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21LSO-0165
2021
STATE OF WYOMING
21LSO-0165
Numbered
2.0
HOUSE BILL NO. HB0061
School finance recalibration.
Sponsored by: Select Committee on School Finance Recalibration
A BILL
for
AN ACT relating to school finance; implementing recalibration modifications to the Wyoming education resource block grant model; codifying previously uncodified law; providing for additional sales and use taxes in amounts, if any, determined necessary to fulfill constitutional requirements; amending related provisions; repealing conflicting provisions; and providing for an effective date.
Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
Section 1.
W.S. 21
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309.1 is created to read:
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309.1.
Education resource block grant model components.
(a)
This section is intended to specify the education resource block grant model components and computations necessary to execute the 2020 cost of education study as required by W.S. 21
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309(t) and as adopted and modified by the legislature.
(b)
As used in this section:
(i)
"Block grant model components" includes the following categories:
(A)
The educational materials category of model components which includes the following:
(I)
The books and instructional materials component resourced under paragraph (c)(xxi) of this section;
(II)
The gifted and talented students component resourced under paragraph (c)(xxiii) of this section;
(III)
The career and technical education equipment and materials component resourced under paragraph (c)(xxiv) of this section;
(IV)
The student activities component resourced under paragraph (c)(xxv) of this section;
(V)
The professional development component resourced under paragraph (c)(xxvi) of this section;
(VI)
The central office
nonpersonnel
resources component resourced under paragraph (c)(xxviii) of this section;
(VII)
The operations and maintenance supplies component resourced under paragraph (c)(xxx) of this section.
(B)
The energy category of model components which includes the utilities component resourced under paragraph (c)(xxxi) of this section;
(C)
The nonprofessional labor category of model components which includes supervisory aides, central office classified staff, school secretaries, school clerical staff, maintenance workers, groundskeepers and custodians resourced under paragraph (c)(xxxiii) of this section;
(D)
The professional labor category of model
components which includes teachers, principals, assistant principals, superintendents, assistant superintendents, business managers and school computer technicians resourced under paragraph (c)(xxxiii) of this section.
(ii)
"FTE" means the full-time equivalency basis as computed in accordance with guidelines prescribed by rule and regulation of the department of education;
(iii)
"Grade band" means a school grade configuration that falls within one (1) of the following configurations:
(A)
An elementary school grade band that includes grades kindergarten through grade six (K-6) or any combination of those grades;
(B)
A middle school grade band that includes grade five (5) through eight (8) or grade six (6) through grade nine (9) or any combination of grades within those ranges;
(C)
A high school grade band that includes grade eight (8) through grade twelve (12) or any combination of those grades.
(c)
The Wyoming education resource block grant model components and the resourcing for those components shall be as follows:
(i)
Full day kindergarten. Funded for all elementary schools;
(ii)
Core teachers for schools with ADM greater than forty
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nine (49) and schools not designated as alternative schools:
(A)
Elementary school. Calculated as ADM divided by sixteen (16);
(B)
Middle school. Calculated as ADM divided by twenty
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one (21);
(C)
High school. Calculated as ADM divided by twenty
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one (21).
(iii)
Specialist teachers for schools with more than forty
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nine (49) ADM and schools not designated as alternative schools:
(A)
Elementary school specialist teachers shall be calculated as twenty percent (20%) of the core teachers in subparagraph (ii)(A) of this subsection;
(B)
Middle school specialist teachers shall be calculated as thirty
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three percent (33%) of the core teachers in subparagraph (ii)(B) of this subsection;
(C)
High school specialist teachers shall be calculated as thirty
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three percent (33%) of the core teachers in subparagraph (ii)(C) of this subsection.
(iv)
Additional vocational education teachers. For schools with more than forty
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nine (49) ADM and schools not designated as alternative schools, calculated as the product of each high school's FTE vocational education students reported under W.S. 21
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309(m)(v)(D)(I) multiplied by twenty
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nine hundredths (0.29) then divided by the high school class size of twenty
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one (21);
(v)
Small school and alternative school core staff. For schools with forty
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nine (49) or less ADM or alternative schools, provide one (1) teacher position for every seven (7) ADM, calculated as total school ADM divided by seven (7). Each school shall receive a minimum of one (1) teacher by increasing the sum of the core staff in this paragraph to one (1) if the total is less than one (1);
(vi)
Minimum teachers:
(A)
The minimum number of teachers for any elementary school with more than forty
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nine (49) ADM is six (6), as calculated by increasing the sum of the core teachers in paragraph (ii) of this subsection and specialist teachers in paragraph (iii) of this subsection to six (6). The minimum number of teachers for any middle school with more than forty
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nine (49) ADM is eight (8), as calculated by increasing the sum of the core teachers in paragraph (ii) of this subsection and specialist teachers in paragraph (iii) of this subsection to eight (8). The minimum number of teachers for any high school with more than forty
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nine (49) ADM is ten (10), as calculated by increasing the sum of the core teachers in paragraph (ii) of this subsection, specialist teachers in paragraph (iii) of this subsection and additional vocational education teachers in paragraph (iv) of this subsection to ten (10). The minimum number of teachers under this subparagraph shall be provided for each elementary school, middle school and high school grade band level for a school that contains more than one (1) grade band and the grade band is more than forty
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nine (49) ADM;
(B)
The minimum number of teachers for any school with more than forty
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nine (49) ADM, more than one (1) grade band level and at least one (1) grade band level with forty
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nine (49) ADM or less shall be calculated as follows:
(I)
For each grade band level with forty
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nine (49) ADM or less, the minimum number of teachers shall be calculated by increasing the sum of the core teachers in paragraph (ii) of this subsection, specialist teachers in paragraph (iii) of this subsection and additional vocational education teachers in paragraph (iv) of this subsection to one (1) teacher position for every seven (7) ADM;
(II)
For each grade band level with more than forty
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nine (49) ADM, the minimum number of teachers shall be calculated as provided in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph.
