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Florida Department of Education. SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION FUNDING 2009-10. Martha Haynes Administrator Office of Funding & Financial Reporting February 12, 2010. Student Transportation S.1011.68, F.S. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Florida Department of Education
Martha HaynesAdministratorOffice of Funding & Financial ReportingFebruary 12, 2010
SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION FUNDING
2009-10
Student TransportationS.1011.68, F.S.
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The Student Transportation funding formula provides funds for school district transportation based on each district's pro rata share of state transported students.
• Additional funding is provided for the transportation of certain disabled students.
• Adjustments are made for cost of living differences, percent of population outside of urban centers, and an efficiency factor that is based upon the average number of eligible students transported per bus in daily service to encourage greater bus utilization.
2009-10 Transportation Funding
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• Until 2009-10, Student Transportation was funded as a Categorical Program.
• In 2009, the Legislature made Student Transportation a component of the Florida Education Finance Program (FEFP).
• The FEFP is funded with state and local dollars.
Funding Summary:2009-10 $428,931,491 2008-09 $460,903,559Decrease ($31,972,068) or (6.94%)
Funding Formula
Two componentsBase Transportation Allocation
Provides funding for all fundable transported students, including certain disabled students
ESE Transportation Allocation Fully funded with the balance prorated as
the base allocation component.
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ESE Allocation: Who’s Eligible?
ESE student eligibility is limited to students requiring additional specialized transportation services.
Eligible students transported by private vehicles and eligible students for whom the district pays fares are treated as any other transported students.
Florida Price Level Index (FPLI) Adjustments are made for cost of living
differences The purpose of the FPLI is to measure the
differences from county to county in the cost of purchasing a specific market basket of goods and services at a particular point in time.
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Rurality Index
Adjustments are made for the percent of population outside of urban centers (Rurality Index).Number of urban and rural inhabitants for
each Florida county is from the latest Florida Statistical Abstract.
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Average Bus Occupancy (ABO) Index
Adjustments are made for an efficiency factor that is based upon the average number of eligible students transported per bus (category B) in daily service to encourage greater bus utilization
Each adjustment factor is designed to affect the base allocation by no more or less than 10 percent.
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Sequence of Surveys Survey Period 1 (July) - from the beginning
of the fiscal year (July 1) to the beginning of the defined 180 day school year.
Survey Period 2 (October) - the first 90 days of the 180 day school year.
Survey Period 3 (February) - the second 90 days of the 180 day school year.
Survey Period 4 (June) - from the end of the 180 day school program to the end of the fiscal year (June 30).
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Transportation Calculations
First CalculationCompleted immediately after the
annual legislative sessionBased on district’s number of eligible
students transported from the transportation surveys for:
July, preceding fiscal year; October, preceding fiscal year; and June, second preceding fiscal year.
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Transportation Calculations Second Calculation
Completed upon receipt of the district’s transportation surveys for:
July, current fiscal year; October, current fiscal year; and June, preceding fiscal year.
Prior Year Amendments are incorporated in the 2nd, 3rd and Final Calculations
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Transportation Calculations
Third CalculationCompleted upon receipt of the
district’s transportation surveys for: July, current fiscal year; October, current fiscal year; February, current fiscal year; and June, preceding fiscal year.
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Transportation Calculations
Final CalculationCompleted upon receipt of the
district’s transportation surveys for: July, current fiscal year; October, current fiscal year; February, current fiscal year; and June, current fiscal year.
