FY 2016 Appropriation

Accelerated Learning includes three programs: Advanced Placement, Gifted and Talented Programs, and International Baccalaureate.

  • Advanced Placement -- AP programs "allow students to take college level course while in high school and thereby obtain college credit by passing end of year tests associated with the courses" (USOE Finance & Statistics, MSP Descriptions, November 2006).
    • Formula -- school districts and charter schools receive program funding on a proportional basis to the number of AP exams passed during the previous school year.

  • Gifted and Talented -- Program provides revenue to school districts and charter schools "to implement programs that are beneficial to students who function academically above their normal grade level" (USOE Finance & Statistics, MSP Descriptions, November 2006).

    • Formula -- school districts and charter schools receive program funding on a proportional basis as determined by their current year WPUs for Kindergarten, Grades 1-12 and Necessarily Existent Small Schools.

  • International Baccalaureate -- School districts and individual charter schools must apply to the International Baccalaureate Organization to participate in the IB program. An IB program may consist of the organization's Diploma Program, Middle-Years Program, or Primary-Years program.

    • Formula -- Only schools participating in the IB program qualify to receive funds. Rules of the State Board of Education require that 50 percent of program funding be distributed based on the number of IB semester hours successfully completed by registered students in the prior school year. The remaining 50 percent of funding is distributed equally among schools based on the total number of students scoring grade of 4 or higher on IB exams, this portion provides a fixed amount of funding per exam passed.
Funding History
Appropriation Overview

During the 2015 General Session, the Legislature appropriated for Fiscal Year 2016, $0 from all sources for Accelerated Learning. This is a 0 percent change from Fiscal Year 2015 revised estimated amounts from all sources.

Statute

The Legislature repealed statutes governing the program. Program funding was transferred to the Enhancement for Accelerated Students program. Please refer to this program for statutory authority.

Intent Language

HB0002: Item 2

The Legislature intends that the State Board of Education review the Pupil Transportation Allocation Formula and recommend ways to improve the formula to increase efficiency, simplify allocation methodology to school districts, and provide incentives for alternative transportation methods. The Legislature further intends that the State Board of Education report its recommendations to the Education Interim Committee and the Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee by October 31, 2015.

HB0002: Item 2

The Legislature intends that the State Board of Education and State Board of Regents provide joint recommendations on how to ensure that each concurrent enrollment course is taught by a qualified instructor, that credits earned by students count towards major and minor degree requirements at state colleges and universities, and that students are advised on the transferability of credits to private and out of state institutions. The Legislature also intends that these recommendations be reported to the Education Interim Committee and the Public Education Appropriations Committee by October 31, 2015.

Beginning in FY 2012, the Accelerated Learning Program was combined into a new program titled "Enhancement for Accelerated Students." Please refer to this program for additional information.

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