Iowa Admin. Code r. 281-60.5 - Funding
(1)
Weighting. Weighting for English learners is set forth in Iowa
Code section 280.4(3). A
student's eligibility for additional weighting is transferable to another
district of residence.
(2)
Supplemental aid or modified supplemental amount. In addition
to weighting, the school budget review committee (SBRC) may grant supplemental
aid or a modified supplemental amount for an unusual need to continue funding
beyond the five years of weighting or for costs in excess of the weighting to
provide instruction to English learners above the costs of regular instruction.
a. A school district of residence may apply
to the SBRC by the date specified in rule
289-6.3 (257) for supplemental
aid or a modified supplemental amount for an unusual need for funding beyond
the amount generated from weighting for students identified as English learners
who are provided instruction beyond the regular instruction. The eligible
supplemental aid or modified supplemental amount will be calculated as the
total actual English learner program expenditures for the previous year,
reduced by the English learner funding generated in the previous budget year
based on the English learner count on the certified enrollment in the previous
year, and reduced by any other grants, carryover, or other resources provided
to the district for this program.
b. A district of residence may apply to the
SBRC for supplemental aid or a modified supplemental amount for an unusual need
to continue funding beyond the five years of weighting no later than December 1
following the date specified in Iowa Code section
257.6(1) for
the certified enrollment. The supplemental aid or modified supplemental amount
will be calculated by multiplying the number of resident students identified as
English learners who are provided instruction beyond the regular instruction,
and who are being served beyond the five years of weighting on the certified
enrollment, by the weighting provided under subrule 60.5(1), multiplied by the
district cost per pupil in the current year.
c. The SBRC will act on the requests
described in paragraphs 60.5(2)"a" and "b" no
later than its March regular meeting. If the SBRC grants the district's request
for supplemental aid or a modified supplemental amount, the department of
management will increase the district's budget authority by that amount.
The SBRC may require the district to appear at a hearing to discuss its request for supplemental aid or a modified supplemental amount.
(3)
Use of funds. English learner funding is categorical funding
and follows the general provisions in 281-Chapter 98. Appropriate expenditures
for the English learner program are those that are direct costs of providing
instruction that supplement, but do not supplant, the costs of the regular
curriculum. Appropriate and inappropriate expenditures are set forth in
281-Chapter 98.
(4)
Annual
reporting. Districts will include and identify the detail of financial
transactions related to English learner resources, expenditures, and
carryforward balances on their certified annual report, using the account
coding appropriate to the English learner program as defined by the Uniform
Financial Accounting Manual for Iowa LEAs and AEAs, in effect on January 31,
2024. Each district submits its certified annual report following the close of
the fiscal year but no later than September 15.
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