Apportionment Badge #8: Small & Remote Necessary Schools-Apportionment Badge #8

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Video Summary

This video explains Washington’s “Small and Remote Necessary Schools” apportionment “bonus badge” and how OSPI adds staffing units on top of base formula funding to make very small schools viable. It distinguishes <strong>small schools</strong> (generally K–6/K–8 under 100 FTE) from <strong>remote and necessary</strong> schools (OSPI-approved locations needed to provide reasonable access to basic education; there are <strong>8</strong> districts on the referenced list).

For <strong>K–6 and K–8 schools</strong> the state supplements <strong>certificated administrative staff (CAS)</strong> and <strong>certificated instructional staff (CIS)</strong> up to minimum levels depending on enrollment bands: <strong>≤5 FTE</strong>, <strong>>5 to 25 FTE</strong>, and <strong>25 to 100 FTE</strong> (with special step calculations for K–6 vs grades 7–8). The enhancement equals the <strong>minimum/target staffing level minus the school-generated base staffing</strong>, where base staffing is computed by multiplying enrollment in grade bands (K–3, 4, 5–6, and 7–8) by per‑pupil factors. A key nuance: the <strong>K–3 CIS per‑pupil factor is district-specific</strong> due to the K–3 class-size component.

The video also covers <strong>small high schools</strong> (traditional brick-and-mortar basic education high schools, ≤300 FTE; alternative schools don’t qualify). Small high schools receive minimum CAS/CIS levels (e.g., 0.5 CAS and 9 CIS up to 60 FTE) with additional increments for enrollment above 60 using a 43.5-student divisor.

Finally, it explains <strong>non-high districts</strong> (no high school): eligible districts receive <strong>+0.5 CIS</strong>, and <strong>classified bonus units</strong> are allocated at <strong>1 per 2.94</strong> combined CIS+CAS bonus units (with an extra 0.5 classified unit for certain non-high districts).

Keywords

Washington OSPI

Small and Remote Necessary Schools

apportionment bonus badge

staffing units enhancement

base formula funding

certificated administrative staff (CAS)

certificated instructional staff (CIS)

K–6 and K–8 enrollment bands

small high schools (≤300 FTE)

non-high districts bonus

classified bonus units 1 per 2.94