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Extraordinary Cost Pool for NPS/LCI

Funding details for Special Education Extraordinary Cost Pool (ECP) for Nonpublic School/Licensed Children's Institutions (NPS/LCI).

This program reimburses special education local plan areas (SELPA) for extraordinary costs of single placements in nonpublic, nonsectarian schools and special education-related services for student(s) residing in licensed children’s institutions.

Funding Exhibits

Funding for this program calculates only at Annual on the Extraordinary Cost Pool Claim Process exhibit and populates on the SELPA Special Education Funding Exhibit. To access the ECP Claim Process exhibit, click on the appropriate exhibit link below and select Annual, Annual R1, Annual R2, or Annual R3 from the Period dropdown box.

Fiscal Year 2024–25

Fiscal Year 2023–24

Fiscal Year 2022–23

ECP and NSS ECPMH Supplemental Form

  • ECP Supplemental Form (XLSX) - This form assists local educational agencies (LEAs) in recording monthly expenditures for each student's claim and reporting the total costs in the Principal Apportionment Data Collection (PADC) Web Application. The California Department of Education (CDE) recommends LEAs include this form as part of the supporting documentation for each claim. For more information regarding ECP or Necessary Small SELPA ECP for Mental Health (NSS ECPMH) data reporting, refer to the PADC User Manual on the Principal Apportionment web page.
Questions: Principal Apportionment Section | PASE@cde.ca.gov | 916-324-4541 
Last Reviewed: Thursday, June 19, 2025
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