Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 206 - Education, Dept. of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General Agency, Board or Commission Rules › Chapter 37 - VOCATIONAL EDUCATION FUNDING ELIGIBILITY AND ADJUSTMENT TO THE FOUNDATION PROGRAM FORMULA › Section 37-4 - Adjustment

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The adjustment, a weight factor of one
				and twenty-nine hundredths (1.29), shall be multiplied by each FTE vocational
				education student for that school for the immediately preceding school year, as
				computed in accordance with the vocational adjustment into the WDE Form 100,
				School Funding Worksheet. School districts will be responsible for making FTE
				counts and providing the counts on the WDE Form 100 to be submitted no later
				than 30 working days after the close of each fiscal year [WS §
									
										21-3-117(a) (i) ];
(b) The amount computed under paragraph (a)
				of this subsection shall be multiplied by the vocational education amount
				contained within the teacher salaries and benefits component of the
				prototypical school model for grades nine (9) through twelve (12), as specified
				under W.S. §
									
										21-13-309(m) (ii) (C), as
				recalibrated for the 2001-2002 school year, subject to reallocation limitations
				imposed by the education resource block grant model for school year
				2001-2002;
(c) In addition to the
				amount computed under paragraph (b) of this subsection for a school, the number
				of FTE vocational education teachers computed for that school for the
				immediately preceding school year, as computed by the school district shall be
				multiplied by the vocational education amount contained within the equipment
				and supplies component of the prototypical school model for grades nine (9)
				through twelve (12), as recalibrated for the 2001-2002 school year;
(d) In addition to the amount computed under
				paragraph (c) of this subsection for vocational education equipment and
				supplies, an amount shall be computed for that school for vocational education
				equipment replacement and enhancement by multiplying the number of FTE teachers
				computed for that school for the preceding school year by an amount within the
				education resource block grant model which is based upon an adjustment factor
				for vocational education equipment replacement and enhancement;
(e) The one and twenty-nine hundredths (1.29)
				weight factor and the number of FTE vocational education teachers for any
				school shall be increased to the level specified by the education resource
				block grant model to fund the additional costs necessary to provide a minimum
				education program within that school. A minimum program quality standard of two
				(2) shall be applied to each school to the extent prior student participation
				rates in programs and vocational education equipment and supply amounts
				provided that school supports the two (2) program minimum standard;
(f) A detailed document that outlines the
				vocational education adjustment to the education resource block grant model
				titled "Vocational Education FTE Counts" will be provided to school districts
				as a guide and information source to follow in submitting data for full time
				equivalency student and teacher counts. This document is provided as
				"Attachment A."