Students with Disabilities Attending Out-of-District Schools/Programs

This report provides the number and percentage of all K-12 students with disabilities registered by a public school district in the Public School Information System (PSIS) attending an educational setting other than the resident district’s schools. Calculations also include around 600 students annually who are not public-school enrolled students but receive special education and related services via a Services Plan; these students with disabilities are typically enrolled in Connecticut private/parochial schools around the state and receive minimal services (less than 3 total hours/week). Descriptions of setting types are provided below.

Public Schools in Other Districts: Charter Schools, Regional Education Service Center (RESC) Magnet Schools & Special Education Programs, Public Schools and Public Special Education Programs in other districts, and Public Transition Programs in other districts.

Private Schools or Other Settings: Hospital/Homebound, Approved Private Special Education Programs (APSEPs), Nonpublic Schools and students placed by parents into parochial/private educational settings, Nonpublic Transition/Vocational Service Providers (TVSPs), and students educated out of state.

• For years prior to 2023-24, students attending TVSPs were included in the Public Schools in Other Districts count. Beginning in 2023-24, these students are included in the Private Schools or Other Settings count.
• Students who are unilaterally placed or on a settlement agreement, but the district does not assume programmatic responsibility for the child’s education through the development and implementation of an IEP are not reported in PSIS and are not included in this report.

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