Section 5-221 – Terms Defined

    (a)    In this part the following words have the meanings indicated.     (b)    “Local share” means the county program amount for each county minus the result calculated under subsection (c)(1) of this section for each county rounded to the nearest whole dollar.     (c)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, “State share” means, for each county, rounded […]

Section 5-222 – Distribution of State Share for Compensatory Education to County Boards — State Alternative Income Eligibility Forms Collected

    (a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.         (2)    (i)    “Compensatory education enrollment” means:                 1.    Except as provided in subparagraph (iii) of this paragraph, for fiscal years 2017 through 2026, the greater of:                 A.    The number of students eligible for free or reduced price meals for the prior fiscal year;                 B.    For county boards that participate, in whole […]

Section 5-223 – Concentration of Poverty School Grant Program

    (a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.         (2)    “Community school” means a community school under Title 9.9 of this article.         (3)    (i)    Except as provided in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, “concentration of poverty level” means the average percentage of eligible students of the school’s enrollment for the 3 prior school years rounded to the […]

Section 5-224 – Distribution of State Share for English Learner Education to County Boards and Schools

    (a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.         (2)    “English learner enrollment” means the number of students with limited English proficiency in the prior fiscal year.         (3)    “English learner per pupil amount” means the following proportions of the target per pupil foundation amount:             (i)    For fiscal year 2022, 100%;             (ii)    For fiscal year 2023, 100%;             (iii)    For fiscal […]

Section 5-225 – Distribution of State Share for Special Education to County Boards and Schools — Funds Used for Individualized Education Program or 504 Plans

    (a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.         (2)    (i)    “Special education enrollment” means the number of students enrolled in a public school in the prior fiscal year who required special education services as defined in the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.             (ii)    “Special education enrollment” includes special education students enrolled in a publicly funded […]

Section 5-226 – Funds Used for Transitional Supplemental Instruction to Struggling Learners — Distribution of State Share to County Boards and Schools

    (a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.         (2)    (i)    “Struggling learner” means a kindergarten through grade 3 student who, on the Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program (MCAP) or on any successor assessment, in the prior fiscal year, scores the equivalent of a 1, 2, or 3 in English language arts or reading on the PARCC […]