDE website.