(vii)
Small school district teacher adjustment. For all schools within a district comprised of less than two hundred forty
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three (243) total ADM and notwithstanding all other teacher resources in paragraphs (ii) through (vi) of this subsection, resource each school with a minimum of one (1) core teacher at every grade level with reported ADM, plus an additional twenty percent (20%) of elementary grade level core teachers to calculate elementary specialist teachers and an additional thirty
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three percent (33%) of middle school and high school grade core teachers to calculate middle school and high school specialist teachers;
(viii)
Instructional coaches:
(A)
Elementary school instructional coaches shall be calculated as the product of the school's ADM multiplied by forty
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five hundredths (0.45) divided by two hundred eighty
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eight (288) for schools with more than forty
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nine (49) ADM and schools not designated as alternative schools;
(B)
Middle and high school instructional coaches shall be calculated as the product of the school's ADM multiplied by forty
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five hundredths (0.45) divided by three hundred fifteen (315) for schools with more than forty
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nine (49) ADM and schools not designated as alternative schools;
(C)
For schools containing more than one (1) grade band and more than forty
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nine (49) ADM, instructional coaches shall be calculated as the product of the school's total ADM multiplied by forty
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five hundredths (0.45) divided by three hundred fifteen (315).
(ix)
Tutors:
(A)
Calculated as the school's at
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risk students computed under W.S. 21
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309(m)(v)(A) divided by one hundred (100) for schools with more than forty
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nine (49) ADM and schools not designated as alternative schools;
(B)
Minimum tutors. A minimum number of tutors shall be provided for schools with more than forty
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nine (49) ADM and schools not designated as alternative schools based upon the following:
(I)
Elementary schools. If the amount calculated under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph is less than the school ADM divided by two hundred eighty
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eight (288), then increase the amount calculated under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph so that the number of tutor positions is equal to the school ADM divided by two hundred eighty
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eight (288);
(II)
Middle and high schools. If the amount calculated under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph is less than the school ADM divided by three hundred fifteen (315), then increase the amount calculated under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph so that the number of tutor positions is equal to the school ADM divided by three hundred fifteen (315);
(III)
For schools containing more than one (1) grade band, the minimum number of tutors shall be calculated as provided in subdivision (II) of this subparagraph using the total school ADM.
(x)
Extended day and summer school teachers:
(A)
Calculated as the school's at
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risk students computed under W.S. 21
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309(m)(v)(A) divided by one hundred twenty (120) then multiplied by six
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tenths (0.6) for schools with more than forty
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nine (49) ADM and schools not designated as alternative schools;
(B)
Each school district shall receive a minimum of one
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half (0.5) position if the total FTE calculated in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph is less than one
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half (0.5).
(xi)
Substitute teachers:
(A)
Calculated as the product of five percent (5%) multiplied by the sum of FTE positions calculated in paragraphs (ii) through (x) of this subsection;
(B)
The daily substitute rate shall be equal to the product of one hundred two dollars and fifteen cents ($102.15) multiplied by seven and sixty
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five hundredths percent (7.65%) for social security and Medicaid benefits;
(C)
Total substitute teacher resources under this paragraph shall be equal to the product of one hundred seventy
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five (175) multiplied by the product calculated in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph multiplied by the product calculated in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph.
(xii)
Supervisory aides:
(A)
Elementary school supervisory aides shall be calculated as the product of the school's ADM multiplied by two (2) then divided by two hundred eighty
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eight (288) for schools with more than forty
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nine (49) ADM and schools not designated as an alternative school;
(B)
Middle school supervisory aides shall be calculated as the product of the school's ADM multiplied by two (2) then divided by three hundred fifteen (315) for schools with more than forty
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nine (49) ADM and schools not designated as an alternative school;
(C)
High school supervisory aides shall be calculated as the product of the school's ADM multiplied by five (5) then divided by three hundred fifteen (315) for schools with more than forty
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nine (49) ADM and schools not designated as an alternative school;
(D)
For schools with more than forty
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nine (49) ADM and containing an elementary school grade band and a middle school grade band but not a high school grade band, supervisory aide positions shall be calculated based upon the formula in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph using the total school ADM. For schools with more than forty
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nine (49) ADM and containing a high school grade band and either an elementary school grade band or a middle school grade band or both, supervisory aide positions shall be calculated based upon the formula in subparagraph (C) of this paragraph using the total school ADM. This subparagraph shall not apply for schools designated as an alternative school.
(xiii)
Pupil support positions:
(A)
Calculated as the school's at
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risk students computed under W.S. 21
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309(m)(v)(A) divided by one hundred (100) for schools with more than forty
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nine (49) ADM and schools not designated as an alternative school;
(B)
Minimum pupil support positions. Minimum pupil support positions shall be provided for schools with more than forty
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nine (49) ADM and schools not designated as an alternative school based upon the following:
(I)
Elementary schools. If the amount calculated under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph is less than the school ADM divided by two hundred eighty
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eight (288), then increase the amount of positions calculated under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph to equal to the school ADM divided by two hundred eighty
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eight (288);
(II)
Middle and high schools. If the amount calculated under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph is less than the school ADM divided by three hundred fifteen (315), then increase the amount of positions calculated under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph to equal to the school ADM divided by three hundred fifteen (315);
(III)
For schools containing more than one (1) grade band, the minimum number of tutors shall be calculated as provided in subdivision (II) of this paragraph using the total school ADM.
