2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 70. Schools › §70-18-201.1. Weighted membership calculation for Foundation Aid.

A. Beginning with the 2020-21 school year, and each school year thereafter, the weighted membership of a school district for calculation of Foundation Aid purposes pursuant to paragraph 1 of subsection D of Section 18-200.1 of this title shall be the sum of the weighted pupil grade level calculation, the weighted pupil category calculation, the weighted district calculation, and the weighted teacher experience and degree calculation. The weighted membership of a school district for calculation of Salary Incentive Aid purposes pursuant to paragraph 3 of subsection D of Section 18-200.1 of this title shall be the sum of the weighted pupil grade level calculation, the weighted pupil category calculation, the weighted district calculation, and the weighted teacher experience and degree calculation.
B. Beginning with the 2022-2023 school year, the weighted calculations provided for in subsection A of this section shall be based on the higher weighted average daily membership of the first nine (9) weeks of the current school year or the preceding school year of a school district, unless otherwise specified. The higher of the two (2) weighted average daily memberships shall be used consistently in all of the calculations; however, the weighted calculation for a statewide virtual charter school experiencing a significant decline in membership shall be based on the first nine (9) weeks of the current school year for the statewide virtual charter school. For purposes of this subsection, "significant decline in membership" means equal to or greater than a fifteen percent (15%) decrease in average daily membership from the preceding school year to the average daily membership of the first nine (9) weeks of the current school year. The average daily membership data used for all calculations in paragraphs 1, 2, 3, and 4 of this subsection shall be the same as used in the calculation of the State Aid Formula. The weighted calculations provided for in subsection A of this section shall be determined as follows:
1. The weighted pupil grade level calculation shall be determined by taking the highest average daily membership and assigning weights to the pupils according to grade attended as follows:
GRADE LEVEL
WEIGHT
a.
Half-day early childhood programs
.7
b.
Full-day early childhood programs
1.3
c.
Half-day kindergarten
1.3
d.
Full-day kindergarten
1.5
e.
First and second grade
1.351
f.
Third grade
1.051
g.
Fourth through sixth grade
1.0
h.
Seventh through twelfth grade
1.2
i.
Out-of-home placement
1.50
Multiply the membership of each subparagraph of this paragraph by the weight assigned to such subparagraph of this paragraph and add the totals together to determine the weighted pupil grade level calculation for a school district. Determination of the pupils eligible for the early childhood program weight shall be pursuant to the provisions of Section 1-114 of this title. The pupils eligible for the out-of-home placement pupil weight shall be students who are not residents of the school district in which they are receiving education pursuant to the provisions of subsection D of Section 1-113 of this title. Such weight may be claimed by the district providing educational services to such student for the days that student is enrolled in that district. If claimed, the out-of-home placement weight shall be in lieu of the pupil grade level and any pupil category weights for that student. Provided, if a student resides in a juvenile detention center that is restricted to less than twelve (12) beds, the out-of-home placement pupil weight for such students shall be calculated as follows: for a center with six (6) beds - 3.0; for a center with eight (8) beds - 2.3; and for a center with ten (10) beds - 1.80.
2. The weighted pupil category calculation shall be determined by assigning a weight to the pupil category as follows:
CATEGORY
WEIGHT
a.
Visual Impairment
3.8
b.
Specific Learning Disability
.4
c.
Deafness or Hearing Impairment
2.9
d.
Deaf-Blindness
3.8
e.
Intellectual Disability
1.3
f.
Emotional Disturbance
2.5
g.
Gifted
.34
h.
Multiple Disabilities
2.4
i.
Orthopedic Impairment
1.2
j.
Speech or Language Impairment
.05
k.
Bilingual
.25
l.
Special Education Summer Program
1.2
m.
Economically Disadvantaged
.3
n.
Optional Extended School Year Program
As determined by
the State Board
of Education
o.
Autism
2.4
p.
Traumatic Brain Injury
2.4
q.
