Ohio Revised Code
Chapter 3317 | Foundation Program
Section 3317.012 | Joint Vocational School District Base Cost.

Effective: September 30, 2021
Latest Legislation: House Bill 110 - 134th General Assembly
This section shall apply only for fiscal years 2022 and 2023.
(A) As used in this section, "average administrative assistant salary," "average bookkeeping and accounting employee salary," "average clerical staff salary," "average counselor salary," "average education management information system support employee salary," "average librarian and media staff salary," "average other district administrator salary," "average principal salary," "average superintendent salary," and "average teacher cost" have the same meanings as in section 3317.011 of the Revised Code.
(B) When calculating a district's aggregate base cost under this section, the department shall use data from fiscal year 2018 for all of the following:
(1) The average salaries determined under divisions (A)(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), and (10)(a) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code;
(2) The amount for teacher benefits determined under division (A)(10)(b) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code;
(3) The district-paid insurance costs determined under division (A)(10)(c) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code;
(4) Spending determined under divisions (E)(4)(a), (E)(5)(a), and (H)(1) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code and the corresponding student counts determined under divisions (E)(4)(b), (E)(5)(b), and (H)(2) of that section;
(5) The information determined under division (G)(3) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code.
(C) A joint vocational school district's aggregate base cost for a fiscal year shall be equal to the following sum:
The district's teacher base cost for that fiscal year computed under division (D) of this section + the district's student support base cost for that fiscal year computed under division (E) of this section + the district's leadership and accountability base cost for that fiscal year computed under division (F) of this section + the district's building leadership and operations base cost for that fiscal year computed under division (G) of this section
(D) The department of education shall compute a district's teacher base cost for a fiscal year as follows:
(1) Calculate the district's classroom teacher cost for that fiscal year as follows:
(a) Determine the full-time equivalency of students in the district's base cost enrolled ADM for that fiscal year that are enrolled in a career-technical education program or class, as certified under divisions (D)(2)(h), (i), (j), (k), and (l) of section 3317.03 of the Revised Code, and divide that number by 18;
(b) Determine the full-time equivalency of students in the district's base cost enrolled ADM for that fiscal year that are enrolled in grades six through eight but are not enrolled in a career-technical education program or class described under section 3317.014 of the Revised Code and divide that number by 25;
(c) Determine the full-time equivalency of students in the district's base cost enrolled ADM for that fiscal year that are enrolled in grades nine through twelve but are not enrolled in a career-technical education program or class described under section 3317.014 of the Revised Code and divide that number by 27;
(d) Compute the sum of the quotients obtained under divisions (D)(1)(a), (b), and (c) of this section;
(e) Compute the classroom teacher base cost by multiplying the average teacher cost for that fiscal year by the sum computed under division (D)(1)(d) of this section.
(2) Calculate the district's cost for that fiscal year for teachers providing health and physical education, instruction regarding employability and soft skills, development and coordination of internships and job placements, career-technical student organization activities, pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship coordination, and any assessment related to career-technical education, including any nationally recognized job skills or end-of-course assessment, as follows:
(a) Divide the district's base cost enrolled ADM for that fiscal year by 150;
(b) If the quotient obtained under division (D)(2)(a) of this section is greater than 6, the teacher cost shall be equal to that quotient multiplied by the average teacher cost for that fiscal year.
(c) If the quotient obtained under division (D)(2)(a) of this section is less than or equal to 6, the teacher cost shall be equal to 6 multiplied by the average teacher cost for that fiscal year.
(3) Calculate the district's substitute teacher cost for that fiscal year in accordance with the following formula:
(a) Compute the substitute teacher daily rate with benefits by multiplying the substitute teacher daily rate of $90 by 1.16;
(b) Compute the substitute teacher cost in accordance with the following formula:
[The sum computed under division (D)(1)(d) of this section + (the greater of the quotient obtained under division (D)(2)(a) of this section and 6)] X the amount computed under division (D)(3)(a) of this section X 5
(4) Calculate the district's professional development cost for that fiscal year in accordance with the following formula:
[The sum computed under division (D)(1)(d) of this section + (the greater of the quotient obtained under division (D)(2)(a) of this section and 6)] X [(the sum of divisions (A)(10)(a) and (b) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code for that fiscal year)/180] X 4
(5) Calculate the district's teacher base cost for that fiscal year, which equals the sum of divisions (D)(1), (2), (3), and (4) of this section.
