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2006 Georgia Code - 20-2-161
20-2-161. (a) The high school general education program is declared to be the base program against which the cost of all other instructional programs shall be compared. The amount of funds needed by each full-time equivalent student in the base program, in order that such program can be sufficiently funded to provide quality basic education to all enrolled students, shall be known as the 'base amount' and shall reflect program components which constitute the program weight for the high school general education program in Code Sections 20-2-182 through 20-2-186. However, the General Assembly shall annually establish through the General Appropriations Act the base amount to be used each year. In the event that the base amount so established when multiplied by the program weights in subsection (b) of this Code section requires funds in excess of the appropriation for the Quality Basic Education Formula grants, the funds which are appropriated for the Quality Basic Education Formula shall be prorated to each of the Quality Basic Education Formula cost categories. (b) As the cost of instructional programs varies depending upon the teacher-student ratios and specific services typically required to address the special needs of students enrolled, state authorized instructional programs shall have the following program weights and teacher-student ratios:(1) Kindergarten program |
1.6422 weight and 1 to 15 ratio |
(2) Kindergarten early intervention
program |
2.0248 weight and 1 to 11 ratio |
(3) Primary grades program
(1-3) |
1.2775 weight and 1 to 17 ratio |
(4) Primary grades early intervention program
(1-3) |
1.7838 weight and 1 to 11 ratio |
(5) Upper elementary grades program
(4-5) |
1.0290 weight and 1 to 23 ratio |
(6) Upper elementary grades early intervention
program (4-5) |
1.7774 weight and 1 to 11 ratio |
(7) Middle grades program
(6-8) |
1.0134 weight and 1 to 23 ratio |
(8) Middle school program (6-8) as defined in
Code Section 20-2-290 |
1.1164 weight and 1 to 20 ratio |
(9) High school general education program
(9-12) |
1.0000 weight and 1 to 23 ratio |
(10) Vocational laboratory program
(9-12) |
1.1914 weight and 1 to 20 ratio |
(11) Program for persons with
disabilities: Category
I |
2.3706 weight and 1 to 8 ratio |
(12) Program for persons with
disabilities: Category
II |
2.7773 weight and 1 to 6.5 ratio |
(13) Program for persons with
disabilities: Category
III |
3.5356 weight and 1 to 5 ratio |
(14) Program for persons with
disabilities: Category
IV |
5.7294 weight and 1 to 3 ratio |
(15) Program for persons with
disabilities: Category
V |
2.4421 weight and 1 to 8 ratio |
(16) Program for intellectually gifted
students: Category
VI |
1.6521 weight and 1 to 12 ratio |
(17) Remedial education
program |
1.3031 weight and 1 to 15 ratio |
(18) Alternative education
program |
1.5871 weight and 1 to 15 ratio |
(19) English for speakers of other languages
(ESOL) program |
2.4948 weight and 1 to 7 ratio |
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