Other Health Impairment
1.2
Except as otherwise provided, multiply the number of pupils approved in the school year with the highest average daily membership in each category by the weight assigned to such category and add the totals together to determine the weighted pupil category calculation for a school district. For the 1997-98 school year and subsequent school years, the number to be multiplied by the weight assigned to the gifted category in subparagraph g of this paragraph shall be the lesser of (1) the sum of the number of students who scored in the top three percent (3%) on any national standardized test of intellectual ability plus the number of students identified as gifted pursuant to subparagraphs a through d of paragraph 1 of Section 1210.301 of this title, or (2) the sum of the number of students who scored in the top three percent (3%) on any national standardized test of intellectual ability plus eight percent (8%) of the total average daily membership of the school district for the first nine (9) weeks of the school year.
3. The weighted district calculation shall be determined by determining the calculations for each school district for both the small school district formula and the district sparsity - isolation formula, applying whichever is the greater of the calculations of the two formulas and then applying the restrictions pursuant to subparagraph c of this paragraph.
a.
Small school district formula: 750 minus the average daily membership divided by 750 times .2 times total average daily membership.
The small school district formula calculation shall apply only to school districts whose highest average daily membership is less than 750 pupils. School districts which are consolidated or annexed after July 1, 2003, pursuant to the Oklahoma School Voluntary Consolidation and Annexation Act shall have the weighted district size calculation for the three (3) school years following the fiscal year in which such consolidation occurred calculated to be the sum of the individual consolidated districts computed as if the consolidation had not taken place. Thereafter, any such district which is consolidated pursuant to the Oklahoma School Voluntary Consolidation and Annexation Act shall not qualify for the weighted district calculation unless the district can satisfy the specifications herein. Subject to the provisions of subparagraph c of this paragraph, the resulting number shall be counted as additional students for the purpose of calculating State Aid.
b.
District sparsity - isolation formula:
The district sparsity - isolation formula calculation shall apply only to school districts:
(1)
whose total area in square miles is greater than the average number of square miles for all school districts in this state; and
(2)
whose areal density is less than one-fourth (1/4) of the state average areal density. Areal density shall be determined by dividing the school district's average daily membership by the school district's total area in square miles.
The district sparsity - isolation formula calculation shall be calculated as follows:
The school district student cost factor multiplied by the school district area factor. The resulting product shall be multiplied by the school district's average daily membership. Subject to the provisions of subparagraph c of this paragraph, the resulting number shall be counted as additional students for the purpose of calculating State Aid.
The school district student cost factor shall be calculated as follows:
The school district's average daily membership shall be categorized into the following grade level groups and applied to the appropriate formulas as computed below:
Grade Level Group
Grades K-5
Divide 74 by the sum of the Grade
Level ADM plus 23,
add .85 to the quotient, then
multiply the sum by the Grade
Level ADM.
Grades 6-8
Divide 122 by the sum of the Grade
Level ADM plus 133,
add .85 to the quotient, then
multiply the sum by the Grade
Level ADM.
Grades 9-12
Divide 292 by the sum of the Grade
Level ADM plus 128,
add .78 to the quotient, then
multiply the sum by the Grade
Level ADM.
The sum of the grade level group's average daily membership shall be divided by the school district's average daily membership. The number one (1.0) shall be subtracted from the resulting quotient.
The school district area cost factor shall be calculated as follows:
Subtract the state average district area from the district area, then divide the remainder by the state average district area;
however, the district area cost factor shall not exceed one (1.0).
The State Board of Education shall define geographical barriers whose location in a school district would inhibit the district from consolidation or annexation. The Board shall make available an application process, review applications, and for districts the Board deems necessary allow additional square miles to be used for the purposes of calculations used for the weighted district sparsity - isolation formula. Provided, that the additional square miles allowed for geographical barriers shall not exceed thirty percent (30%) of the district's actual size.
c.
