| Subject: | RE: ESL funding |
|---|---|
| Date: | Wed, 10 Nov 2010 08:52:51 -0600 |
| From: | Marchman, Suzanne |
| To: | <wgselby@statesman.com> |
It would be fair to say that, on average, school
districts
receive $577 more in state funding for each LEP student.
From: Gardner Selby
Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2010 7:16 AM
To: Marchman, Suzanne
Subject: Re: ESL funding
So it would be
accurate to say
that districts this school year are getting $577 extra for every
LEP student?
If so, how much more does it cost to educate an LEP student?
g.
On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 5:18 PM, Marchman,
Suzanne
wrote:
Looks like I’ve got an answer for you. Here
it goes:
There is weighted funding for bilingual
education. This
funding may be used to deliver bilingual education in
grades K-8, bilingual or
ESL instruction in middle school, or ESL instruction in
grades 9-12. The weight
is a 0.1 multiplier against the adjusted basic
allotment. The basic allotment
is currently $4,765. That allotment is adjusted for
several factors, including
district size. The average adjusted allotment is $5,933.
The multiplier
generates additional funding in both Tier I and Tier II.
The total additional
funding averages $577 per student.
Hope that answers your question.
suzanne
From:
Gardner Selby [mailto:wgselby@statesman.com]
Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2010 4:02 PM
To: Marchman, Suzanne
Subject: Re: ESL funding
Any
fresh information?
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