Safety net funding is available to school districts with a demonstrated capacity for Special Education funding in excess of state and federal funding otherwise provided. 

Application Forms

The bulletin and application forms for the 2021–22 school year will be available soon.

Training Opportunities

OSPI Organized Training

These trainings will be hosted by OSPI. Please register in advance for these trainings.

• High School and Beyond Plan Mini Training: November 3, 2021 at 10 am
• Worksheet C Mini Training: December 2, 2021 at 10 am
• 1:1 Contractor Tab Mini Training: December 16, 2021 at 10 am
• General Yearly Safety Net Training: January 6, 2022 at 10 am
• Contact the Safety Net Team if you would like to set up one-on-one Safety Net training.

ESD Organized Training

These trainings will be hosted by the ESD listed. Questions about these trainings should be directed to the ESD hosting the training

• ESD 171: November 2, 2021 at 2 pm
• ESD 112: November 12, 2021 at 10 am
• ESD 121: November 18, 2021 at 9:45 am
• ESD 123: November 19, 2021 at 8:45 am
• ESD 189: December 8, 2021 at 10:15 am
• ESD 105: December 15, 2021 at 9:30 am
• ESD 113: December 16, 2021 at 1:15 pm
• ESD 114: December 17, 2021 at 9:45 am
• ESD 101: January 20, 2022 at 1:15 pm

Training Materials

• 2020-21 Safety Net Frequently Asked Questions
• 2020-21 Safety Net Training Presentation
• 2020-21 Safety Net Training Presentation Recording
• Completing the 1-on-1 Contracted Billing Worksheet
• Completing Worksheet C Example
• Completing Worksheet C for an Out of District Placement Example
• Computing Annualized Caseload
• Splitting Weeks Between Multiple Providers

Please note: Some of these examples include redacted IEP matrices that were provided by a local district. We are in no way endorsing how information is reported on the matrices, but merely using the example to show how we would report the information on Worksheet C.

Past Application Summaries

• 2020–21 Safety Net Application Summary (posted September 2021)
• 2019–20 Safety Net Application Summary (posted September 2021)
• 2018–19 Safety Net Application Summary (posted September 2019)
• 2017–18 Safety Net Application Summary (posted September 2018)
• 2016–17 Safety Net Application Summary (posted August 2017)
• 2015–16 Safety Net Application Summary (posted September 2016)
• 2014–15 Safety Net Application Summary (posted September 2015)