Rhode Island H8158 mandates a review of the formula for calculating education aid for high-need students.
Rhode Island H8158 requires the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to review the formula components used to compute the aid needed to support high-need students. The department must develop a poverty measure that accurately serves as a proxy for poverty status, excluding reliance on school nutrition programs. This measure will be used in calculations related to the student success factor and the calculation of students at or below 185% of federal poverty guidelines through participation in state-administered programs.
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