PULSE guide · For student services leaders and the business office
Funding PULSE
PULSE helps student services leaders plan staffing from students’ IEPs, manage caseloads and service minutes, and keep provider workloads sustainable. Districts can fund PULSE through the sources below, often combining more than one.
$2,500 per school, per yearEvery feature, every role
Last updated October 1, 2026
| Funding source | Why PULSE is an allowable cost |
|---|---|
| Local or operating budgetGeneral fund or special education line | Local funds carry no federal restrictions, so PULSE can be purchased through your normal process. |
| IDEA Part B, Section 61134 CFR 300.208(b) | The regulation allows Part B funds to purchase technology for recordkeeping, data collection and case management by teachers and related services personnel who provide IEP services. PULSE manages their caseloads, service minutes and schedules. |
| IDEA Part B, Section 619Preschool, ages 3 to 5 | Section 619 is also a Part B grant, so the same case management use applies to preschool special education, for the share of PULSE that supports preschool caseloads and services. |
| Title II, Part AESEA 2103(b)(3)(B) and (N) | Title II may support retaining effective teachers and developing feedback mechanisms that improve working conditions. PULSE measures special education teachers’ workload against their contracted time, the working-conditions evidence behind retention. |
| Title I, Part ASchoolwide programs | Schoolwide schools may use Title I for activities in their schoolwide plan. When the plan addresses service delivery for students with disabilities, PULSE supports that work. |
How we help your business office
- Invoices split across funding sources, on request, with the share for each source stated.
- A written description mapping PULSE’s features to the allowable use, for your grant application.
- Our W-9 and a signed data agreement with your state’s addendum.
This page is general information, not legal or financial advice. Your business office and state education agency decide what is allowable in your district. Federal funds must follow each program’s rules: costs must be reasonable, necessary and allocable, and must supplement, not supplant, state and local funds.
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