Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 12, March 23, 2024
The following are the provisions governing computation for
the subsidy payments:
(1)
ADM.
For the purpose of calculating WADM, MAIE/WADM, MV/PI AR, minimum
subsidy and percentage of poverty pupils, average daily membership shall be
computed as follows:
(i) For each day the
school district and corresponding public school entities are in session, record
the number of resident students in membership. A pupil is a member of a public
school entity from the first day on the current roll until permanently
withdrawn from the roll. The date of permanent withdrawal is the date on which
it is officially known that the pupil has left school and not necessarily the
first day after the date of last attendance. Membership is obtained by adding
the total original pupil entries and the total pupil reentries and subtracting
the total pupil withdrawals. ADM is also known as the "number
belonging."
(ii) Determine the
aggregate days membership by adding all the figures recorded in paragraph
(1).
(iii) Divide aggregate days
membership by actual days of instruction to determine ADM.
(iv) Computations of ADM shall be carried to
three decimal places and not rounded.
(2)
Reduced daily membership (RDM).
RDM shall be computed as follows:
(i) Determine the aggregate days membership
as set forth in paragraph (1)(ii).
(ii) Divide the aggregate days membership by
the mandated number of days of instruction.
(iii) Computations of RDM shall be carried to
three decimal places and not rounded.
(iv) For school districts providing the
mandated days of instruction or having pupils in public school entities
providing the mandated days of instruction, RDM shall be equal to ADM. For
school districts providing less than the mandated school year or having pupils
in public school entities providing less than the mandated days of instruction,
RDM shall be less than ADM.
(3)
Adjustment factor. An
adjustment factor shall be computed for every school district as follows:
(i) Divide RDM by ADM. This calculation shall
be carried to five decimal places and not rounded.
(ii) School districts that provide the
mandated days of instruction for a school year shall have an adjustment factor
of one. School districts that provide less than the mandated days of
instruction for a school year shall have an adjustment factor of less than
one.
(4)
Base
subsidy. The base subsidy shall be computed as follows:
(i) Multiply the MV/PI AR by the lesser of
AIE/WADM or BER multiplied by WADM.
(ii) Multiply the amount determined in
subparagraph (i) by the reduction fraction to bring the allocations within the
limits of the amount appropriated.
(iii) Multiply the amount determined in
subparagraph (ii) by the adjustment factor.
(5)
Base subsidy, guaranteed
. An amount determined by multiplying the guaranteed rate by the WADM and by
the adjustment factor.
(6)
Base subsidy, minimum. For the purpose of computing the 15%
minimum as set forth in section 2501(15) of the School Code (24 P. S. §
25-2501(15)), a minimum aid
ratio of 10% will be applied to the calculation of both the MV and PI AR. MV/PI
AR calculated in this manner shall be no less than .15.
This section cited in 22 Pa. Code §
329.2 (relating to definitions);
and 22 Pa. Code §
329.7 (relating to subsidy
reimbursement for school districts which operate during
strikes).