(xiv)
Counselors. Calculated as total middle and high school ADM divided by two hundred and fifty (250) for schools with more than forty
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nine (49) ADM and schools not designated as alternative schools;
(xv)
Librarians. Shall be calculated for schools with more than forty
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nine (49) ADM and schools not designated as alternative schools based upon the following:
(A)
Elementary schools. Calculated as the school's ADM divided by two hundred eighty
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eight (288);
(B)
Middle schools and high schools with more than forty
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nine (49) ADM and less than one hundred five (105) ADM, provide librarian positions by prorating one (1) librarian position for one hundred five (105) ADM down to no librarian positions for forty
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nine (49) ADM. For middle schools and high schools with ADM of one hundred five (105) or more up to six hundred thirty (630), provide one (1) librarian position. For middle schools and high schools with more than six hundred thirty (630) ADM, calculate librarian positions by dividing the school's ADM by six hundred thirty (630);
(C)
For schools containing more than one (1) grade band and more than forty
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nine (49) ADM, librarians shall be calculated using the formula in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph using the total school ADM.
(xvi)
School computer technicians. For middle and high schools with more than forty
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nine (49) ADM and schools not designated as alternative schools, calculated as each school's ADM divided by three hundred fifteen (315). For schools containing more than one (1) grade band, calculated using the total school ADM divided by three hundred fifteen (315);
(xvii)
Principals. Shall be calculated for schools with more than forty
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nine (49) ADM and schools not designated as alternative schools based upon the following:
(A)
Elementary schools with more than forty
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nine (49) ADM and less than ninety
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six (96) ADM, provide principal positions by prorating one (1) principal position for ninety
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six (96) ADM down to no position at forty
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nine (49) ADM. Provide one (1) principal position for elementary schools with ninety
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six (96) or more ADM;
(B)
Middle and high schools with more than forty
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nine (49) ADM and less than one hundred five (105) ADM, provide principal positions by prorating one (1) principal position for one hundred five (105) ADM down to no position for forty
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nine (49) ADM. Provide one (1) principal position for middle schools and high schools with one hundred five (105) or more ADM;
(C)
For schools containing more than one (1) grade band and more than forty
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nine (49) ADM, provide principal positions based upon the formula in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph.
(xviii)
Assistant principals:
(A)
Prorate one (1) assistant principal position for every two hundred eighty
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eight (288) elementary school ADM over two hundred eighty
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eight (288) ADM;
(B)
Prorate one (1) assistant principal position for every three hundred fifteen (315) middle school and high school ADM over three hundred fifteen (315) ADM;
(C)
For schools containing more than one (1) grade band, prorate one (1) assistant principal position for every three hundred fifteen (315) ADM over three hundred fifteen (315) ADM using the total school ADM;
(D)
Provide one (1) assistant principal position for a school with a total ADM of forty
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nine (49) or less or for a school designated as an alternative school.
(xix)
Secretaries. Calculated for schools with more than forty
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nine (49) ADM and schools not designated as alternative schools based upon the following:
(A)
Elementary schools with more than forty
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nine (49) ADM and less than ninety
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six (96) ADM, provide secretary positions by prorating one (1) secretary position for ninety
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six (96) ADM down to no position at forty
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nine (49) ADM. Elementary schools with more than ninety
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six (96) ADM and up to two hundred eighty
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eight (288) ADM, provide one (1) secretary position. Prorate one (1) additional secretary position for every two hundred eighty
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eight (288) elementary ADM over two hundred eighty
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eight (288) ADM;
(B)
Middle schools and high schools with more than forty
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nine (49) ADM and less than one hundred five (105) ADM, provide secretary positions by prorating one (1) secretary position for one hundred five (105) ADM down to no position at forty
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nine (49) ADM. Middle schools and high schools with more than one hundred five (105) ADM and up to three hundred fifteen (315) ADM, provide one (1) secretary position. Prorate one (1) additional secretary position for every three hundred fifteen (315) middle school and high school ADM over three hundred fifteen (315) ADM;
(C)
For schools containing more than one (1) grade band and more than forty
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nine (49) ADM, secretary positions shall be calculated using the formula in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph using the total school ADM.
(xx)
Clerical positions. Calculated for schools with more than forty
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nine (49) ADM and schools not designated as alternative schools based upon the following:
(A)
Elementary schools with more than forty
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nine (49) ADM, provide clerical positions by prorating one (1) clerical position for every two hundred eighty
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eight (288) ADM down to no clerical positions for forty
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nine (49) ADM;
(B)
Middle schools with more than forty
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nine (49) ADM, provide clerical positions by prorating one (1) clerical position for every three hundred fifteen (315) ADM down to no clerical positions for forty
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nine (49) ADM;
(C)
High schools with more than forty
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nine (49) ADM, provide clerical positions by prorating four (4) clerical positions for every six hundred thirty (630) ADM down to no clerical positions for forty
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nine (49) ADM;
(D)
For schools with more than forty
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nine (49) ADM and containing an elementary school grade band and middle school grade band but not a high school grade band, clerical positions shall be calculated based upon the formula in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph using the total school ADM. For schools with more than forty
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nine (49) ADM and containing a high school grade band and either an elementary school grade band or a middle school grade band or both, clerical positions shall be calculated based upon the formula in subparagraph (C) of this paragraph using the total school ADM.
