Arkansas Administrative Code
Agency 172 - Department of Career Education
Rule 172.00.12-003 - Adult Education Funding Formula for adult basic academic education programs
20% of State Funds go towards Student Contact Hours:
* 3-year average of students' attendance hours for the last 3 full years of data
80% of State Funds go towards Program Performance based on a 3-year average of students who enrolled:
* 1.0-2.5 points - Educational Gains (Educational Functioning points are earned for each Level gain in each of the subject areas of Math, Reading, and/or Language)
* 0.5-1.5 point - Workforce Alliance for Growth in the Economy (WAGE)
* 0.0-1.5 points - Microsoft Information Technology Certificate
* 0.0-2.0 points - Other Educational, Employability, Certification, etc. activity approved
* 2.0-3.0 points - General Educational Development Credentials
* 1.0-2.0 points - Entered Employment
* 1.0-2.0 points - Entered Postsecondary Education or Training
Programs that show a decrease in funding will receive a decrease of the difference.
Programs that show an increase in funding will receive an increase of the difference not to exceed a ceiling of $950,000. Any program(s) exceeding the state funding ceiling are grandfathered at that level with no additional state funding gain.
The following reflects calculation possibilities with the proposed rule:
The total dollar amount available in state funding is divided in the following manner:
20% for Student Contact Hours and 80% for Program Performance
20% = $3,650,000/ 3 year contact hour average = $ per hour
80% = $14,603,000/ 3 year point average = $ per point
The contact hour and performance point calculations per program generate the funding for each funded adult education program for the fiscal year starting July 1 through June 30.
