Rider 55 High Cost Risk Pool
The 79^th Texas Legislature has appropriated funds for the Local Education Agency Risk Pool - Rider 55. These funds are to assist schools with high need students with disabilities. TEA is requesting that eligible LEAs complete and submit applications for Rider 55 funding by the February 24, 2006 deadline. For more information, refer to the Special Education web page at www.tea.state.tx.us/special.ed/funding/rider55.html.

Prekindergarten Expansion Grant Cycle 10 Reconciliation Mailout
TEA notified all Cycle 10 grantees of their balance status of funding earned under the Cycle 10 (2004-2005) Prekindergarten Expansion Grant. Any overpayment of funds must be refunded to TEA. Since the funding for the Pre-kindergarten Expansion Grant is no longer included in the Summary of Finance (SOF), any grantee who has been overpaid for Cycle 10 (as stated in the reconciliation letter) will need to send a refund check to TEA for the amount of overpayment by February 28, 2006. Grantees should follow standard refund procedures. For additional information contact the Division of Formula Funding at 512-463-8525.

Additional Funding and Grant Information
In addition to the information above, formula funding status of other formula grants is available for review by visiting www.tea.state.tx.us/taa/opge02012006.html. Contact the Division of Formula Funding at 512-463-8525 with questions or for additional information.