(xxi)
Books and instructional materials. Resources shall be calculated as the product of the school's ADM multiplied by two hundred nine dollars and thirty
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three cents ($209.33);
(xxii)
Technology and equipment. Resources shall be calculated as the product of the school's ADM multiplied by two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00). This amount shall not be subject to any external cost adjustment applicable under W.S. 21
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309(o);
(xxiii)
Gifted and talented students. Resources shall be calculated as the product of the school's ADM multiplied by forty
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four dollars and seven cents ($44.07);
(xxiv)
Career and technical education equipment and materials. Resources shall be calculated as the product of each high school's FTE vocational education teachers reported under W.S. 21
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309(m)(v)(D)(III) multiplied by ten thousand three hundred thirteen dollars and eighty
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eight cents ($10,313.88);
(xxv)
Student activities shall be based upon each school's ADM. A middle school with ADM in grade nine (9) shall have that ADM included in the high school ADM for the high school the students would normally attend. Student activity funding shall be calculated in the following manner:
(A)
Elementary school student activity resources shall be calculated as the product of the total elementary school ADM multiplied by twenty
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six dollars and two cents ($26.02);
(B)
Middle school student activity resources shall be calculated as the product of the total middle school ADM multiplied by:
(I)
Eight hundred fifty
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six dollars ($856.00) for a school with one (1) ADM, prorated down to five hundred eighty
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five dollars and forty
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one cents ($585.41) for a school with one hundred five (105) ADM;
(II)
Five hundred eighty
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five dollars and forty
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one cents ($585.41) for a school with one hundred five (105) ADM, prorated down to four hundred three dollars and twenty
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nine cents ($403.29) for a school with two hundred ten (210) ADM;
(III)
Four hundred three dollars and twenty
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nine cents ($403.29) for a school with two hundred ten (210) ADM, prorated down to three hundred twenty
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five dollars and twenty
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three cents ($325.23) for a school with three hundred fifteen (315) ADM;
(IV)
Three hundred twenty
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five dollars and twenty
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three cents ($325.23) for a school with three hundred fifteen (315) ADM, prorated down to two hundred eighty
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six dollars and twenty cents ($286.20) for a school with six hundred thirty (630) ADM;
(V)
Two hundred eighty
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six dollars and twenty cents ($286.20) for a school with six hundred thirty (630) ADM, prorated down to two hundred twenty
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one dollars and sixteen cents ($221.16) for a school with one thousand two hundred sixty (1,260) or more ADM;
(C)
High school student activity resources shall be calculated as the product of the total high school ADM multiplied by:
(I)
Two thousand two hundred six dollars and fifty
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nine cents ($2,206.59) for a school with one (1) ADM, prorated down to one thousand six hundred ninety
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one dollars and eighteen cents ($1,691.18) for a school with one hundred five (105) ADM;
(II)
One thousand six hundred ninety
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one dollars and eighteen cents ($1,691.18) for a school with one hundred five (105) ADM, prorated down to one thousand three hundred sixty
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five dollars and ninety
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five cents ($1,365.95) for a school with two hundred ten (210) ADM;
(III)
One thousand three hundred sixty
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five dollars and ninety
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five cents ($1,365.95) for a school with two hundred ten (210) ADM, prorated down to one thousand one hundred five dollars and seventy
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seven cents ($1,105.77) for a school with three hundred fifteen (315) ADM;
(IV)
One thousand one hundred five dollars and seventy
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seven cents ($1,105.77) for a school with three hundred fifteen (315) ADM, prorated down to seven hundred eighty dollars and fifty
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four cents ($780.54) for a school with six hundred thirty (630) ADM;
(V)
Seven hundred eighty dollars and fifty
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four cents ($780.54) for a school with six hundred thirty (630) ADM, prorated down to six hundred fifty dollars and forty
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five cents ($650.45) for a school with one thousand two hundred sixty (1,260) or more ADM.
(xxvi)
Professional development. Resources shall be calculated as the product of the school's ADM multiplied by one hundred thirty
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seven dollars and seventy
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two cents ($137.72);
(xxvii)
Central office staff:
(A)
For school district ADM of five hundred (500) or less, three (3) administrative positions and three (3) classified positions;
(B)
For school district ADM from five hundred (500) to one thousand (1,000), provide four (4) administrative positions and four (4) classified positions at one thousand (1,000) ADM, prorated down to three (3) administrative positions and three (3) classified positions at five hundred (500) ADM;
(C)
For school district ADM from one thousand (1,000) to three thousand five hundred (3,500), provide eight (8) administrative positions and ten (10) classified positions at three thousand five hundred (3,500) ADM, prorated down to four (4) administrative positions and four (4) classified positions at one thousand (1,000) ADM;
(D)
For a school district with ADM greater than three thousand five hundred (3,500), prorate eight (8) administrative positions for every three thousand five hundred (3,500) ADM and prorate ten (10) classified positions for every three thousand five hundred (3,500) ADM.
