2024 Fall Legal Conference December 2nd-4th 2024

It has been brought to TAASE’s attention that there is a growing fiscal impact with the number of students participating in the IEA programs.  Students participating in IEA programs may be eligible for a service plan and the student’s special education eligibility should be reevaluated at least every three years.  More information about TN Individualized Education Account Program can be found at Individualized Education Account Program (tn.gov).  If your district has any concerns regarding IEA programs please complete this link.  

During the TAASE conference Taylor Jenkins mentioned that TDOE is considering proposing changes to the FBA/BIP State Board Guidelines.  If you have any concerns, questions or considerations regarding the guidance on FBA/BIP from TDOE and the rules in State Board please complete this link. If  you need more information about State Board rule regarding FBA/BIP you can find that in Chapter 0520-01-09-.24 (pg. 27).  We have linked it for your convenience.

To better capture the current workload of our special educators and our service providers, the department is requesting feedback on caseload and class size. Caseload refers to the total number of students for whom the teacher and/or service provider has some degree of responsibility. Class size refers to the number of students a teacher instructs at any given time. Current standards for Special Education class size and caseload from the Tennessee State Board of Education (SBE 3.206, revised 08/04/2023) can be found here.