School finance-maintenance-operations.

WORKING DRAFT
2008
STATE OF
WYOMING
08LSO-0152

HOUSE BILL
NO.
HB0026

School finance-maintenance-operations.

Sponsored by:
Joint Education Interim Committee

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to
school finance; clarifying the maintenance and operations component within the education resource block grant model
for application commencing school year 2008-2009 and thereafter
;

providing exceptions;
and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1.

2006 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 37, Attachment A(b), as amended by 2007 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 147, Section 401, is amended to read:

ATTACHMENT "A"
ATTACHMENT "A" CONTAINS AN ENUMERATION OF MODEL COMPONENTS SUMMARIZING AND EXECUTING RECOMMENDATIONS CONTAINED WITHIN THE 2005 COST OF EDUCATION STUDY ON THE RECALIBRATION OF THE EDUCATION RESOURCE BLOCK GRANT MODEL AS FOLLOWS:

Summary of
Wyoming
Recalibration Recommendations:

For purposes of this attachment:
"ADM" means as defined under W.S. 21
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101(a)(i) and reflects a per student computation;
"FTE" means full time equivalency basis as computed in accordance with guidelines prescribed by rule and regulation of the department of education.

(b)

To implement this act and notwithstanding subsection (a) of this attachment, the Wyoming education resource block grant model components and the resourcing for those components shall be as follows:

Full-Day Kindergarten
:

Funded for all elementary schools.

Class Size:

16 for grades Kindergarten through 5;

21 for grades 6 through 12.

Core teachers:

Elementary school ADM divided by 16;

Middle school ADM divided by 21;

High school ADM divided by 21.

Specialist teachers:

Elementary schools: 20 percent of core teachers;

Middle and high schools: 33 percent of core teachers.

Minimum teachers:

6.0 for elementary schools with greater than 49 ADM;

8.0 for middle schools with greater than 49 ADM;
10.0 for high schools with greater than 49 ADM.

Instructional facilitators:

0.

Tutors:

1 FTE teacher position for every 100 at-risk students with a minimum of 1 FTE teacher position for prototypical elementary, middle and high schools.

ELL:

1 FTE teacher position for every 100 ELL students.

Extended day:

0.

Summer school:

0.

Alternative schools:

1 assistant principal position plus 1 FTE teacher position for every 7 students.

Substitutes:

Additional 5 percent of ADM generated teacher positions at $88.40/day plus 7.65% for benefits.

Supervisory aides:

2 for 288 ADM prototypical elementary school;

2 for 315 ADM prototypical middle school;
5 for 630 ADM prototypical high school.

Pupil support:

1 FTE teacher position for every 100 at-risk students with a minimum of 1 FTE teacher position for prototypical elementary, middle and secondary schools; PLUS

1 FTE position for every 250 students in secondary schools.

Librarian:

1.0 for each prototypical elementary, middle and high school.

Library media tech:

1.0 for each prototypical middle and high school.

Principal:

1.0 for all schools down to 96 ADM elementary and 105 ADM middle and high, prorated by ADM below these ADM levels.

Assistant principal:

Begin phasing in 1 assistant principal for every 315 students at 316 ADM middle and high school.

Secretary:

1.0 for 288 ADM prototypical elementary;

1.0 for 315 ADM prototypical middle school;

1.0 for 315 ADM and 630 ADM prototypical high school.

Clerical:

1.0 for 288 ADM prototypical elementary school;

1.0 for 315 ADM prototypical middle school;

2.0 for 315 ADM prototypical high school.

Books/Ins. Materials:

$296.99/elementary and middle school ADM;

$363.65/high school ADM.

Computers, equipment:

$260/ADM.

Special education:

100 percent state reimbursement of prior year actual expenditures.

Gifted:

$26/ADM.

Vocational education:

0.29 times FTE vocational education ADM;

$8040.74/FTE vocational education teacher for equipment and supplies.

Student activities:

Resource under the following school configurations:
K-5 elementary school: $21.63/ADM;
6-8 middle school: From $711.69/ADM at 1 ADM school to $183.88/ADM for 1260 ADM school;
9-12 high school: From $1834.60/ADM for 1 ADM school to $540.80/ADM for 1260 ADM school.

Professional development:

In addition to the above instructional facilitators/coaches:

5 extra days in teacher yearly contract, at statewide average of $238 per day, which will vary by district average salary levels;

Plus $104/ADM for trainers.

Assessment:

In addition to all other professional development resources:

$33.58/ADM.

Central office staff:

District ADM 500 and below:

3 administrative and 3 secretarial;

District ADM from 500 to 1000:
Proration of an additional administrative and secretarial position;

District ADM at 1000:
4 administrative and 4 secretarial;
adjusted upwards to 3500 ADM.

District ADM at 3500:
8 administrative and 10 secretarial,
prorated up for districts with ADM greater than 3500.

Central office nonpersonnel expenses:

$312/ADM
.

Transportation:

100 percent state reimbursement of prior year actual expenditures.

Food services:

Assumed to be self supporting program.

Maintenance and operations:

Based on ADM, gross square footage and number of buildings and rooms for custodians, facilities maintenance and groundskeepers.

Groundskeeper FTE computations shall be based upon

the lesser of the actual site acreage on which the facility is situated
as defined by department rule and regulation,
or the
school facility guidelines and site acreages established by the school facilities commission under W.S. 21
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114.
The state superintendent may grant exceptions to the groundskeeper FTE computation limitations for acreages acquired prior to July 1, 1997.

M & O supplies:

$0.57 per 110 percent of gross square feet of authorized education space.

Utilities:

Actual 2004-2005 expenditures by district inflated up in subsequent years by inflation factor.

School adjustments:

For all schools with 49 or fewer ADM, resource with 1 assistant principal position plus 1 FTE teacher position for every 7 students for all staff;

For all schools with 49 or fewer ADM within a district comprised solely of schools with 49 or fewer ADM, resource with 1 assistant principal position plus 1.5 FTE teacher positions for every 7 students for all staff;

Minimum 6 teachers in elementary schools greater than 49 ADM;

For a K-5 or K-6 school, resource as elementary school;

For a K-7, K-8 or K-9 school, resource K-5 as elementary school and remainder as middle school;

For K-12 school, resource as K-5 elementary, 6-8 middle and 9-12 high school;

For 6/7-12 school, resource as 6-8 middle and 9-12 high school.

Average Salaries:

Teachers

$ 43,938.00

Teachers with 5 extra days

$ 45,126.00

Principals

$ 73,994.00

Assistant principals

$ 62,085.00

Superintendents

$ 95,211.00

Assistant superintendents

$ 76,168.80

Business managers

$ 64,202.00

Aides

$ 16,430.00

Media technicians

$ 38,747.00

Central office secretaries

$ 31,073.00

School secretaries

$ 28,868.00

School clerical staff

$ 22,206.00

Maintenance and operations:

Maintenance/groundskeepers

$ 31,866.00

Custodians

$ 26,582.00

Benefits:

19.66 percent plus
health as computed under W.S. 21
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309(m)(v)(F).

Regional cost adjustment:

As provided by W.S. 21
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309(m)(v)(C).

External cost adjustment:

As provided by W.S. 21
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309(o).

Section
2
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This act is effective
July 1, 2008.

(END)

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