SCHOOL BUDGET
REVIEW COMMITTEE
UNOFFICIAL SUMMARY
The School Budget Review Committee met in regular session on Monday, December 12, 2005, at 9:00 a.m. with the following members present: Director Judy A. Jeffrey, Department of Education, Chair; Director Michael Tramontina, Department of Management, Secretary; and committee members Connie Cook, Wayne Drexler, and Clark Yeager.
1. Approval of Previous Decisions. Approved the decisions of the September 12, 2005, meeting of the School Budget Review Committee.
2. Fairfield
Community School District. Approved
modified allowable growth for the 2005-2006 school year in the amount of
$28,754 for excess LEP costs to the district during the 2004-2005 school year.
3. Mount Vernon Community School District. Approved modified allowable growth for the 2005-2006 school year in the amount of $46,979 for costs incurred for a teacher returning from active military duty in Afghanistan after another teacher had been hired for the position.
4. Clarksville Community School District. Received and accepted the progress report on its five-year workout plan for an auditor’s adjustment to the September 1999 and 2000 certified enrollments and directed the district to provide its final progress report on its plan in December 2006.
5. Hamburg Community School District. Received and accepted the final progress report on its seven-year workout plan for an auditor’s adjustment to the 1995-1998 certified enrollments.
6. Lewis-Central Community School District. Received and accepted the final progress report on its three-year workout plan for an auditor’s adjustment for errors to the 2001 certified enrollment.
7. Wayne Community School District. Received and accepted the final progress report on its three-year workout plan for an auditor’s adjustment for errors in certified enrollment.
8. Tripoli Community School District. Approved modified
allowable growth for the 2005-2006 school year in the amount of $11,955 for
costs to remove an underground storage tank.
9. Clayton Ridge Community School District. Approved modified allowable growth for the 2005-2006 school year in the amount of $16,640 for costs associated with asbestos removal.
10. Cedar Rapids Community School District. Approved modified allowable growth for the 2005-2006 school year in the amount of $231,784 for costs related to asbestos removal and abatement.
11. Fort Dodge Community School District. Approved modified allowable growth for
the 2005-2006 school year in the amount of $242,371 for the removal and
abatement of asbestos and replacement of boiler.
12. Corning Community School District. Approved modified allowable growth for the 2005-2006 school year in the
amount of $100,000 for costs associated with stabilizing a building due to problems
with the soil.
13. Nishna Valley
Community School District. Received
and accepted the final progress report on its three-year workout plan for
auditor’s adjustment for errors in certified enrollment.
14. Riceville Community School District. Received
and accepted the progress report on its five-year workout plan for auditor’s
adjustment for errors in certified enrollment and directed the district to
provide its final progress report on its plan in December 2006.
15. Dows Community School District. Received
the progress report toward reorganization submitted by the whole grade
sharing district but did not allow the district to request supplementary
weighting for whole-grade sharing on its September 16, 2005 certified
enrollment.
16. Special Education Balances. Certified, subject to further Department of Education review, the positive and negative balances of funds for each school district to the Department of Management, approved requests for modified allowable growth for deficit balances, and directed the Director of the Department of Management to make the payments to school districts as outlined in Iowa Code subsection 275.31(14)“b.”
17. Special Education Weighting.
Received and accepted the recommendation of the director of the Department
of Education relating to the special education weighting plan, which was to
make no changes in weightings.
18. Special Education Administrative Cost Requests. Approved the use of special education funds for administrative costs of special education program for eligible districts making requests. Denied a new request for administrative costs from West Des Moines CSD.
19.
Transportation Assistance Grants-in-Aid. Distributed $20,940 in transportation
assistance aid to the eligible districts on an equitable basis.
20. Supplementary
Weighting. Certified the
supplementary weighting with the certified enrollment report to the Department
of Management.
21. On-Time Funding for Increased Enrollment Applications. Approved on-time funding modified allowable growth for the 2005-2006 school year in the total amount of $19,621,157 for increased enrollment for eligible districts making requests. See listing below.
