OAR 581-023-0106
Calculation of Extended ADMw for Charter Schools


(1)

The following definitions and abbreviations apply to this rule:

(a)

“ADM” means average daily membership as defined in ORS 327.006 (Definitions for State School Fund distributions)(3) and OAR 581-023-0006 (Student Accounting Records and State Reporting) to 581-023-0008 (Accountable Activities for Alternative Education Programs).

(b)

“Cease to operate” means the closure of a charter school due to any of these reasons: closure or dissolution of charter school or termination or nonrenewal of charter.

(c)

“Extended ADMw” means as that term is described in ORS 327.013 (State School Fund distribution computations for school districts)(1)(c).

(d)

“Public Charter Schools” means as that term is defined in ORS 338.005 (Definitions for chapter).

(2)

A school district’s general purpose grant per extended ADMw shall be calculated as follows:

(a)

Estimated general purpose grant per extended ADMw will be based on the latest estimates published by the Department of Education at the time of calculation.

(b)

Final general purpose grant per extended ADMw will be based on the estimates used for the May reconciliation as published by the Department of Education.

(3)

School districts that have a public charter school which ceases to operate shall receive funding equal to the district’s general purpose grant per extended ADMw multiplied by five (5) percent of the charter school’s previous year’s ADM as follows:

(a)

School districts shall receive an estimated amount of funding as calculated by section (2)(a) of this rule in the year immediately after the charter school ceases to operate. The funding will be distributed by the Department of Education outside of the State School Fund payment cycle.

(b)

The Department of Education shall reconcile the amount of funds a district received in subsection (a) above as follows:
(i)
The Department will determine the final ADM of the charter school using the ADM reported in the annual ADM collection for the year in which the charter school was last open.
(ii)
The Department will use the final general purpose grant per extended ADMw as determined by section (2)(b) of this rule.
(iii)
The Department will reconcile the amount calculated in subsection (3)(a) of this rule with the final calculation based on data determined by subsections (b)(i)–(ii).
(iv)
If the Department owes the school district additional funds as a result of May reconciliation, the Department will pay the school district outside of the State School Fund payment.
(v)
If a school district owes the State School Fund money, the Department will invoice the school district for the amounts owed.

(4)

School districts that had a public charter school cease to operate following the 2014-15 school year are eligible to receive additional funding to assist with expenses incurred in closing the public charter school.

(5)

The maximum additional funding that a school district is eligible to receive is based on three (3) percent of the public charter’s ADM multiplied by the school district’s general purpose grant per extended ADMw using the following data:

(a)

The ADM for the public charter school as reported by the school district in the last collection period for the 2014-15 school year.

(b)

The final general purpose grant per extended ADMw as reported under section (2)(b) of this rule.

(6)

School districts that wish to receive these funds must submit quarterly reports for 2015–16 that:

(a)

Follow the template created by the Department.

(b)

State the date of the expense.

(c)

Give a description of the expense.

(d)

Provide an explanation of how the expense related to the closure of the public charter school.

(e)

Provide the amount of the expense.

(7)

The Department shall review the quarterly reports and approve or deny the expense based on whether the expense is reasonably related to the closure of the public charter school.

(8)

The Department will reimburse school districts for all approved expenses up to the maximum additional funding for that district.

(9)

If there are additional funds remaining for that district after the end of the 2015-16 school year, the school district may submit yearly expense reports to receive additional reimbursement.

(10)

The yearly expense reports will follow the same format set forth in section (6) of this rule.

(11)

School districts may submit yearly reports for the 2016-17, 2017-18, and 2018-19 school years.

(12)

At the end of the 2018-19 school year, any funds remaining will be redistributed to the State School Fund for distribution in the 2019-20 school year.

Source: Rule 581-023-0106 — Calculation of Extended ADMw for Charter Schools, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=581-023-0106.

581–023–0006
Student Accounting Records and State Reporting
581–023–0008
Accountable Activities for Alternative Education Programs
581–023–0009
Small High School Grants
581–023–0015
Additional Remote Small Elementary School and Small High School Weightings
581–023–0018
Resident Enrollment and Resident Average Daily Membership by County Lines
581–023–0019
School Census
581–023–0022
Funding for Youth Corrections and Juvenile Detention Education Programs
581–023–0035
Budgeting and Accounting for Schools
581–023–0036
Factors for when audit initiated by Department
581–023–0037
Audit Statement of Revenue and Expenditure Accounts by Fund
581–023–0038
Audit Requirements for School Food and Nutrition Services
581–023–0040
Approved Transportation Costs for Payments from the State School Fund
581–023–0041
Computation of Net Operating Expenditures
581–023–0060
State Superintendent’s Approval of Bonded Debt for Nonstandard and Conditionally Standard School Districts
581–023–0100
Eligibility Criteria for Student Weighting for Purposes of State School Fund Distribution
581–023–0102
Poverty Eligibility Determination for Purposes of State School Fund Distribution
581–023–0104
Reimbursement to School Districts for Children with High Cost Disabilities
581–023–0106
Calculation of Extended ADMw for Charter Schools
581–023–0112
School Improvement Fund
581–023–0220
State Education Lottery Bonds
581–023–0230
Facility Grant
581–023–0240
School Revenue Forecast
581–023–0250
English Language Learner Revenue and Expenditure Report Criteria
Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

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