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Weighted Student Formula/School Financial Plan Implementation Manual
5. Official Enrollment Adjustment
In the August allocation adjustment, schools may lose or gain funds. If a
principal expects that the official enrollment will be less than the projected
enrollment, it would be prudent to have a contingency plan such as leaving
some positions vacant until the WSF adjustment is calculated. If the DOE’s
allocation is restricted, the impact will be included in the August adjustment.
Allocation adjustments are in Program ID 42100. Schools need to transfer
this adjustment amount to the various WSF programs using the “WSF
Transfer” screen in the Budget System.
Schools receiving a negative allocation will be notified that they must reduce
expenditure plans to place an amount in “Difference” and move the amount to
Program ID 42100 to clear the negative allocation. The schools will have two
weeks to clear the negative allocation. If the negative has not been cleared
after two weeks, the Budget Branch will reduce expenditure plans to clear the
deficit, and notify the school of the expenditure plans which have been
reduced. The school will then be responsible for making further adjustments
if the school disagrees with the Program IDs/Characters reduced by the
Budget Branch.
6. September Enrollment Adjustment
To account for students who enroll shortly after the Official Enrollment Count
date, schools with an increase in enrollment as of September 14, 2007 will
receive a WSF allocation increase. The net increase in school attendance
will be used to determine this allocation. The percentage of students with
weighted student characteristics will be applied in the same manner as in
August. The allocation adjustment will be prorated so that schools will
receive 75% of the funds.
7. Mid-Year Enrollment Adjustment
To account for students who transfer in at the end of the first semester, the
school will receive a WSF allocation increase if it has a net increase based on
the 2 nd semester official enrollment count date (enrollment taken 10 days after
the start of the 2 nd semester as compared to the September 5 enrollment
count). The net increase in school attendance will be used to determine this
allocation. The percentage of students with weighted student characteristics
will be applied in the same manner as in August. The allocation adjustment
will be prorated so that schools will receive 50% of the full-year funding.
8. Funding for Enrollment Adjustments
Schools’ WSF allocations will not be reduced if there is a net decrease in
either the September or the mid-year enrollment. The Budget Branch held
back $3 million from the initial WSF allocation so that it has funds available for
schools with net gains in enrollment in September and January. The total
WSF holdback amount will be allocated to schools. If the amount retained
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