2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 21 - Education › Chapter 3 - School Districts in General › Article 3 - Charter Schools › Section 21-3-314 - Students Counted Among District Adm; Determination of Charter School Funding.

21-3-314. Students counted among district ADM; determination of charter school funding.
(a) Each student attending a charter school shall be counted among the average daily membership of the school district in which the school is located and the school shall be included in the district's configuration of schools reported to the state superintendent under W.S. 21-13-309(m)(iv). Average daily membership of the charter school shall be calculated as follows:
(i) Notwithstanding W.S. 21-13-309(m)(iv)(A), in the first year of operation, the average daily membership for the charter school shall be based on the following:
(A) Initial average daily membership shall be calculated based upon the March 1 list of students who intend to enroll in the charter school as required under subsection (b) of this section;
(B) The average daily membership of the charter school computed under subparagraph (i)(A) of this subsection shall be adjusted by the enrollment count taken on October 1 of the first year of operation;
(C) Repealed by Laws 2023, ch. 179, 3.
(ii) In the second year and all subsequent years and except as otherwise provided under paragraph (iv) of this subsection, the average daily membership of the charter school shall be counted only among the average daily membership of the school district;
(iii) Repealed by Laws 2023, ch. 179, 3.
(iv) Notwithstanding W.S. 21-13-309(m)(iv)(A), in the second and third year of charter school operation, the average daily membership of a charter school shall be based upon the prior school year average daily membership adjusted by the enrollment count taken on October 1 of the applicable school year;
(v) Notwithstanding W.S. 21-13-309(m)(iv)(A), for any charter school in its fourth or subsequent year of charter school operation and the charter school expands its enrollment to include one (1) or more consecutive grade levels above its current school configuration of grades, the average daily membership for the charter school shall be adjusted by the enrollment count taken on October 1 of the first year of operation under the expanded grade level or levels.
(b) Any approved charter school shall provide the local school district with the names, grades and school of current enrollment for all students who plan to enroll in the proposed charter school. The information shall be provided no later than March 1 of the school year preceding the school year in which the charter school plans to begin operation.
(c) The charter school shall be entitled to the following amounts:
(i) One hundred percent (100%) of the foundation program amount computed under W.S. 21-13-309(m) based upon the average daily membership of the charter school, less amounts generated by the charter school's membership under paragraphs (b)(xxix) and (xxx) of "Attachment A" as defined in W.S. 21-13-101(a)(xvii) and less amounts specified under W.S. 21-13-309(m)(v)(E)(III) through (V);
(A) Repealed By Laws 2006, Chapter 37, 2.
(B) Repealed By Laws 2006, Chapter 37, 2.
(ii) One hundred percent (100%) of the amount to be contributed to the school district under major maintenance payments pursuant to W.S. 21-15-109 based upon the proportion that the charter school educational building gross square footage contributes to the district educational building gross square footage;
(iii) Repealed by Laws 2023, ch. 179, 3.
(iv) One hundred percent (100%) of the amount expended by the charter school that is eligible for reimbursement under W.S. 21-13-320 and 21-13-321 as computed under W.S. 21-13-309(m);
(v) One hundred percent (100%) of the amount expended by the charter school that is eligible for reimbursement by the department of education under W.S. 9-3-413.
(d) The charter school may also contract with the school district for centralized services provided by the district including curriculum, media services, libraries and federally required educational services such as special education.
(e) The district and the charter school may by mutual agreement fund the charter school through a specific budget for the charter school.
(f) Repealed by Laws 2023, ch. 179, 3.