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Categorical Aids. Daniel Bush, DPI School Financial Services WASBO Winter at a Glance December 3, 2013. What is a Categorical Aid?. Targeted purpose Outside revenue limit Offsets shared cost Usually “sum-certain,” prorated Three broad types Reimbursement Formula Grant.
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Categorical Aids Daniel Bush, DPI School Financial Services WASBO Winter at a Glance December 3, 2013
What is a Categorical Aid? • Targeted purpose • Outside revenue limit • Offsets shared cost • Usually “sum-certain,” prorated • Three broad types • Reimbursement • Formula • Grant Categorical Aids
Categorical Aid Funding Categorical Aids
Special Education andSchool-Age Parents Aid • $368,939,100 in FY 2014 • Districts, 2r charters, CESAs, CCDEBs • Reimbursement of prior year eligible costs • Salary & benefits of licensed staff • IEP-required specialized transportation • Limited contracting • Sum-certain, prorated (est. 26.5%) • Paid in 6 installments • http://sfs.dpi.wi.gov/sfs_speced Authorization: s. 115.88 Appropriation: s. 20.255(2)(b) Categorical Aids
High Cost Special Ed Aid • $3,500,000 + $2,000,000 IDEA in FY 2014 • Districts, 2r charters, CESAs, CCDEBs • Reimbursement of individual pupil costs over $30,000 after state SPED/SAP aid deducted • Sum-certain, prorated (55% in FY 2013) • Paid in June • Cannot receive with Supplemental SPED Aid • http://sped.dpi.wi.gov/sped_highcost Authorization: s. 115.881 Appropriation: s. 20.255(2)(bd) Categorical Aids
Supplemental Special Ed Aid • $1,750,000 in FY 2014 • Districts only • Formula-based • Sum-certain, prorated proportionally to eligible costs ($50k min./$150k max.) • Paid in June • Cannot receive with High Cost SPED Aid • http://sfs.dpi.wi.gov/sfs_supspedaid1 Authorization: s. 115.883 Appropriation: s. 20.255(2)(be) Categorical Aids
Student Achievement Guaranteein Education (SAGE) • $109,318,200 in FY 2014 • Districts only • Grant-based, contract w/ DPI to keep K-3 class sizes small & offer other programming • Sum-certain, $2,250 per low-income pupil (prorated to $2,027 in FY 2013) • Paid in 3 installments • http://sage.dpi.wi.gov/sage_home Authorization: s. 118.43 Appropriation: ss. 20.255(2)(cu), (cs) Categorical Aids
Per-Pupil Aid • $63,487,500 (est.) in FY 2014 • Districts only • $75 per pupil • Sum-sufficient • Paid in March • http://sfs.dpi.wi.gov/perpupil Authorization: s. 115.437 Appropriation: s. 20.255(2)(aq) Categorical Aids
Common School Fund • $32,000,000 (est.) in FY 2014 • Districts only • Allocation based on resident population of children ages 4-20 (school census) • For purchase of library materials • Paid by May, must be spent by end of June • http://sfs.dpi.wi.gov/sfs_comsch Authorization: Art. X, ss. 2 & 5;s. 43.70, Stats. Categorical Aids
Pupil Transportation Aid • $23,703,600 in FY 2014 • Districts only • Formula based on number of pupils transported in mileage categories • Sum-certain • Paid in January • Leftover balance distributed proportionally in June • http://sfs.dpi.wi.gov/sfs_pupiltran1 Authorization: s. 121.58 Appropriation: s. 20.255(2)(cr) Categorical Aids
High Cost Transportation Aid • $5,000,000 in FY 2014 • Districts only • Formula based on per-member Fund 10 transportation expenses • Sum-certain, prorated (est. 1/3) • Paid in June • http://sfs.dpi.wi.gov/sfs_aid_info_all_types Authorization: s. 121.59 Appropriation: s. 20.255(2)(cq) Categorical Aids
Sparsity Aid • $13,453,300 in FY 2014 • Districts only • Formula based on membership, density, and poverty • $300 per FRL pupil • Sum-certain, prorated (79.13% in FY 2014) • Paid in September • http://sfs.dpi.wi.gov/sfs_sparsity Authorization: s. 115.436 Appropriation: s. 20.255(2)(ae) Categorical Aids
Bilingual-Bicultural Education • $8,589,800 in FY 2014 • Districts only • Reimbursement of prior year eligible costs • Eligibility based on school ELL enrollment • Sum-certain, prorated (8.33% in FY 2013) • Paid in December • http://ell.dpi.wi.gov/ell_bilingual-bicultural Authorization: s. 115.995 Appropriation: s. 20.255(2)(cc) Categorical Aids
State Tuition • $8,242,900 in FY 2014 • Districts only • Reimbursement of prior year costs serving pupils in eligible facilities • Sum-certain • Paid in June • http://sfs.dpi.wi.gov/sfs_tuit_st Authorization: s. 121.79 Appropriation: s. 20.255(2)(cg) Categorical Aids
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