R277-708-3. Allocation of Enhancement for At-Risk Student Funds

  (1) The Superintendent shall base an LEA's allocation on the certified data from the UTREx System using the most recent school year for which data is complete and available.

  (2) The Superintendent shall use the following funding formula to determine an LEA base to distribute to LEAs:

  (a) the Superintendent shall annually calculate 4% of the state appropriation of the Enhancement for At-Risk Students funding available for LEA grants to provide a base amount to LEAs.

  (b) The Superintendent shall divide the base amount described in Subsection (2)(a) equally among all eligible LEAs.

  (3) The Superintendent shall annually calculate 20% of the state appropriation of the Enhancement for At-Risk Students on a per school basis to provide a targeted amount to LEAs with traditional elementary schools, secondary schools, and alternative high schools with at least 75% poverty.

  (4)(a) Subject to Subsection (4)(b), the Superintendent shall award remaining funds to an LEA based on the LEA's number of students who meet any of the following criteria:

  (i) low performance on a Board approved assessment;

  (ii) poverty;

  (iii) mobility;

  (iv) limited English Proficiency;

  (v) chronic absenteeism; and

  (vi) homelessness.

  (b) When counting the number of students within an LEA who meet the criteria described in Subsection (4)(a), the Superintendent shall:

  (i) for a student who meets one criterion, count the student once; and

  (ii) for a student who meets more than one criterion, count the student for each criterion the student meets, up to three criteria.

  (5) The Superintendent shall notify an LEA that qualifies for funding of the LEA's level of funding annually by May 1.