Per Student Allocation, Capital Outlay Funding for the 2019-2020 school year
There are several variable that influence the per student K12 funding formula in Florida. Below is a brief breakdown of the Florida Education Finance Program, or FEFP, and how much funding charter schools can expect to receive in the 2019-2020 school year. The figures below are estimates.
Charter School Funding for the 2019-2010 School Year
Per Student Funding
Base Student allocation increase $75 per student, new allocation $4,279.49 per student
Best & Brightest Program now part of FEFP, $100 per student
Safe Schools Allocation increased $6.34/student – new allocation $63/student
Mental Health Allocation increased $2.02/student – new allocation $26.34/student
Florida Charter Schools will receive an average $6,500-$7,400 per student. Total funding per student increased by $242.60 BUT schools lost Best & Brightest as a separately funded program.
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FTE is based on 180-day school year, 5 hours per day or 1,500 minutes per week. Hourly equivalent for K3 is 720 instructional hours; Hourly equivalent for grades 4-12 is 900 instructional hours. A typical call that meets for 250 minutes per week is worth 0.1668 FTE. Students must be in attendance during “date certain” survey week in October known as Survey 2 and in February known as survey 3 in order to be counted. Each count is worth a .50 of an FTE. If a student leaves before the “date certain” survey week or comes in after the “date certain” survey week during either of the counts, the student will not be included and therefore the district will not receive funding. We receive funding for 180 school days. In grades K-3 we received funding for 720 instructional hours and grades 4-12, we receive funding for 900 instructional hours. Districts may report additional minutes per day or week but will only receive funding for the maximum instructional hours.
How are Charter Schools Funded (FLDOE): Charter schools are funded through the Florida Education Finance Program in the same way as all other public schools in the school district. The charter school receives operating funds from the Florida Education Finance Program (FEFP) based on the number of full-time (FTE) students enrolled. Charter school funding includes gross state and local funds, discretionary lottery funds, and funds from the school district’s current operating discretionary millage levy; divided by the total funded weighted full-time equivalent (FTE) students in the school district; multiplied by the weighted FTE students in the charter school. Charter schools are entitled to their proportionate share of categorical program funds, for eligible students and programs.
Capital Outlay Funding
Funding for the acquisition of capital assets or additions to capital assets. In each year in which funds are appropriated for charter school capital outlay purposes, the Commissioner of Education shall allocate the funds among eligible charter schools.
2019-20 Appropriations: $158,209,945
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Average per student: $534 (2018-19 Appropriation was $145,286,200, Average allocation per student: $490)
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Perstudentallocation is subject to a decrease if charter school enrollment increases because total allocation is divided among qualifying charter schools
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Charter schools serving 75 percent or more free or reduced-price school lunch students, or 25 percent or more students with disabilities, are eligible for additional capital outlay funds pursuant to section 1013.62(2)(b), F.S.
Capital Outlay Eligibility
A charter school’s governing body may use charter school capital outlay funds for the following purposes:
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Purchase of real property.
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Construction of school facilities.
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Purchase, lease-purchase, or lease of permanent or relocatable school facilities.
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Purchase of vehicles to transport students to and from the charter school.
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Renovation, repair, and maintenance of school facilities that the charter school owns or is purchasing through a lease-purchase or long-term lease of 5 years or longer.
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Purchase, lease-purchase, or lease of new and replacement equipment, and enterprise resource software applications that are classified as capital assets in accordance with definitions of the Governmental Accounting
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StandardsBoard,have a useful life of at least 5years,and are used to support school-wide administration or state-mandated reporting requirements.
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Payment of the cost of premiums for property and casualty insurance necessary to ensure the school facilities.
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Purchase, lease-purchase, or lease of driver’s education vehicles; motor vehicles used for the maintenance or operation of plants and equipment; security vehicles; or vehicles used in storing or distributing materials and equipment.
Allowable uses for Capital Outlay
A charter school’s governing body may use charter school capital outlay funds for the following purposes:
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Purchase of real property.
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Construction of school facilities.
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Purchase, lease-purchase, or lease of permanent or relocatable school facilities.
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Purchase of vehicles to transport students to and from the charter school.
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Renovation, repair, and maintenance of school facilities that the charter school owns or is purchasing through a lease-purchase or long-term lease of 5 years or longer.
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Purchase, lease-purchase, or lease of new and replacement equipment, and enterprise resource software applications that are classified as capital assets in accordance with definitions of the Governmental Accounting StandardsBoard, have a useful life of at least 5years,and are used to support school-wide administration or state-mandated reporting requirements.
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Payment of the cost of premiums for property and casualty insurance necessary to ensure the school facility.
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Purchase, lease-purchase, or lease of driver’s education vehicles; motor vehicles used for the maintenance or operation of plants and equipment; security vehicles; or vehicles used in storing or distributing materials and equipment.
NEW Best & Brightest Updates
1) One time recruitment award for a newly hired classroom teacher who is a content expert, based on criteria established by the department, in mathematics, science, computer science, reading or civics – up to $4,000
2) Retention award for a classroom teacher who was rated as highly effective or effective the preceding year pursuant to s1012.34 FS and teaches in a school for 2 consecutive school years, including the current year, which has improved an average of 3 percentage points or more in the percentage of total possible points achieved for determining school grades over the prior 3 years. $2,500 for highly effective and $1,000 for effective
3) Recognition award for instructional personnel who were rated as highly effective or effective and selected by his or her school principal, based on performance criteria and policies adopted by the district school board or charter school governing board
4) Recognition awards must be provided from funds remaining under the allocation provided in s.1011.62(18) F.S. after the payment of all teacher recruitment and retention awards and principal awards authorized under this section and the General Appropriations Act
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