Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title II - Accredited Schools and School Districts › Chapter 17 - Open Enrollment and Other Enrollment Options › Rule 281-17.9 - Method of Finance

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Open enrollment options are available for pupils at no
				  instructional cost to their parents/guardians. Open enrollment pupils are
				  considered enrolled resident pupils in the resident district and are included
				  in the certified enrollment count of that district for the purposes of
				  generating school foundation aid.
(1)
Full-time pupils.
The resident district will pay each year to
				the receiving district an amount equal to the sum of the state cost per pupil
				for the previous year; plus any moneys received pursuant to Iowa Code section
				282.18(7)
"b"
(1). If the pupil participating in open enrollment
				is also an eligible pupil under Iowa Code section
				261E.6 (postsecondary enrollment
				options program), the receiving district will pay the tuition reimbursement
				amount to an eligible postsecondary institution as provided in Iowa Code
				section 261E.7.
(2)
Dual enrolled pupils.
For pupils who receive competent private instruction and are dual enrolled, the
				resident district will pay each year to the receiving district an amount equal
				to 0.1 times the state cost per pupil for the previous year plus any moneys
				received for the pupil as a result of English learner weighting provided by
				Iowa Code section 280.4. However, a pupil dual
				enrolled in grades 9 through 12 will be counted by the receiving district in
				the same manner as a shared-time pupil under Iowa Code section
				257.6(1)
"c."
(3)
Home school assistance program pupils.
For pupils who receive
				competent private instruction and are registered for a home school assistance
				program, the resident district will pay each year to the receiving district an
				amount equal to 0.3 times the state cost per pupil under Iowa Code chapter 257
				for the previous year plus any moneys received for the pupil as a result of
				English learner weighting provided by Iowa Code section
				280.4.
(4)
Transportation
				assistance.
The resident district may deduct any transportation
				assistance funds for which the pupil is eligible as provided by subrule
				17.8(2).
(5)
Method of
				payment.
These moneys will be paid to the receiving district by the
				resident district during the period of open enrollment according to the
				timeline in Iowa Code section
				282.20(3). The
				district cost per pupil for nonspecial education students will be the cost
				calculated each year for the school year preceding the school year for which
				the open enrollment takes place. Costs for special education students are
				outlined in rule 281-17.10(282).
(6)
Partial-year situations.
If a pupil participating in open enrollment attends school in the receiving
				district for any reason for less than a full school year, payment from the
				district of residence at the time of open enrollment to the receiving district
				is prorated on a per diem basis.
(7)
Supplemental weighting.
A student under open enrollment is eligible to be counted for supplementary
				weighting pursuant to 281-Chapter 97 for qualifying concurrent enrollment
				classes in which the student is enrolled, including concurrent enrollment
				classes provided via the Iowa communications network (ICN), or supplementary
				weighting for project lead the way (PLTW) enrollment through sharing with a
				community college. An open enrolled student who is under competent private
				instruction (CPI) will be weighted in the student's receiving district, and no
				tuition will be billed to the resident district. An open enrolled student who
				is not under CPI will be weighted in the resident district, and the funding
				will be sent to the receiving district in addition to open enrollment tuition.
a. If the open enrolled student is present in
				the resident district on October 1 of the school year, the resident district
				will count the student, excluding a student under CPI, for supplementary
				weighting.
b. The concurrent
				enrollment course needs to qualify for supplementary weighting in the receiving
				district pursuant to 281-Chapter 97, and the PLTW course needs to qualify for
				supplementary weighting in the receiving district pursuant to the same
				chapter.
c. The resident district
				will forward the weighting generated for the concurrent or PLTW enrollment for
				that student using the district cost per pupil of the school year. The amount
				generated is calculated as the supplementary weighting full-time-equivalency
				for that one student for each qualified concurrent or PLTW enrollment course
				multiplied by the current school year's district cost per pupil in the resident
				district.
d. The receiving district
				will pay the community college the tuition negotiated for the course. The
				tuition negotiated may cost the receiving district a different amount than that
				received from the resident district. No additional amount may be charged to the
				resident district, the student, or the parent, guardian, or legal
				custodian.