Financing Inclusive Education For Children With Disabilities In Kosovo

This paper, developed by Save the Children in Kosovo, should help educational institutions to ensure that necessary capacities and services for pupils with disabilities to have access to and actively participate in the learning process. The document will serve for two purposes. The criteria for children with disabilities formula in schools will inform/enrich the state curriculum of pre-university education by detailing the needs of children with disabilities. This is because the criteria for the formula for pre-university education are expected to be changed by MEST, therefore the result deriving from this paper aims to be part of the criteria of the revised formula for pre-university education. It will assist municipalities in planning and extending inclusiveness by helping them plan their needs and budgeting for their implementation. This document includes two parts: First part includes the organization of the education of children with disabilities and the current state of financing pre-university education;Second part includes the methodology, financing parameters and the cost by type and degree of disability.