Special Education Funding Training Webinars September – October 2025

Minnesota Department of Education sent this bulletin at 08/18/2025 09:30 AM CDT

Special Education Funding Training Webinars September – October 2025

To: Special Education Directors, Business Managers, and SEDRA Contacts
From: Division of School Finance

Registration is open for each of the webinars listed below. To register, simply click on the training date and follow the instructions. Presentation material and information on joining the webinar will be sent to registered participants the day before each training.

SEDRA 101 Beginners Training Webinar

This training is a basic introduction to using the Special Education Data Reporting Application (SEDRA). The presentation will cover gaining access, website navigation, procedures, system coding, errors and more. An ideal training for those new to special education funding.

Presentation material and information on joining the webinar will be sent to registered participants the day before.

Training will be held on: September 17, 2025, 10–11:30 a.m.

SEDRA 220 Advanced Topics and Errors Training Webinar

This training is for those who would like advanced training on the Special Education Data Reporting Application (SEDRA). A few of the many topics covered will be licensure, maintenance of effort, coding expenditures and correcting errors.

Presentation material and information on joining the webinar will be sent to registered participants the day before.

Training will be held on: September 17, 2025, 1:30–3 p.m.

Special Expenditure Applications for Student Placements (Special Pupils)

Minnesota Statutes establish the requirements for a local educational agency (LEA) to receive funds for special student placements, formerly called “Special Pupils.” Attend this webinar to learn more about how to report Special Pupils for Care and Treatment in the Minnesota Automated Reporting Student System (MARSS). Learn which students may be eligible for additional aid. See how enrollment data is used to record expenditures in SEDRA. The session will cover the specific student characteristics and the process of submitting an application for state aid. You will also learn what happens after an application is reviewed. Specific aid applications are:

Special Expenditure Application Out-of-State Tuition for Minnesota Residents
Special Expenditure Application Court Placed Non-Minnesota Residents with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs)
Special Expenditure Application Special Pupils with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs)
Special Expenditure Application Special Pupils without Individualized Education Programs (IEPs)

Presentation material and information on joining the webinar will be sent to registered participants the day before.

Training will be held on: September 24, 2025, 10–11:30 a.m.

Special Education Tuition Billing Overview

The Minnesota Department of Education is responsible for calculating state special education aid adjustments for students with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) that are served outside of their resident district. Learn the process of how Tuition Billing calculates and invoices the resident district for the unreimbursed costs of providing special education services, special education transportation, and general education revenue, if applicable. This presentation will highlight the tuition billing system, student acknowledgements, source systems used for tuition billing, highlight key reporting issues and reports to monitor.

Presentation material and information on joining the webinar will be sent to registered participants the day before.

Training will be held on: October 8, 2025, 10–11:30 a.m.

Special Education MEGS Training Webinar

This session will cover the MN Education Grants System (MEGS). The primary emphasis will be on how to log into MEGS, MEGS roles, Central Data Collection tile (Program Assurances), CEIS grant application process, the IDEA Part B, C and Discretionary Grant tiles, SEDRA budgets, reimbursement requests, MEGS and closeout reports and important deadlines.

Presentation material and information on joining the webinar will be sent to registered participants the day before. Each training contains the same information, but feel free to register for more than one.

Training will be held on: October 22, 2025, 10–11:30 a.m.

Following your registrations, you will receive an automated confirmation email. If you do not receive the registration confirmation email within two hours of registration, please email Carisa Ricci or call 651-582-8611.

To request a reasonable accommodation, please contact Carisa Ricci two weeks prior to the training event.

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