Steve Kimble FTE Administrator Leon County School District FTE TRAINING August 2009.

Steve KimbleFTE AdministratorLeon County School District

FTE TRAININGAugust 2009

October

Count FTE

Annualizat

ion

FTE Programs

stands forFTE

Full

Time

Equivalent

= FTE

F ull

T ime

E quivalent

FTEs are a primary input

into the

F lorida

E ducation

F inance

P rogram

The Florida Education Finance Program is the basic funding system for local public school

districts (K-12)

What is the FEFP?

FTEProgram Weights

Other Adjustments

DCD

FEFP

FTE Calculations

A student for FTE funding purposes, are in fundable classes for:

5 hours a day300 minutes a day (5 hours * 60 minutes)1500 minutes a week (5 days * 300 minutes)

180 days a year (90 days a semester)900 hours a school year (180 days * 5 hours)

A student can earn a maximum of 0.5 unweighted FTE per semester.

What happens during the regular term when the student has 30 hours of instruction per week instead of 25 hours?For funding purposes, For funding purposes, only 25 hours are only 25 hours are reported. The extra 5 reported. The extra 5 hours are discarded.hours are discarded.

Note this on the Student/Course Verification List Report (FTJOB67P)

One FEFP program One FEFP program may consist of several instructional may consist of several instructional

activities (courses)activities (courses)

FEFP Program Category

FEFP Program Category

Instructional Activity (Science)

Instructional Activity (History)

Instructional Activity (Math)

Instructional Activity (English)

10 FEFP Programs10 FEFP Programs 10 FEFP Programs10 FEFP Programs

Basic Education 101 K-3 102 4-8 103 9-12

ESE Basic

111 K-3

112 4-8

113 9-12

130 ESOL/ELL

300 Career Education

254 & 255 ESE Levels IV & V

FEFP Programs Are Divided Into Two Program Groups

GROUP 1

GROUP 2

and

GROUP 1 INCLUDES

ESE Basic

111 K-3

112 4-8

113 9-12

Basic Education 101 K-3 102 4-8 103 9-12

GROUP 2 INCLUDES

130 ESOL/ELL

300 Career Education

254 & 255 ESE Levels IV & V

Q. Why does it matter whatgroup a program is in?

A. Programs in Group 2 are capped by the Legislature.

The district’s appropriated total group 2 weighted FTE (WFTE) is our cap. Any actual Group 2 WFTE over this total is only funded at a weight of 1.0 by the state.

Caps are applied to total Group 2 Weighted FTE, not individual programs within Group 2.

What Are Program Weights?What Are Program Weights?

• The Basic Education Grades 4-The Basic Education Grades 4-8 program 102 category 8 program 102 category weight is always 1.000. weight is always 1.000.

• All the other program weights All the other program weights are set relative to that weight are set relative to that weight based on average prior year based on average prior year expenditures.expenditures.

2009-2010 2009-2010 Program Categories and WeightsProgram Categories and Weights

101 Basic Education Grades K-3 1.074 102 Basic Education Grades 4-8 1.000 103 Basic Education Grades 9-12 1.033 111 Basic ESE Grades K-3 1.074 112 Basic ESE Grades 4-8 1.000 113 Basic ESE Grades 9-12 1.033 130 ESOL/ELL 1.124 254 ESE support level IV 3.520 255 ESE support level V 4.854 300 Career Education 1.050

Weighted FTEWeighted FTE

Weighted FTE for a program category = the FTE times the cost factor (weight).

Example: If you have 100 UFTE in Program 113, the weighted FTE is calculated as follows: 100 UFTE x 1.033 = 103.3 Weighted FTE.

Are all instructional programs Are all instructional programs eligible for FTE funding eligible for FTE funding throughthroughthe FEFP?the FEFP?

No. For example, Voluntary No. For example, Voluntary and School Readiness PreK and School Readiness PreK students are funded students are funded through other funding through other funding sources.sources.

Also…....Also…....

Adult programs are Adult programs are funded through funded through Workforce Development Workforce Development Program Funds.Program Funds.

DJJ FTEDJJ FTE

DJJ students are provided a maximum of 250 instructional days.

180

250

0

50

100

150

200

250

Instructional Days

Non-DJJ

DJJ

DJJ FTEDJJ FTEDJJ facilities can provide up to 20

days of teacher planning days, leaving a minimum of 230 instructional days.

180

230

0

50

100

150

200

250

Instructional Days

Non-DJJ

DJJ

DJJ FTEDJJ FTESurveys 2 & 3 always have 90 days of instruction each for all schools (180 total days).

DJJ facilities with 240 days of instruction would have 60 total days (240-180) of instruction during the summer surveys (surveys 1 & 4 both at 30 days of instruction).

DJJ facilities with 230 days of instruction would have 50 total days (230-180) of instruction during the summer surveys (surveys 1 & 4 both at 25 days of instruction).

Is an ESE student counted in Is an ESE student counted in ESE support level for summer ESE support level for summer term instruction?term instruction?

Only if the student is Only if the student is also a DJJ client.also a DJJ client.

Remember, within the Remember, within the FEFP, only DJJ clients FEFP, only DJJ clients earnearn FTE for summer FTE for summer term instruction. term instruction.