State Aid funds which a district is calculated to receive as a result of the weighted district calculation shall be restricted as follows:
If, after the weighted district calculation is applied, the district's projected per pupil revenue exceeds one hundred fifty percent (150%) of the projected state average per pupil revenue, then the district's State Aid shall be reduced by an amount that will restrict the district's projected per pupil revenue to one hundred fifty percent (150%) of the projected state average per pupil revenue. Provided, in applying the restriction provided in this division, the district's State Aid shall not be reduced by an amount greater than by the amount of State Aid which was generated by the weighted district calculation.
The July calculation of the projected per pupil revenue shall be determined by dividing the district's preceding year's average daily membership (ADM) as weighted by the pupil grade level, the pupil category, the district and the teacher experience degree index calculations for projected State Aid into the district's projected total revenues including projected funds for the State Aid Formula for the preceding year, net assessed valuation for the preceding calendar year times thirty-nine (39) mills, county revenues excluding the county four-mills revenues for the second preceding year, other state appropriations for the preceding year, and the collections for the preceding year of state apportionment, motor vehicle revenue, gross production tax, and R.E.A. tax.
The December calculation of the projected per pupil revenue shall be determined by dividing the higher of the district's first nine (9) weeks of the current school year or the preceding school year's average daily membership (ADM) as weighted by the pupil grade level, the pupil category, the district and the teacher experience degree index calculations for projected State Aid into the district's projected total revenues including funds for the December calculation of the current year State Aid Formula, net assessed valuation for the current calendar year times thirty-nine (39) mills, county revenues excluding the county four-mills revenue for the preceding year, other state appropriations for the preceding year, and the collections for the preceding year of state apportionment, motor vehicle revenue, gross production tax, and R.E.A. tax.
The district's projected total revenues for each calculation shall exclude the following collections for the second preceding year: federal revenue, insurance loss payments, reimbursements, recovery of overpayments and refunds, unused reserves, prior expenditures recovered, prior year surpluses, and other local miscellaneous revenues.
4. The weighted teacher experience and degree calculation shall be determined in accordance with the teacher experience and degree index. The State Department of Education shall determine an index for each state teacher by using data supplied in the school district's teacher personnel reports of the preceding year and utilizing the index as follows:
TEACHER EXPERIENCE - DEGREE INDEX
EXPERIENCE
BACHELOR'S
MASTER'S
DOCTOR'S
DEGREE
DEGREE
DEGREE
0 - 2
.7
.9
1.1
3 - 5
.8
1.0
1.2
6 - 8
.9
1.1
1.3
9 - 11
1.0
1.2
1.4
12 - 15
1.1
1.3
1.5
Over 15
1.2
1.4
1.6
The school district teacher index for each school district shall be determined by subtracting the weighted average state teacher from the weighted average district teacher. Multiply the school district teacher index if greater than zero by .7 and then multiply that product by the sum of the district's weighted pupil grade level calculation provided in paragraph 1 of this subsection and the weighted pupil category calculation provided in subparagraph m of paragraph 2 of this subsection to determine the weighted teacher experience and degree calculation.
Added by Laws 1996, c. 215, § 6, eff. July 1, 1996. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 343, § 5, eff. July 1, 1997; Laws 1998, c. 204, § 5, eff. July 1, 1998; Laws 1998, c. 362, § 4, eff. July 1, 1998; Laws 1999, c. 1, § 28, emerg. eff. Feb. 24, 1999; Laws 2003, c. 296, § 7, eff. July 1, 2003; Laws 2005, c. 432, § 10, eff. July 1, 2005; Laws 2010, c. 478, § 3, eff. July 1, 2010; Laws 2011, c. 165, § 1; Laws 2018, c. 228, § 2, eff. July 1, 2018; Laws 2020, c. 61, § 3, eff. July 1, 2020; Laws 2021, c. 5, § 2, eff. July 1, 2022; Laws 2021, c. 488, § 3, eff. July 1, 2022; Laws 2023, c. 280, § 2, eff. July 1, 2023.
NOTE: Laws 1997, c. 300, § 5 repealed by Laws 1998, c. 5, § 29, emerg. eff. March 4, 1998. Laws 1998, c. 246, § 35 repealed by Laws 1999, c. 1, § 45, emerg. eff. Feb. 24, 1999.