(xxviii)
Central office
nonpersonnel
resources. Resources shall be calculated as the product of the school district ADM multiplied by four hundred dollars and twenty cents ($400.20);
(xxix)
Maintenance and operations. Resourced as follows:
(A)
For school buildings containing more than one (1) grade band level or school, the resources shall be generated at the highest grade band level using the total ADM in the building;
(B)
School custodians. For school buildings with more than forty
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nine (49) ADM, calculated using the average of the following four (4) factors specified under subdivisions (I) through (IV) of this subparagraph, plus an additional one
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half (0.5) FTE for middle or high schools:
(I)
One (1) custodian multiplied by the total of the number of teachers resourced under paragraphs (i) through (v) of this subsection divided by thirteen (13);
(II)
One (1) custodian multiplied by the result of the total school building ADM divided by three hundred twenty
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five (325);
(III)
One (1) custodian multiplied by the total of the number of classrooms in the building divided by thirteen (13);
(IV)
One (1) custodian multiplied by the result of the total allowable gross square footage of education space for the school building in accordance with W.S. 21
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309(m)(v)(G)(II) divided by eighteen thousand (18,000).
(C)
District custodians. Calculated as the product of one (1) custodian position multiplied by ten percent (10%) of the total allowable gross square footage of education space for all school buildings in the district in accordance with W.S. 21
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309(m)(v)(G)(II) then divided by eighteen thousand (18,000);
(D)
Maintenance workers. A base FTE resourced using the average of the four (4) factors specified under subdivisions (I), (II), (III) and (IV) of this subparagraph plus the additional adjustments to the base FTE amount as provided in subdivision (V) of this subparagraph:
(I)
One and one
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tenth (1.1) maintenance worker per school building;
(II)
One (1) maintenance worker multiplied by the total of the allowable gross square footage of education space for the school building in accordance with W.S. 21
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309(m)(v)(G)(II) divided by sixty thousand (60,000), then multiplied by a factor of one and two tenths (1.2);
(III)
One (1) maintenance worker multiplied by the total ADM for the school building divided by one thousand (1,000), then multiplied by a factor of one and three
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tenths (1.3);
(IV)
One (1) maintenance worker multiplied by the school district’s school year 2005
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2006 general fund operating expenditures divided by five million dollars ($5,000,000), then multiplied by a factor of one and two
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tenths (1.2);
(V)
The base FTE calculated under this subparagraph for each school building shall be adjusted as follows:
(1)
A school level adjustment for elementary schools equal to the product of the base FTE multiplied by a factor of eight
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tenths (0.8), for middle schools equal to the product of the base FTE multiplied by a factor of one (1) and for high schools equal to the product of the base FTE multiplied by a factor of two (2);
(2)
A building age adjustment for a school building that is less than ten (10) years old equal to the product of the base FTE multiplied by a factor of ninety
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five hundredths (0.95) and for a school building that is more than thirty (30) years old equal to the product of the base FTE multiplied by a factor of one and one
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tenth (1.1);
(3)
A small district adjustment for a school district with less than one thousand (1,000) ADM equal to the base FTE plus the adjustments under subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subdivision, then multiplied by a factor of one and one
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tenth (1.1).
(E)
Groundskeepers:
(I)
In making calculations under this subparagraph:
(1)
For school land acreage containing more than one (1) school building, the resources shall be generated at the highest applicable grade band level using the total ADM of all schools on the land acreage;
(2)
Acreage acquired by a district after July 1, 1997 shall be calculated using the lesser of the actual site acreage on which the facility is situated or the acreage specified in school facility commission guidelines, provided that this limitation shall not apply if the acreage was acquired through an exchange with another governmental entity and the acreages involved in the exchange were originally acquired by the district and the governmental entity on or prior to July 1, 1997.
(II)
A base groundskeeper FTE shall be calculated for each school site as the product of the allowable acreage computed under subdivision (I) of this subparagraph multiplied by ninety
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three (93) hours per acre divided by two thousand eight (2,008) hours of work per year. The base groundskeeper FTE shall be adjusted by a factor equal to the base groundskeeper FTE multiplied by one and five
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tenths (1.5) for middle school sites and two and five
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tenths (2.5) for high school sites;
(III)
Groundskeeper FTE positions for district level sites shall be equal to ten percent (10%) of the school level groundskeeper FTE positions calculated under subdivision (II) of this subparagraph.
(xxx)
Operations and maintenance supplies. Resources shall be calculated for each district as the product of the allowable gross square footage of education space for each school building in accordance with W.S. 21
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309(m)(v)(G)(II) multiplied by a factor of one and one
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tenth (1.1) and then multiplied by seventy
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three cents ($0.73);
(xxxi)
Utilities. Actual school year 2009
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2010 expenditures by district excluding amounts reimbursed under W.S. 21
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13
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320 and 21
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13
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321 as adjusted by negative ten and seven hundred sixty
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two thousandths percent (
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10.762%), further adjusted by four and seventy
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seven hundredths percent (4.77%), further adjusted by ten and eight hundred twenty
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three thousandths percent (10.823%), further adjusted by nine hundred thirty
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six thousandths percent (0.936%) and further adjusted by external cost adjustments enacted by law. For additional school buildings added to district building inventories after school year 2009‑2010, one hundred percent (100%) of 2009‑2010 district average utility expenditures per gross square foot for district school buildings multiplied by the additional authorized educational square footage;
(xxxii)
School adjustments:
(A)
For a school configured with grade kindergarten through six (K
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6), resource as an elementary school;
(B)
For a school configured with grades five through eight (5
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8), grades six through nine (6
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9) or grades seven through nine (7
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9), resource as a middle school;
(C)
For a school configured with grades kindergarten through seven (K
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7), grades kindergarten through eight (K
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8) or grades kindergarten through nine (K
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9), resource grades kindergarten through five (K
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5) as an elementary school grade band for teacher resources and remaining grades and as a middle school grade band for teacher resources;
(D)
For a school configured with grades kindergarten through twelve (K
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12), resource grades kindergarten through five (K
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5) as an elementary school grade band for teacher resources, grades six through eight (6
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8) as a middle school grade band for teacher resources and the remaining grades and as a high school grade band for teacher resources;
(E)
For a school configured with grades six through twelve (6
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12) or grades seven through twelve (7
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12), resource grades six through eight (6
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8) as a middle school grade band for teacher resources and the remaining grades and as a high school grade band for teacher resources.
