Charter students are considered residents of the
school district in which the public charter school is located for purposes of distributing
the State School Fund.
There are two funding levels, based on the
sponsorship.
1. If a school district
is the sponsor, it must contract
with the charter to pay for educational services. The payment must equal an amount per
weighted average daily membership (ADMw) that is at least equal to:
- 80 percent of the amount of the school
district’s General Purpose Grant per ADMw for students in grades K-8; and
- 95 percent of the amount of the school
district’s General Purpose Grant per ADMw for students in grades 9-12.
EXAMPLE: The Capitol City School
District’s General Purpose Grant per ADMw is $4,000. (This amount will be calculated
for every school district by the Department of Education.) Public Charter School A is
located in Capitol City operating a K-8 school and has an ADMw of 36.5. The amount of
funding Charter School A would receive is $116,800.
Eighty percent
Capitol City’s
General Purpose Grant per ADMw = |
|
$4,000 |
|
X.80 |
|
$3,200 |
|
ADMw of Charter
School A |
|
$3,200 |
|
X 36.5 |
|
$116,800 |
2. If the state Board of
Education is the sponsor, the
school district in which the charter school is located must contract with the charter
school to pay for educational services for charter school students. The payment must equal
an amount per ADMw of the charter school that is at least equal to:
- 90 percent of the amount of the
school district’s General Purpose Grant per ADMw for students in grades K-8; and
- 95 percent of the amount of the school
district’s General Purpose Grant per ADMw for students in grades 9-12.
A school district and a charter school may
negotiate contracts that pay more than the above examples. School districts are legally
required to forward payment for educational services to the public charter school within
10 days after receiving the funds from the state School Fund through the Oregon Department
of Education.
