Supervision, Monitoring, & Support - SPPSs

Special purpose private schools (SPPS) are specialized schools approved in Maine, as out-of-district placements to provide educational programming and crisis stabilization for students who are unable to access their education in a less restrictive setting. SPPSs operate Day Treatment programs; providing coordinated and integrated behavioral, clinical, educational, emotional, medical, and social treatment in order to address referral concerns that prevented each student from accessing his or her education in a less restrictive setting.

Administrative Letter

• Administrative Letter: IEP Requirements for Out-of-Unit Placements

SPPS Fiscal

• Funding & Fiscal Accountability

SPPS Monitoring

• 2024-2029 Special Purpose Private School Monitoring Schedule
• SPPS Monitoring Process Flow Chart
• SPPS General Supervision Webinar Slides 2023-2024 & Recording
• SPPS Monitoring Resources

Application for New SPPSs

• Initial Approval SPPS Application
• SPPS School Approval Application Required Attachments

Resources

• Extended School Year v. Year-Long Programming Documentation Requirements
• Family-Centered Transition Curriculum Modules
• Padlet of Resources