(xxxiii)
Salaries for all school and district level staffing categories under this subsection, shall be based upon salary levels as specified under this paragraph. The salary level for each staffing category shall be adjusted for each district based upon the district experience, education and responsibility level as specified for that staffing category. District experience, education and responsibility level by appropriate staffing category shall be updated each year by the department of education so that district adjustments reflect the prior school year information. The education adjustments under this paragraph shall only reflect the highest degree obtained by district staff. The staffing categories and specified salaries and adjustments are as follows:
(A)
Central office administrative positions:
(I)
One (1) superintendent salary equal to seventy
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nine thousand five hundred eighteen dollars and ninety cents ($79,518.90), plus nineteen thousand one hundred fifty
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seven dollars and thirty
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six cents ($19,157.36) multiplied by the average number of central office administrative positions that have a bachelor's degree, plus twenty
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five thousand three hundred seventy
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five dollars and twenty
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one cents ($25,375.21) multiplied by the average number of central office administrative positions that have a master's degree, plus thirty thousand five hundred forty
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six dollars and sixteen cents ($30,546.16) multiplied by the average number of central office administrative positions that have a doctoral degree, plus two hundred thirteen dollars and seventy
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seven cents ($213.77) multiplied by the average years of state experience, plus four dollars and twenty
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five cents ($4.25) multiplied by the district ADM;
(II)
One (1) assistant superintendent salary equal to eighty percent (80%) of the superintendent salary calculated in subdivision (I) of this subparagraph;
(III)
One (1) business manager salary equal to forty
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three thousand six hundred eighty
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seven dollars and thirty
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nine cents ($43,687.39), plus nineteen thousand one hundred fifty
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seven dollars and thirty
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six cents ($19,157.36) multiplied by the average number of central office administrative positions that have a bachelor's degree, plus twenty
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five thousand three hundred seventy
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five dollars and twenty
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one cents ($25,375.21) multiplied by the average number of central office administrative positions that have a master's degree, plus thirty thousand five hundred forty
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six dollars and sixteen cents ($30,546.16) multiplied by the average number of central office administrative positions that have a doctoral degree, plus two hundred thirteen dollars and seventy
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seven cents ($213.77) multiplied by the average years of state experience, plus four dollars and twenty
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five cents ($4.25) multiplied by the district ADM;
(IV)
Additional central office administrative positions resourced under paragraph (xxvii) of this subsection in excess of three (3) FTE shall have a salary equal to the average of:
(1)
The salary calculated under subdivision (II) of this subparagraph multiplied by two (2), plus;
(2)
The salary calculated under subdivision (III) of this subparagraph.
(B)
Principal salaries shall be equal to seventy
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three thousand seven hundred forty dollars and eight cents ($73,740.08), plus eight thousand five hundred twenty
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four dollars and twenty
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seven cents ($8,524.27) multiplied by the average number of principal and assistant principal positions that have a doctoral degree, plus six hundred forty dollars and sixteen cents ($640.16) multiplied by the average years of state experience, plus fourteen dollars and fifty
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six cents ($14.56) multiplied by the average school ADM;
(C)
Assistant principal salaries shall be equal to fifty
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nine thousand nine hundred seventy
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nine dollars ($59,979.00), plus eight thousand five hundred twenty
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four dollars and twenty
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seven cents ($8,524.27) multiplied by the average number of principal and assistant principal positions that have a doctoral degree, plus six hundred forty dollars and sixteen cents ($640.16) multiplied by the average years of state experience, plus fourteen dollars and fifty
‑
six cents ($14.56) multiplied by the average school ADM;
(D)
Teacher salaries under this subparagraph shall be provided for core teachers, specialist teachers, English language learner teachers, instructional coaches, tutors, summer school teachers, extended day teachers, counselors, pupil support positions, and librarians. Teacher salaries shall be equal to thirty
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eight thousand ninety
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eight dollars and ninety
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one cents ($38,098.91), plus six thousand three hundred forty
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four dollars and thirty
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six cents ($6,344.36) multiplied by the average number of teacher positions that have a master's degree, plus thirteen thousand eight hundred forty
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two dollars and twenty
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five cents ($13,842.25) multiplied by the average number of teacher positions that have a doctoral degree, plus eight hundred sixty
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eight dollars and seventy cents ($868.70) multiplied by the average years of teaching experience up to twenty (20) years, plus two hundred twenty
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five dollars and forty
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eight cents ($225.48) multiplied by the average years of teaching experience over twenty (20) years;
(E)
School computer technician salaries shall be equal to thirty
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nine thousand five hundred fifty
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six dollars and nineteen cents ($39,556.19), plus thirteen thousand six hundred forty
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nine dollars ($13,649.00) multiplied by the average number of school computer technician positions that have a bachelor's degree, plus six hundred fifty
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nine dollars and eighty cents ($659.80) multiplied by the average years of state experience;
(F)
Supervisory aide salaries shall be equal to seventeen thousand six hundred one dollars and forty
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five cents ($17,601.45), plus two thousand forty
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nine dollars and forty cents ($2,049.40) multiplied by the average number of supervisory aide positions that have a bachelor's degree, plus two hundred eighty
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two dollars and eighty cents ($282.80) multiplied by the average years of state experience;
(G)
School secretary salaries shall be equal to twenty
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nine thousand eight hundred forty
