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Understanding Categorical Aids in Education Funding

Learn about categorical aids, targeted purpose, types, and funding details for special education, transportation, and more in Wisconsin. Find specific aid categories and allocation methods explained by the DPI.

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Understanding Categorical Aids in Education Funding

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  1. Categorical Aids Daniel Bush, DPI School Financial Services WASBO Winter at a Glance December 3, 2013

  2. 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

  3. Categorical Aid Funding Categorical Aids

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. DPI Categorical Aid Contacts Categorical Aids

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