Enrollment Badge #03: Enrollment Adjustments and Documentation-Recording

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Part 3 of the Enrollment Badge Series focuses on enrollment adjustments and the documentation districts must retain for audit readiness. A “revision” is a correction to previously reported enrollment and can be made throughout the year up until the audit period (typically the following January–March). Accurate enrollment matters because it drives state funding, staffing, budgeting, and public trust; errors can lead to audit findings and repayment of funds.<br /><br />Common reasons for revisions include student dropouts/transfers, schedule changes that affect FTE, miscalculated FTE, incorrect inclusion/exclusion, and misunderstandings about count-day participation (including the requirement to unenroll students after 20 consecutive absences). Revisions are usually made in OSPI’s EDS system during the current year; after a cutoff in the following year, districts may need to submit signed paper forms. Corrections must be reflected in all relevant reporting sections (e.g., Basic Ed, CTE, bilingual) impacted by the student.<br /><br />The training explains FTE (Full-Time Equivalent) as weekly minutes divided by 1,665, and Annual Average FTE (AAFTE) as the average across months used for apportionment updates and year-end calculations. It highlights FTE caps (generally 1.0), with limited “super FTE” exceptions such as certain Running Start/Skill Center combinations requiring strong supporting agreements.<br /><br />Best practices include double-checking monthly reports, keeping a log of changes and reasons, using calendars for deadlines (including earlier ESD deadlines), and maintaining organized audit-ready files (bell schedules, attendance, ALE plans, IEPs, transfer agreements, interlocal agreements, and submitted reports). Enrollment records generally must be retained for four years, longer if legally required.

Keywords

enrollment adjustments

enrollment revisions

audit readiness documentation

OSPI EDS reporting

FTE calculation (weekly minutes/1665)

Annual Average FTE (AAFTE)

count day participation rules

20 consecutive absences unenrollment

FTE cap and super FTE exceptions

enrollment record retention (four years)