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FTE Surveys 2009-10 FEFP Calculations Transportation Calculations
1st CalculationImmediately after Legislative Session
May1st Calculation
After Legislative Sessionby June 30
2nd CalculationUpon receipt of Tax Roll
JulySurvey 1 - July 13-17, 2009
State Processing ends Sept. 18, 2009Final Update: Sept. 30, 2009
PY Survey 5 - Due Aug. 7, 2009State Processing ends Sept. 4, 2009
Final Update: Feb. 28, 2010 PY Final Calculation
After final update of PY Survey 4October
PY Final CalculationAfter PY Jul, Oct, Feb, Jun Trans. Surveys
October
Survey 2 - Oct. 12-16, 2009State Processing ends Nov. 13, 2009
Final Update: Mar. 31, 2010 3rd Calculation
Upon receipt of Survey 2December
2nd CalculationAfter CY Jul & Oct Trans. Surveys
December
Survey 3 - February 8-12, 2010State Processing ends March 12, 2010
Final Update: July 31, 2010 4th Calculation
Upon receipt of Survey 3April
3rd CalculationAfter CY July, Oct., & Feb. Trans. Surveys
April
Next Year 1st Calculation
Immediately after Legislative SessionMay
Survey 4 - June 14-18, 2010State Processing ends July 16, 2010
Final Update: Aug. 31, 2010
Final CalculationAfter final update of Survey 4
October
Final CalculationAfter CY Jul, Oct, Feb, Jun Trans. Surveys
October
Base Allocation Students
AdjustedJuly
Students0.00
+
AdjustedOctober Students5,963.50
AdjustedFebruaryStudents5,963.50
AdjustedJune
Students5.84
+ + =
TotalAdjustedStudents11,932.84
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Example: Alachua
Base Allocation FactorTotal
Adjusted BaseStudents
11,932.84
FloridaPrice Level
Index1.0020
AverageBus Occupancy
Index1.0249
RuralityIndex
0.9507
X
X X =
BaseAllocation Factor
11,650.2816
Average Bus Occupancy Index
OctoberStudents
11,927+
FebruaryStudents
11,927
AverageStudents
11,927=
OctoberBuses
139+
FebruaryBuses
139=
AverageBuses
139
AverageStudents
11,927
.___
.
AverageBuses
139
=
AverageBus
Occupancy85.81
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Calculating the Bus Occupancy Index
Uses a formula which rewards efficiency.
Efficiency factor is based upon the average number of eligible students transported per bus in daily service.
Encourages greater bus utilization.
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Exceptional Allocation Students
AdjustedJuly ESEStudents
0.00
+
AdjustedOctober ESE
Students154.50
AdjustedFebruary ESE
Students154.50
AdjustedJune ESEStudents
0.00
+ + =
TotalAdjusted ESE
Students309.00
Factorof1.8
WeightedAdjusted
ESEStudents556.20
X =
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ESE Allocation FactorTotal
Weighted Adjusted ESEStudents556.20
FloridaPrice Level
Index1.0020
AverageBus Occupancy
Index1.0249
RuralityIndex
0.9507
X
X X =
ESEAllocation Factor
543.0320
Funding Summary: State Base Allocation
DistrictESE
AllocationFactor543.03
x
Prior YearState Average
Cost per Student
$837
DistrictESE
Allocation
$454,516
=
Example: Alachua
TotalState
Allocation
$428,931,491
TotalState ESEAllocation
$54,673,571
_ =
TotalState BaseAllocation
$974,257,92021
Funding Summary: District Base Allocation
DistrictBase
AllocationFactor
11,650.28
Total StateBase
AllocationFactor
952,755.74
DistrictProration
Factor
.01227982
=
Example: Alachua
DistrictProration
Factor
.01227982
TotalState BaseAllocation
$374,257,920
x =District
BaseAllocation
$4,576,419
.__
.
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Funding Summary: District Net Allocation
DistrictBase
Allocation
$4,576,419
DistrictESE
Allocation
$454,516
TotalDistrict
Allocation
$5,030,935
=
Example: Alachua
TotalDistrict
Allocation
$5,030,935
PriorYear
Adjustments
-46,070
+ =District
NetAllocation
$4,984,865$4,984,865
+
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Student Transportation Contacts
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Martha Haynes or Cathy CrossOffice of Funding & Financial Reporting(850) [email protected]
[email protected] Herman Carter
School Transportation Management(850) [email protected]
Ruth JonesEducation Information & Accountability Services(850) [email protected]