4.06.1 The ALE funding amount shall be the amount authorized by law multiplied by the district’s eligible ALE students’ full-time equivalents (FTE) in the previous school year as defined in these Rules. 4.06.2 An ALE student be counted as no more than one (1) student for ALE funding purposes. 4.06.3 An eligible ALE student’s FTE shall be calculated as follows: the sum of (the total number of days an eligible ALE student attends an eligible ALE, plus the total number of days absent while enrolled in an eligible ALE program) divided by the number of school days actually taught in the district’s school year. 4.06.3.1 If an eligible ALE student has less than six (6) hours per day of student/teacher interaction time in an eligible ALE, the student’s FTE shall be calculated as the result of the calculation in Section 4.06.3 multiplied by the number of hours that student is taught in an eligible ALE each day divided by six (6) hours. 4.06.3.2 In no case an eligible ALE student’s FTE be calculated as greater than 1.0. 4.06.3.3 If an eligible ALE student is educated in an eligible ALE for fewer than twenty (20) consecutive days, no ALE funding may be paid for that student, unless: 4.06.3.3.1 The student leaves the school district to transfer to another eligible ALE and is enrolled in an ALE for a combined total of twenty (20) or more consecutive days; or 4.06.3.3.2 The student is placed in a residential treatment program. 4.06.3.3.3 No school district may receive ALE funding for an eligible ALE student for any day the student is not enrolled in an eligible ALE in that district. 4.06.4 ALE funding is restricted state aid. 4.06.5 ALE funding shall be spent on eligible ALE programs identified in these Rules except as otherwise allowed by law or rule. 4.06.6 ALE funding may be carried over from one fiscal year to the next but funds shall remain restricted to the priority areas as defined in these
4.06.1 The ALE funding amount shall be the amount authorized by law multiplied by the district’s eligible ALE students’ full-time equivalents (FTE) in the previous school year as defined in these Rules. 4.06.2 An ALE student be counted as no more than one (1) student for ALE funding purposes. 4.06.3 An eligible ALE student’s FTE shall be calculated as follows: the sum of (the total number of days an eligible ALE student attends an eligible ALE, plus the total number of days absent while enrolled in an eligible ALE program) divided by the number of school days actually taught in the district’s school year. 4.06.3.1 If an eligible ALE student has less than six (6) hours per day of student/teacher interaction time in an eligible ALE, the student’s FTE shall be calculated as the result of the calculation in Section 4.06.3 multiplied by the number of hours that student is taught in an eligible ALE each day divided by six (6) hours. 4.06.3.2 In no case an eligible ALE student’s FTE be calculated as greater than 1.0. 4.06.3.3 If an eligible ALE student is educated in an eligible ALE for fewer than twenty (20) consecutive days, no ALE funding may be paid for that student, unless: 4.06.3.3.1 The student leaves the school district to transfer to another eligible ALE and is enrolled in an ALE for a combined total of twenty (20) or more consecutive days; or 4.06.3.3.2 The student is placed in a residential treatment program. 4.06.3.3.3 No school district may receive ALE funding for an eligible ALE student for any day the student is not enrolled in an eligible ALE in that district. 4.06.4 ALE funding is restricted state aid. 4.06.5 ALE funding shall be spent on eligible ALE programs identified in these Rules except as otherwise allowed by law or rule. 4.06.6 ALE funding may be carried over from one fiscal year to the next but funds shall remain restricted to the priority areas as defined in these
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