22. Open
Enrollment Out Applications. Approved modified
allowable growth for the 2005-2006 school year in the total amount of
$8,431,865 for tuition costs for open enrollment students not included on the
September 2004 certified enrollment reports for eligible districts making
requests. See listing below.
23. Limited
English Proficient Applications. Approved modified allowable growth for the 2005-2006
school year in the total amount of $4,816,908 for excess costs of providing
services to LEP students for eligible districts making requests. See listing below.
24. General Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) Rules
Update. Received an update on the noticed rule amendments to
289 Iowa Administrative 6.5.
Increased Enrollment, OEO, and LEP Excess Costs Application Summary
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OPEN ENROLLMENT |
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OUT NOT ON |
LIMITED |
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INCREASED |
PRIOR YEAR'S |
ENGLISH |
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NAME |
DIST |
ENROLLMENT |
CERTIFIED ENROLLMENT |
PROFICIENT |
|
ADAIR-CASEY |
18 |
0 |
9,482 |
0 |
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ADEL-DESOTO-MINBURN
|
27 |
48,025 |
124,688 |
44,906 |
|
AGWSR |
9 |
0 |
75,856 |
0 |
|
ALBERT
CITY-TRUESDALE |
72 |
0 |
43,143 |
0 |
|
ALBIA |
81 |
0 |
18,964 |
0 |
|
ALDEN |
108 |
0 |
18,964 |
0 |
|
ALGONA |
126 |
0 |
37,928 |
0 |
|
ALLAMAKEE |
135 |
0 |
23,705 |
0 |
|
AMES |
225 |
0 |
194,381 |
283,040 |
|
ANAMOSA |
234 |
8,906 |
76,804 |
0 |
|
ANDREW |
243 |
39,968 |
0 |
0 |
|
ANITA |
252 |
0 |
56,892 |
0 |
|
ANKENY |
261 |
2,041,434 |
0 |
32,252 |
|
ANTHON-OTO |
270 |
0 |
39,350 |
0 |
|
APLINGTON-PARKERSBURG
|
279 |
0 |
33,187 |
0 |
|
AUDUBON |
414 |
0 |
61,633 |
0 |
|
BALLARD |
472 |
309,667 |
0 |
0 |
|
BAXTER |
513 |
35,503 |
0 |
0 |
|
BCLUW |
540 |
0 |
10,430 |
0 |
|
BELLE
PLAINE |
576 |
0 |
42,669 |
0 |
|
BELLEVUE |
585 |
0 |
23,705 |
0 |
|
BELMOND-KLEMME |
594 |
0 |
61,633 |
29,419 |
|
BENNETT |
603 |
15,186 |
18,964 |
0 |
|
BENTON |
609 |
0 |
133,696 |
0 |
|
BETTENDORF |
621 |
0 |
379,280 |
32,065 |
|
BONDURANT-FARRAR |
720 |
433,435 |
0 |
0 |
|
BOONE |
729 |
0 |
75,856 |
49,784 |
|
BOYER
VALLEY |
1917 |
0 |
33,187 |
0 |
|
C AND M |
914 |
5,424 |
9,008 |
0 |
|
CAL |
916 |
98,959 |
0 |
17,156 |
|
CAMANCHE |
936 |
142,999 |
0 |
0 |
|
CARDINAL |
977 |
0 |
109,043 |
0 |
|
CARROLL |
999 |
79,882 |
0 |
0 |
|
CEDAR
RAPIDS |
1053 |
311,639 |
939,666 |
430,642 |
|
CENTERVILLE |
1071 |
0 |
71,115 |
0 |
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CENTRAL
CITY |
1089 |
0 |
21,809 |
0 |
|
CENTRAL
CLINTON |
1082 |
0 |
71,115 |
0 |
|
CENTRAL
LYON |
1095 |
113,413 |
0 |
0 |
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CHARLES
CITY |
1116 |
202,635 |