Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-18-201.1

A. Beginning with the 2020-21 school year, and each school year

thereafter, the weighted membership of a school district for

calculation of Foundation Aid purposes pursuant to paragraph 1 of

subsection D of Section 18-200.1 of this title shall be the sum of

the weighted pupil grade level calculation, the weighted pupil

category calculation, the weighted district calculation, and the

weighted teacher experience and degree calculation. The weighted

membership of a school district for calculation of Salary Incentive

Aid purposes pursuant to paragraph 3 of subsection D of Section 18-

200.1 of this title shall be the sum of the weighted pupil grade

level calculation, the weighted pupil category calculation, the

weighted district calculation, and the weighted teacher experience

and degree calculation.

B. Beginning with the 2022-2023 school year, the weighted

calculations provided for in subsection A of this section shall be

based on the higher weighted average daily membership of the first

nine (9) weeks of the current school year or the preceding school

year of a school district, unless otherwise specified. The higher

of the two (2) weighted average daily memberships shall be used

consistently in all of the calculations; however, the weighted

calculation for a statewide virtual charter school experiencing a

significant decline in membership shall be based on the first nine

(9) weeks of the current school year for the statewide virtual

charter school. For purposes of this subsection, "significant

decline in membership" means equal to or greater than a fifteen

percent (15%) decrease in average daily membership from the

preceding school year to the average daily membership of the first

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nine (9) weeks of the current school year. The average daily

membership data used for all calculations in paragraphs 1, 2, 3, and

4 of this subsection shall be the same as used in the calculation of

the State Aid Formula. The weighted calculations provided for in

subsection A of this section shall be determined as follows:

1. The weighted pupil grade level calculation shall be

determined by taking the highest average daily membership and

assigning weights to the pupils according to grade attended as

follows:

GRADE LEVEL WEIGHT

a. Half-day early childhood programs .7

b. Full-day early childhood programs 1.3

c. Half-day kindergarten 1.3

d. Full-day kindergarten 1.5

e. First and second grade 1.351

f. Third grade 1.051

g. Fourth through sixth grade 1.0

h. Seventh through twelfth grade 1.2

i. Out-of-home placement 1.50

Multiply the membership of each subparagraph of this paragraph by

the weight assigned to such subparagraph of this paragraph and add

the totals together to determine the weighted pupil grade level

calculation for a school district. Determination of the pupils

eligible for the early childhood program weight shall be pursuant to

the provisions of Section 1-114 of this title. The pupils eligible

for the out-of-home placement pupil weight shall be students who are

not residents of the school district in which they are receiving

education pursuant to the provisions of subsection D of Section 1-

113 of this title. Such weight may be claimed by the district

providing educational services to such student for the days that

student is enrolled in that district. If claimed, the out-of-home

placement weight shall be in lieu of the pupil grade level and any

pupil category weights for that student. Provided, if a student

resides in a juvenile detention center that is restricted to less

than twelve (12) beds, the out-of-home placement pupil weight for

such students shall be calculated as follows: for a center with six
tudent is enrolled in that district. If claimed, the out-of-home

placement weight shall be in lieu of the pupil grade level and any

pupil category weights for that student. Provided, if a student

resides in a juvenile detention center that is restricted to less

than twelve (12) beds, the out-of-home placement pupil weight for

such students shall be calculated as follows: for a center with six

(6) beds - 3.0; for a center with eight (8) beds - 2.3; and for a

center with ten (10) beds - 1.80.