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six dollars and eighty cents ($29,846.80), plus four hundred eleven dollars and ninety
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eight cents ($411.98) multiplied by the average years of state experience for all secretary and clerical positions;
(H)
School clerical salaries shall be equal to twenty
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two thousand nine hundred sixty
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two dollars and fifteen cents ($22,962.15), plus three hundred sixteen dollars and fifty
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five cents ($316.55) multiplied by the average years of state experience for all secretary and clerical positions;
(J)
Central office classified position salaries shall be equal to thirty
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two thousand four hundred twelve dollars and ninety
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one cents ($32,412.91), plus four hundred eleven dollars and ninety
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eight cents ($411.98) multiplied by the average years of state experience for all secretary and clerical positions;
(K)
Maintenance worker and groundskeeper salaries shall be equal to thirty
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two thousand six hundred seventy
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nine dollars and eighteen cents ($32,679.18), plus four hundred eighty
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four dollars and thirteen cents ($484.13) multiplied by the average years of state experience for all maintenance worker, groundskeeper and custodian positions;
(M)
Custodian salaries shall be equal to twenty
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six thousand five hundred twenty
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nine dollars and eighty
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one cents ($26,529.81), plus four hundred eighty
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four dollars and thirteen cents ($484.13) multiplied by the average years of state experience for all maintenance worker, groundskeeper and custodian positions.
(xxxiv)
Each district adjusted average salary for each staffing category under paragraph (xxxiii) of this subsection shall be further adjusted as follows:
(A)
Increased by an amount equal to twenty
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one and one
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tenth percent (21.1%) of the district adjusted average salary for:
(I)
Social security equaling six and two tenths percent (6.2%);
(II)
Medicare equaling one and forty
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five hundredths percent (1.45%);
(III)
Worker's compensation equaling seven tenths percent (0.7%);
(IV)
Unemployment insurance equaling six hundredths percent (0.06%);
(V)
Retirement equaling twelve and sixty
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nine hundredths percent (12.69%). The amount contains employee contributions to the Wyoming retirement system of five and fifty
‑
seven hundredths percent (5.57%) and employer contributions to the Wyoming retirement system of seven and twelve hundredths percent (7.12%).
(B)
Regional cost adjustment differences as measured by the greater of the 2005 hedonic wage index or the Wyoming cost-of-living index computed by the division of economic analysis, department of administration and information, with a minimum of one hundred (100) index value. For purposes of the education resource block grant model, the version of the Wyoming cost-of-living index used by the division shall be based upon the unrecalibrated housing cost index weights unless otherwise determined by the legislature. In addition, the version of the Wyoming cost-of-living index applied under this subparagraph for any school year shall be the average of the six (6) consecutive semiannual index reports completed by January 1 of the immediately preceding school year. The regional cost adjustment under this subparagraph shall be multiplied by the district adjusted average salary as further adjusted under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph;
(C)
An amount for health insurance benefits computed under W.S. 21
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309(m)(v)(F) shall be added to the district adjusted average salary.
(xxxv)
External cost adjustment. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the block grant model components as provided in this subsection or any specified category of model components shall be subject to an external cost adjustment as adopted by the legislature pursuant to W.S. 21
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309(o).
Section 2.
W.S. 21
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2
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204(b)(intro), 21
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13
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101(a)(xiv) and (c), 21
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309(m)(v)(intro), (o), (p) and (u), 39
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15
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104 by creating a new subsection (j) and 39
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16
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104 by creating a new subsection (g) are amended to read:
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2
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204.
Wyoming Accountability in Education Act; statewide education accountability system created.
(b)
A statewide education accountability system shall be established by the state board through the department of education in accordance with this section, which implements the components of the education resource block grant model as defined by W.S. 21
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13
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101(a)(xiv) and as contained in
Attachment "A" as defined under
W.S.
21
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13
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101(a)(xvii)
21
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13
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309.1
.
The first phase of this system shall be a school
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based system that is based on student performance as determined through multiple measures of school performance. The goals of the Wyoming Accountability in Education Act are to:
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13
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101.
Definitions.
(a)
As used in this chapter:
(xiv)
"Education resource block grant model" means the block grant model for Wyoming school finance contained within the enumeration of model components summarizing and executing
recommendations within
the
2010
2020
cost of education study as modified by the legislature and as
referenced in paragraph (xvii) of this subsection
provided in W.S. 21
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13
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309.1
. "Education resource block grant model" or "model" includes model spreadsheets updated with technical corrections, all of which are enacted into law, on file with the secretary of state and are maintained and made available for public inspection by the state superintendent under W.S. 21
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2
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202(e), and as may be subsequently modified by the legislature prior to future model recalibration required under W.S. 21
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13
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309(t);
(c)
The education resource block grant model as defined under paragraph (a)(xiv) of this section and as included in
"Attachment A" referenced in paragraph (a)(xvii) of this section
W.S. 21
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13
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309.1
, as each are enacted into law, and including any technical correction which may be implemented by rule and regulation of the state superintendent under W.S. 21
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2
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202(e), shall be filed with the secretary of state.
