2010 Arizona Revised Statutes
Title 15 - Education
15-943 Base support level

15-943. Base support level

The base support level for each school district shall be computed as follows:

1. The following support level weights shall be used in paragraph 2, subdivision (a) of this section for the following school districts:

(a) For school districts whose student count in kindergarten programs and grades one through eight is classified in column 1 of this subdivision, the support level weight for kindergarten programs and grades one through eight is the corresponding support level weight prescribed in column 2 or 3 of this subdivision, whichever is appropriate:

      Column 1              Column 2                        Column 3
                        Support Level Weight           Support Level Weight
                         For Small Isolated                 For Small
    Student Count         School Districts               School Districts
        1-99            1.559                          1.399
      100-499           1.358 + [0.0005 x (500         1.278 + [0.0003 x (500
                        - student count)]              - student count)]
      500-599           1.158 + [0.002 x (600          1.158 + [0.0012 x (600
                        - student count)]              - student count)]
 

(b) For school districts whose student count in grades nine through twelve is classified in column 1 of this subdivision, the support level weight for grades nine through twelve is the corresponding support level weight prescribed in column 2 or 3 of this subdivision, whichever is appropriate:

      Column 1              Column 2                        Column 3
                        Support Level Weight           Support Level Weight
                         For Small Isolated                 For Small
    Student Count         School Districts               School Districts
        1-99            1.669                          1.559
      100-499           1.468 + [0.0005 x (500         1.398 + [0.0004 x (500
                        - student count)]              - student count)]
      500-599           1.268 + [0.002 x (600          1.268 + [0.0013 x (600
                        - student count)]              - student count)]
 

2. Subject to paragraph 1 of this section, determine the weighted student count as follows:

(a)

                              Support                       Weighted
                              Level       Student     Student
 Grade  Base      Group A     Weight   Count     Count
 PSD  1.000   +   0.450   =   1.450   x           =           
 K-8  1.000   +   0.158   =   1.158   x           =           
 9-12  1.163  +   0.105   =   1.268   x           =           
                                         Subtotal A           
 

(b)

                              Support                       Weighted
 Funding                      Level      Student            Student
 Category                     Weight   Count                 Count
 HI                           4.771   x               =                  
 K-3                          0.060   x               =                  
 ELL                          0.115   x  _______      =     ____________
 MD-R, A-R and
 SMR-R                        6.024   x               =                  
 MD-SC, A-SC and
 SMR-SC                       5.833   x               =                  
 MD-SSI                       7.947   x               =                  
 OI-R                         3.158   x               =                  
 OI-SC                        6.773   x               =                  
 P-SD                         3.595   x  _______      =     ____________
 

DD, ED, MIMR, SLD,

 SLI and OHI                  0.003   x  ________     =     ____________
 ED-P                         4.822   x               =                  
 MOMR                         4.421   x               =                  
 VI                           4.806   x               =                  
                                      Subtotal        B                  
      (c)  Total of subtotals A and B:                         
 

3. Multiply the total determined in paragraph 2 of this section by the base level.

4. Multiply the teacher experience index of the district or 1.00, whichever is greater, by the product obtained in paragraph 3 of this section.

5. Add the amount determined in section 15-910.04.