2. The weighted pupil category calculation shall be determined

by assigning a weight to the pupil category as follows:

CATEGORY WEIGHT

a. Visual Impairment 3.8

b. Specific Learning Disability .4

c. Deafness or Hearing Impairment 2.9

d. Deaf-Blindness 3.8

e. Intellectual Disability 1.3

f. Emotional Disturbance 2.5

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g. Gifted .34

h. Multiple Disabilities 2.4

i. Orthopedic Impairment 1.2

j. Speech or Language Impairment .05

k. Bilingual .25

l. Special Education Summer Program 1.2

m. Economically Disadvantaged .3

n. Optional Extended School Year

Program As determined by

the State Board

of Education

o. Autism 2.4

p. Traumatic Brain Injury 2.4

q. Other Health Impairment 1.2

Except as otherwise provided, multiply the number of pupils approved

in the school year with the highest average daily membership in each

category by the weight assigned to such category and add the totals

together to determine the weighted pupil category calculation for a

school district. For the 1997-98 school year and subsequent school

years, the number to be multiplied by the weight assigned to the

gifted category in subparagraph g of this paragraph shall be the

lesser of (1) the sum of the number of students who scored in the

top three percent (3%) on any national standardized test of

intellectual ability plus the number of students identified as

gifted pursuant to subparagraphs a through d of paragraph 1 of

Section 1210.301 of this title, or (2) the sum of the number of

students who scored in the top three percent (3%) on any national

standardized test of intellectual ability plus eight percent (8%) of

the total average daily membership of the school district for the

first nine (9) weeks of the school year.

3. The weighted district calculation shall be determined by

determining the calculations for each school district for both the

small school district formula and the district sparsity - isolation

formula, applying whichever is the greater of the calculations of

the two formulas and then applying the restrictions pursuant to

subparagraph c of this paragraph.

a. Small school district formula: 750 minus the average

daily membership divided by 750 times .2 times total

average daily membership.

The small school district formula calculation shall apply

only to school districts whose highest average daily

membership is less than 750 pupils. School districts which

are consolidated or annexed after July 1, 2003, pursuant to

the Oklahoma School Voluntary Consolidation and Annexation

Act shall have the weighted district size calculation for

the three (3) school years following the fiscal year in

which such consolidation occurred calculated to be the sum

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of the individual consolidated districts computed as if the

consolidation had not taken place. Thereafter, any such

district which is consolidated pursuant to the Oklahoma

School Voluntary Consolidation and Annexation Act shall not

qualify for the weighted district calculation unless the

district can satisfy the specifications herein. Subject to

the provisions of subparagraph c of this paragraph, the

resulting number shall be counted as additional students

for the purpose of calculating State Aid.

b. District sparsity - isolation formula:

The district sparsity - isolation formula calculation shall

apply only to school districts:
the weighted district calculation unless the

district can satisfy the specifications herein. Subject to

the provisions of subparagraph c of this paragraph, the

resulting number shall be counted as additional students

for the purpose of calculating State Aid.

b. District sparsity - isolation formula:

The district sparsity - isolation formula calculation shall

apply only to school districts:

(1) whose total area in square miles is greater than

the average number of square miles for all school

districts in this state; and

(2) whose areal density is less than one-fourth (1/4)

of the state average areal density. Areal

density shall be determined by dividing the

school district's average daily membership by the

school district's total area in square miles.

The district sparsity - isolation formula calculation shall

be calculated as follows:

The school district student cost factor multiplied by

the school district area factor. The resulting

product shall be multiplied by the school district's

average daily membership. Subject to the provisions

of subparagraph c of this paragraph, the resulting

number shall be counted as additional students for the

purpose of calculating State Aid.

The school district student cost factor shall be calculated

as follows:

The school district's average daily membership shall

be categorized into the following grade level groups

and applied to the appropriate formulas as computed

below:

Grade Level Group

Grades K-5 Divide 74 by the sum of the Grade

Level ADM plus 23,

add .85 to the quotient, then

multiply the sum by the Grade

Level ADM.

Grades 6-8 Divide 122 by the sum of the Grade

Level ADM plus 133,

add .85 to the quotient, then

multiply the sum by the Grade

Level ADM.

Grades 9-12 Divide 292 by the sum of the Grade

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Level ADM plus 128,

add .78 to the quotient, then

multiply the sum by the Grade

Level ADM.

The sum of the grade level group's average daily

membership shall be divided by the school district's

average daily membership. The number one (1.0) shall

be subtracted from the resulting quotient.

The school district area cost factor shall be calculated as

follows:

Subtract the state average district area from the

district area, then divide the remainder by the state

average district area;

however, the district area cost factor shall not exceed one

(1.0).

