§ 15-943 — Base support level

The base support level for each school district shall be computed as follows:

1. The following support level weights shall be used in paragraph 2, subdivision (a) of this section for the following school districts:

(a) For school districts whose student count in kindergarten programs and grades one through eight is classified in column 1 of this subdivision, the support level weight for kindergarten programs and grades one through eight is the corresponding support level weight prescribed in column 2 or 3 of this subdivision, whichever is appropriate:

Column 1Column 2Column 3

Support Level Weight Support Level Weight

For Small Isolated For Small

Student CountSchool DistrictsSchool Districts

1-99 1.559 1.399

100-499 1.358 + [0.0005 x (500 1.278 + [0.0003 x (500

- student count)] - student count)]

500-599 1.158 + [0.002 x (600 1.158 + [0.0012 x (600

- student count)] - student count)]

(b) For school districts whose student count in grades nine through twelve is classified in column 1 of this subdivision, the support level weight for grades nine through twelve is the corresponding support level weight prescribed in column 2 or 3 of this subdivision, whichever is appropriate:

Column 1Column 2Column 3

Support Level Weight Support Level Weight

For Small Isolated For Small

Student CountSchool DistrictsSchool Districts

1-99 1.669 1.559

100-499 1.468 + [0.0005 x (500 1.398 + [0.0004 x (500

- student count)] – student count)]

500-599 1.268 + [0.002 x (600 1.268 + [0.0013 x (600

- student count)] – student count)]

2. Subject to paragraph 1 of this section, determine the weighted student count as follows:

(a)

Support Weighted

Level Student Student

GradeBaseGroup AWeightCountCount

PSD 1.000 + 0.450 = 1.450 x=

K-8 1.000 + 0.158 = 1.158 x=

9-12 1.163 + 0.105 = 1.268 x=

Subtotal A

(b)

Support Weighted

Funding Level Student Student

CategoryWeightCountCount

HI 4.771 x=

K-3 0.060 x=

K-3 reading 0.040 x=

ELL 0.115 x=

MD-R, A-R and

SID-R 6.024 x=

MD-SC, A-SC and

SID-SC 5.988 x=

MD-SSI 7.947 x=

OI-R 3.158 x=

OI-SC 6.773 x=

P-SD 3.595 x= ________

DD, ED, MIID, SLD,

SLI and OHI 0.292 x=

ED-P 4.822 x=

MOID 4.421 x= ________

VI 4.806 x=

G 0.007 x=

FRPL 0.022 x= ________

Subtotal B

(c) Total of subtotals A and B:

3. Multiply the total determined in paragraph 2 of this section by the base level.

4. Multiply the teacher experience index of the district or 1.00, whichever is greater, by the product obtained in paragraph 3 of this section.

5. For the purposes of this section, the student count is the average daily membership as prescribed in section 15-901 for the current year, except that for the purposes of computing the base support level used in determining school district rollover allocations and school district budget override amounts, the student count is the average daily membership as prescribed in section 15-901 for the prior year.