Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Education
Title R277 - Administration
Rule R277-479 - Funding for Charter School Students With Disabilities on an IEP
Section R277-479-3 - Charter School Special Education Add-On Funding
Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 277-479-3
Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
(1) For existing charter schools, the Superintendent shall calculate the foundation based on the average ADM of students with disabilities for the current year and the previous four years.
(2)
(a) For new charter schools, the
Superintendent shall calculate the foundation based on the average special
education ADM for the number of years the new charter school has been in
operation beyond the first year, until the charter school completes its fourth
year of operation.
(b) In its first
operational year, a new charter school shall receive special education funding
based on estimated enrollment projections made by the CDC and approved by the
Superintendent for legislative projections.
(c)
(i) For
a new charter school, the estimate of students with disabilities shall be 10%
of the estimated enrollment.
(ii)
The Superintendent shall adjust the special education add-on WPUs for the
number of students with disabilities as reported on the October 1 count for the
current school year.
(3) The foundation is the minimum amount a charter school may receive for special education add-on funding.
(4)
(a) The
Superintendent shall apply a positive growth adjustment to a charter school's
foundation for weighted growth.
(b)
The Superintendent shall determine weighted growth as set forth in Subsection
53F-2-307(7)(e)(i).
(c) The Superintendent shall determine growth
WPUs as set forth in Subsection
53F-2-307(7)(e).
(d) The Superintendent may not impose a
funding cap based on the charter prevalence rate because a charter school is
designed and authorized specifically to serve students with
disabilities.
(e) When there is no
growth, either because a charter school is new or because the same number of
students are enrolled, the Superintendent may not apply a positive growth
adjustment.
(5)
(a) The Superintendent shall apply a negative
growth adjustment to a charter school's base for decline in special education
ADM.
(b) The negative growth
adjustment is the base multiplied by the percentage of enrollment
decline.
(c) The Superintendent
shall subtract the result calculated under Subsection (5)(b) from the base to
determine WPU.
(d) When there is no
decline in a charter school's enrollment of students with disabilities, either
because the charter school is new or because the same number of students are
enrolled, the Superintendent may not apply a negative growth adjustment to the
charter school's allotment.
(e) If
a negative growth adjustment brings the WPU below the foundation, the charter
school shall receive the foundation WPU.
(6)
(a) If
an authorizer approves a significant expansion for a charter school, during the
first and second years of expansion, the Superintendent shall multiply the
projected increase in enrollment by 10% to arrive at the WPU supplement for the
charter school.
(b) The
Superintendent shall adjust the special education add-on WPUs for the number of
students with disabilities as reported on the October 1 count for the current
school year.
(c) After the first
and second years of a charter school's expansion, the special education formula
provided in this Section
R277-479-3 shall account for the
expansion.
(7) Notwithstanding this Section R277-479-3, if a new charter school or significant expansion identifies a purpose and target population in its application focusing on students with disabilities, the Superintendent shall estimate the number of students with disabilities expected to enroll in consultation with the authorizer and the school.
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