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13
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309.
Determination of amount to be included in foundation program for each district.
(m)
In determining the amount to be included in the foundation program for each district, the state superintendent shall:
(v)
Based upon ADM computations and identified school configurations within each district pursuant to paragraph (iv) of this subsection, compute the foundation program amount for each district as prescribed by the education resource block grant model adopted by the Wyoming legislature as defined under W.S. 21
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13
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101(a)(xiv), as contained within the spreadsheets and accompanying reports referenced under W.S.
21
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13
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101(a)(xvii)
21
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13
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309.1
. The following criteria shall be used by the state superintendent in the administration of the education resource block grant model:
(o)
To the extent specifically provided by the legislature, and between periods of model recalibration required under subsection (t) of this section, the amount computed for each district under subsection (m) of this section shall be adjusted to provide for the effects of inflation, excluding those amounts specified under subparagraphs (m)(v)(E) and (F) of this section and
the assessment component contained in paragraph (b)(xxviii) of "Attachment A" as referenced
as specified
in W.S.
21
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13
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101(a)(xvii)
21
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13
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309.1
. The adjustment under this subsection shall not be applied until the expiration of the school year immediately following the first school year of application of the recalibrated model, and shall be adjusted on a cumulative basis each school year thereafter and until the first school year of application of a subsequent model recalibration.
Following analysis of information reported under subsection (u) of this section, the joint appropriations
interim
committee shall submit a recommendation to the legislature and the governor not later than November 1 of each applicable year on an external cost adjustment for purposes of this subsection.
(p)
Except as otherwise provided by law and following the computation and application of any adjustment under subsection (o) of this section, the amount computed for each school within each district shall be combined with the amount computed and provided on a district level for that district, as prescribed by the education resource block grant model, to determine the foundation program amount for each district.
The foundation program amount for each district shall be adjusted by calculating a per ADM reduction by dividing one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000.00) by the total statewide ADM calculated under W.S. 21
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309(m)(iv). Each district's foundation program amount shall be reduced by subtracting the product of a district's ADM calculated under W.S. 21
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309(m)(iv) multiplied by the per ADM reduction amount under this subsection.
(u)
To ensure model components specified under the education resource block grant model defined under W.S. 21
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13
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101(a)(xiv), as enumerated and enacted by the legislature and included in
"Attachment A" referenced in
W.S.
21
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13
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101(a)(xvii)
21
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13
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309.1
, remain resourced at cost
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based levels between periods of model recalibration required under subsection (t) of this section, and prior to adjustment for the effects of inflation for any school year under subsection (o) of this section, the joint education interim committee shall annually receive and review reports in accordance with this subsection and report to the joint appropriations
interim
committee as required by this subsection.
The legislative service office shall assemble information necessary to develop a model monitoring process and other reports for the committee using data maintained by the department of education and other state agencies.
For this purpose, the department shall annually update and compile information, in a format contained within reports provided during 2010 model recalibration, reported at the model component level, on school district allocation of model resources, as well as other information provided for purposes of developing and completing the 2010 cost of education studies.
Each year excluding the first school year of application of any model recalibration performed under subsection (t) of this section, the information and analysis assembled by the legislative service office under this subsection shall be reported to the joint education interim committee in sufficient time to allow committee review of and deliberation on the report and the submission of recommendations to the joint appropriations
interim
committee by October 15 of the applicable school year.
Report recommendations shall be used by the joint appropriations
interim
committee in its determination of legislative recommendation on model adjustment under subsection (o) of this section.
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104.
Taxation rate.
(j)
In addition to the sales tax under subsections (a) and (b) of this section there is imposed an additional sales tax in an amount as prescribed by law and as the legislature determines necessary to fulfill its constitutional duties to fund a system of public schools providing a complete and uniform, thorough and efficient system of public instruction free of charge to the youth of the state between the ages of six (6) and twenty
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one (21). The tax imposed under this subsection shall not be effective until enactment of a law specifying the amount of the tax necessary, if any, as determined by the legislature to raise sufficient revenue, together with other revenues directed by law, for the funding of the system of public instruction.
39
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16
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104.
Taxation rate.
(g)
In addition to the use tax under subsections (a) and (b) of this section there is imposed an additional use tax in an amount as prescribed by law and as the legislature determines necessary to fulfill its constitutional duties to fund a system of public schools providing a complete and uniform, thorough and efficient system of public instruction free of charge to the youth of the state between the ages of six (6) and twenty
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one (21). The tax imposed under this subsection shall not be effective until enactment of a law specifying the amount of the tax necessary, if any, as determined by the legislature to raise sufficient revenue, together with other revenues directed by law, for the funding of the system of public instruction.
Section 3.
W.S. 21
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13
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101(a)(xvii), 21
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13
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309(m)(v)(C) are repealed.
Section 4
.
2011 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 185, ATTACHMENT "A", 2012 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 99, Section 3, 2017 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 205, Sections 3 and 4, 2018 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 185 Sections 2 and 3 and 2020 Wyoming Session Laws, Chapter 80, Section 2, Section 205, Footnote No. 1 are repealed.
Section 5.
This act is effective July 1, 2021.
(END)
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