72-5153a. Same; students identified as at-risk; additional educational opportunities; criteria for eligibility. (a) To assist students identified as eligible to receive at-risk educational programs and services in meeting state board of education outcome goals, the state board of education shall require school districts to implement at-risk educational programs and services that provide additional educational opportunities, interventions and evidence-based instruction using the at-risk best practices identified pursuant to K.S.A. 72-5153, and amendments thereto.
(b) A student shall be identified as eligible to receive at-risk programs and services if the student meets one or more of the following criteria:
(1) Is not working on academic grade level;
(2) is not meeting the requirements necessary for promotion to the next grade or is failing subjects or courses of study;
(3) is not meeting the requirements necessary for graduation from high school or has the potential to drop out of school;
(4) has insufficient mastery of skills or is not meeting state standards;
(5) has been retained;
(6) has a high rate of absenteeism;
(7) has repeated suspensions or expulsions from school;
(8) is homeless or migrant;
(9) is identified as an English language learner;
(10) has social-emotional needs that cause the student to be unsuccessful in school; or
(11) is identified as a student with dyslexia or characteristics of dyslexia.
(c) This section shall be a part of and supplemental to the Kansas school equity and enhancement act.
(d) This section shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2021.
History: L. 2021, ch. 114, ยง 5; June 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Article 51 - School District State Aid
72-5130 Mineral production education fund.
72-5131 Kansas school equity and enhancement act; citation of act.
72-5133 Same; state school district finance fund.
72-5134 Same; determination of state foundation aid.
72-5135 Same; distribution of state foundation aid.
72-5136 Same; overpayments; underpayments.
72-5137 Same; certification of enrollment and budget.
72-5138 Same; enrollment adjustments due to decreases resulting from disasters.
72-5139 Same; enrollment adjustment for military students.
72-5140 Same; revisions due to new school districts or boundary changes.
72-5142 Same; ad valorem tax levy required; purposes; rate; disposition of proceeds.
72-5143 Same; local option budget; authority to adopt; limitations; supplemental general fund.
72-5144 Same; alternative calculation of local option budget.
72-5145 Same; determination of supplemental state aid; distribution.
72-5147 Same; ad valorem tax levy authorized for local option budget; disposition of proceeds.
72-5148 Same; transportation weighting.
72-5149 Same; low enrollment weighting; high enrollment weighting.
72-5150 Same; bilingual weighting.
72-5152 Same; adjustment of at-risk student enrollment.
72-5154 Same; preschool-aged at-risk education fund; use; reports to the state board.
72-5155 Same; career technical education weighting.
72-5156 Same; school facilities weighting; limitations.
72-5157 Same; special education and related services weighting.
72-5162 Same; career and postsecondary education fund; use.
72-5163 Same; driver training fund; use.
72-5164 Same; food service fund; use.
72-5165 Same; contingency reserve fund; use.
72-5166 Same; disposition of revenue.
72-5167 Same; transfers from general fund; limitations.
72-5168 Same; expenditures not considered operating expenditures.
72-5169 Same; operating expenditures in excess of general fund budget.
72-5171 Same; school district financial accountability reports; contents.
72-5172 Same; review of act by legislature and certain committees; required reviews.
72-5173 Same; performance audits.
72-5174 Same; rules and regulations.
72-5175 Same; nonseverability.
72-5180 Remote learning; limitations; state foundation aid adjustment for remote learners.
72-5191 Sixty-five percent of moneys to be spent on instruction.
72-5193 Provision of public school financing system; financing resources and methods.
72-5194 Required local option budget; consideration in determining adequacy of total school funding.