Reducing Overidentification in Special Education (ROSE)

The Reducing Overidentification in Special Education (ROSE) grant program is a highly competitive Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) grant opportunity that will leverage remaining one-time American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Relief Funds (ESSER III) to make a substantial investment in local education agency (LEA) strategies that will mitigate long-term learning loss for students who are disproportionately likely to be misidentified as students with intellectual and/or emotional disabilities and, as a result, end up in unnecessarily restrictive classroom environments that hinder progress rather than provide the remediation and acceleration necessary within the general education classroom for these students.

MSDE will award up to three, $1,000,000 grants to local education agencies to directly address the disproportionate identification of certain student subgroups in special education populations. To that end, grants will be awarded for work that includes and addresses the overidentification of historically underserved students with intellectual and/or emotional disabilities, such as African American students, English learners, and economically disadvantaged students.



When will the application be open?

Wednesday, March 1, 2023


Application Submission Dates:

Applications are due no later than 11:59 p.m. EST on May 16, 2023.



Customer Program Information Sessions

The MSDE will provide customer service support to Reducing Overidentification in Special Education (ROSE) Grant applicants regarding the completion of the application. During this session, MSDE personnel will provide an overview of the grant funding, the requirements, and the application process.

ROSE Program Information Session 1

Monday, March 20, 2023
3:30 p.m. ET
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View the recording from the March 20th, 2023 session
Reducing Over-identification in Special Education (ROSE) Customer Service Q&A on March 20, 2023

ROSE Program Information Session 2

Tuesday, March 28, 2023
9:00 a.m. ET
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Reducing Over-identification in Special Education (ROSE) Customer Service Q&A on March 28th, 2023

ROSE Program Information Session 3

Thursday, April 6, 2023
12:30 p.m. ET
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View the recording from the April 6th, 2023 session
Reducing Over-identification in Special Education (ROSE) Customer Service Q&A on April 6th, 2023

In addition to the virtual support sessions, MSDE staff will provide one-on-one technical assistance throughout the grant writing process for any LEA or community college requesting additional support. 


Questions

If you have questions about the application or the process, please email rose.msde@maryland.gov.

A list of frequently asked questions (FAQ) and answers will be posted to the MSDE website following customer service support sessions.


Grant Application Timeline

​March 1, 2023
​Reducing Overidentification in Special Education Grant

March 20, 2023
​Information session

March 28, 2023
​Information session

April 6, 2023
​Information session

May 16, 2023
​Application window closes

​April - May, 2023

​The Review Committee evaluates applications

​May 2023
​MSDE announces grant awards

​May 2023 - September 2024
​Grant period