SCHOOL BUDGET REVIEW COMMITTEE

UNOFFICIAL SUMMARY

DECEMBER 12, 2005

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

OPEN ENROLLMENT

 

 

 

 

OUT NOT ON

LIMITED

 

 

INCREASED

PRIOR YEAR'S

ENGLISH

NAME

DIST

ENROLLMENT

CERTIFIED ENROLLMENT

PROFICIENT

ADAIR-CASEY

18

0

9,482

0

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

CENTRAL CITY

1089

0

21,809

0

CENTRAL CLINTON

1082

0

71,115

0

CENTRAL LYON

1095

113,413

0

0

CHARLES CITY

1116

202,635

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