Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 160-5-4-.08 - School Size
(1)
Requirements.
(a) School systems shall be eligible to
receive full funding under the capital outlay program when they have met the
requirements of law regarding the minimum school size and system organizational
pattern.
(b) Capital outlay program
participation by local school systems shall be limited to administrative units
with not less than 200 FTE in any single grade or combination of grades K-8 for
elementary schools or not less than 400 FTE in any single grade or combination
of grades 4-8 for middle schools or not less than 500 FTE in any single grade
or combination of grades 9-12 for high schools.
(c) Local school systems with schools below
the minimum size shall be eligible for capital outlay participation when they
meet or exceed the allowable variations of size as described in this rule under
one of the following conditions:
1. When the
FTE is 100 percent of the system's population.
2. When sizes are approved as a result of a
consolidation feasibility study.
(d) If a system chooses to continue the
operation of schools below the minimum size, the school or schools in question
shall be excluded from all calculations involving the allotment of state
capital outlay funds. The school system shall include as a part of the local
facility plan a statement that the system assumes the responsibility for
providing an instructional program and physical facilities essentially
comparable to those offered at the other schools of the same grade level in the
system. The school shall be listed in the system's order of priorities with all
construction needs identified.
(e)
Under the Capital Outlay Program, entitlement earnings and funding levels are
based on the minimum square footage requirements established for the grade
configuration specified in the system's Local Facilities Plan and any
subsequent application for state funding approved by the local board of
education and the State Board of Education. If a school system decides to
reorganize to a different grade configuration with a lower square footage
requirement after entitlement has been earned or state funds have been
appropriated to construct the school, entitlement earnings or state funds shall
be adjusted to reflect the lower square footage requirements.
Notes
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