The State Board of Education shall define geographical barriers

whose location in a school district would inhibit the district from

consolidation or annexation. The Board shall make available an

application process, review applications, and for districts the

Board deems necessary allow additional square miles to be used for

the purposes of calculations used for the weighted district sparsity

- isolation formula. Provided, that the additional square miles

allowed for geographical barriers shall not exceed thirty percent

(30%) of the district's actual size.

c. State Aid funds which a district is calculated to

receive as a result of the weighted district

calculation shall be restricted as follows:

If, after the weighted district calculation is

applied, the district's projected per pupil

revenue exceeds one hundred fifty percent (150%)

of the projected state average per pupil revenue,

then the district's State Aid shall be reduced by

an amount that will restrict the district's

projected per pupil revenue to one hundred fifty

percent (150%) of the projected state average per

pupil revenue. Provided, in applying the

restriction provided in this division, the

district's State Aid shall not be reduced by an

amount greater than by the amount of State Aid

which was generated by the weighted district

calculation.

The July calculation of the projected per pupil

revenue shall be determined by dividing the district's

preceding year's average daily membership (ADM) as

weighted by the pupil grade level, the pupil category,
provided in this division, the

district's State Aid shall not be reduced by an

amount greater than by the amount of State Aid

which was generated by the weighted district

calculation.

The July calculation of the projected per pupil

revenue shall be determined by dividing the district's

preceding year's average daily membership (ADM) as

weighted by the pupil grade level, the pupil category,

the district and the teacher experience degree index

calculations for projected State Aid into the

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district's projected total revenues including

projected funds for the State Aid Formula for the

preceding year, net assessed valuation for the

preceding calendar year times thirty-nine (39) mills,

county revenues excluding the county four-mills

revenues for the second preceding year, other state

appropriations for the preceding year, and the

collections for the preceding year of state

apportionment, motor vehicle revenue, gross production

tax, and R.E.A. tax.

The December calculation of the projected per pupil

revenue shall be determined by dividing the higher of

the district's first nine (9) weeks of the current

school year or the preceding school year's average

daily membership (ADM) as weighted by the pupil grade

level, the pupil category, the district and the

teacher experience degree index calculations for

projected State Aid into the district's projected

total revenues including funds for the December

calculation of the current year State Aid Formula, net

assessed valuation for the current calendar year times

thirty-nine (39) mills, county revenues excluding the

county four-mills revenue for the preceding year,

other state appropriations for the preceding year, and

the collections for the preceding year of state

apportionment, motor vehicle revenue, gross production

tax, and R.E.A. tax.

The district's projected total revenues for each

calculation shall exclude the following collections

for the second preceding year: federal revenue,

insurance loss payments, reimbursements, recovery of

overpayments and refunds, unused reserves, prior

expenditures recovered, prior year surpluses, and

other local miscellaneous revenues.

4. The weighted teacher experience and degree calculation shall

be determined in accordance with the teacher experience and degree

index. The State Department of Education shall determine an index

for each state teacher by using data supplied in the school

district's teacher personnel reports of the preceding year and

utilizing the index as follows:

TEACHER EXPERIENCE - DEGREE INDEX

EXPERIENCE BACHELOR'S MASTER'S DOCTOR'S

DEGREE DEGREE DEGREE

0 - 2 .7 .9 1.1

3 - 5 .8 1.0 1.2

6 - 8 .9 1.1 1.3

9 - 11 1.0 1.2 1.4

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12 - 15 1.1 1.3 1.5

Over 15 1.2 1.4 1.6

The school district teacher index for each school district shall

be determined by subtracting the weighted average state teacher from

the weighted average district teacher. Multiply the school district

teacher index if greater than zero by .7 and then multiply that

product by the sum of the district's weighted pupil grade level

calculation provided in paragraph 1 of this subsection and the

weighted pupil category calculation provided in subparagraph m of

paragraph 2 of this subsection to determine the weighted teacher

experience and degree calculation.