(E) The department shall compute a district's student support base cost for a fiscal year as follows:
(1) Calculate the district's guidance counselor cost for that fiscal year as follows:
(a) Determine the number of students in the district's base cost enrolled ADM for that fiscal year that are enrolled in grades nine through twelve and divide that number by 360;
(b) Compute the counselor cost in accordance with the following formula:
(The greater of the quotient obtained under division (E)(1)(a) of this section and 1) X [(the average counselor salary for that fiscal year X 1.16) + the amount specified under division (A)(10)(c) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code for that fiscal year]
(2) Calculate the district's librarian and media staff cost for that fiscal year as follows:
(a) Divide the district's base cost enrolled ADM for that fiscal year by 1,000;
(b) Compute the librarian and media staff cost in accordance with the following formula:
The quotient obtained under division (E)(2)(a) of this section X [(the average librarian and media staff salary for that fiscal year X 1.16) + the amount specified under division (A)(10)(c) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code for that fiscal year]
(3) Calculate the district's staffing cost for student wellness and success for that fiscal year as follows:
(a) Divide the district's base cost enrolled ADM for that fiscal year by 250;
(b) Compute the staffing cost for student wellness and success in accordance with the following formula:
The quotient obtained under division (E)(3)(a) of this section X [(the average counselor salary for that fiscal year X 1.16) + the amount specified under division (A)(10)(c) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code for that fiscal year]
(4) Calculate the district's cost for that fiscal year for career-technical curriculum specialists and coordinators, career assessment and program placement, recruitment and orientation, student success coordination, analysis of test results, development of intervention and remediation plans and monitoring of those plans, and satellite program coordination in accordance with the following formula:
[(The amount determined under division (E)(4)(a) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code for that fiscal year / the sum determined under division (E)(4)(b) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code) + (the amount determined under division (H)(1) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code for that fiscal year / the sum determined under division (H)(2) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code)] X the district's base cost enrolled ADM for the fiscal year for which the district's cost under this division is computed
(5) Compute the district's building safety and security cost for that fiscal year in accordance with the following formula:
(The amount determined under division (E)(5)(a) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code for that fiscal year / the sum determined under division (E)(5)(b) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code) X the district's base cost enrolled ADM for the fiscal year for which the building safety and security cost is computed
(6) Compute the district's supplies and academic content cost for that fiscal year in accordance with the following formula:
(The amount determined under division (E)(6)(a) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code for that fiscal year / the sum determined under division (E)(6)(b) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code) X the district's base cost enrolled ADM for the fiscal year for which the supplies and academic content cost is computed
(7) Calculate the district's technology cost for that fiscal year in accordance with the following formula:
$37.50 X the district's base cost enrolled ADM for that fiscal year
(8) Calculate the district's student support base cost for that fiscal year, which equals the sum of divisions (E)(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), and (7) of this section.
(F) The department shall compute a district's leadership and accountability base cost for a fiscal year as follows:
(1) Calculate the district's superintendent cost for that fiscal year as follows:
(a) If the district's base cost enrolled ADM for that fiscal year is greater than 4,000, then the district's superintendent cost shall be equal to [($160,000 X 1.16) + the amount specified under division (A)(10)(c) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code for that fiscal year].
(b) If the district's base cost enrolled ADM for that fiscal year is less than or equal to 4,000 but greater than or equal to 500, the district's superintendent cost shall be equal to the sum of the following:
(i) (The district's base cost enrolled ADM for that fiscal year - 500) X {[($160,000 X 1.16) - ($80,000 X 1.16)]/3500};
(ii) ($80,000 X 1.16) + the amount specified under division (A)(10)(c) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code for that fiscal year.
(c) If the district's base cost enrolled ADM is less than 500, then the district's superintendent cost shall be equal to [($80,000 X 1.16) + the amount specified under division (A)(10)(c) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code for that fiscal year].
(2) Calculate the district's treasurer cost for that fiscal year as follows:
(a) If the district's base cost enrolled ADM for that fiscal year is greater than 4,000, then the district's treasurer cost shall be equal to [($130,000 X 1.16) + the amount specified under division (A)(10)(c) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code for that fiscal year].
(b) If the district's base cost enrolled ADM for that fiscal year is less than or equal to 4,000 but greater than or equal to 500, the district's treasurer cost shall be equal to the sum of the following:
(i) (The district's base cost enrolled ADM for that fiscal year - 500) X {[($130,000 X 1.16) - ($60,000 X 1.16)]/3500};
(ii) ($60,000 X 1.16) + the amount specified under division (A)(10)(c) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code for that fiscal year.
(c) If the district's base cost enrolled ADM is less than 500, then the district's treasurer cost shall be equal to [($60,000 X 1.16) + the amount specified under division (A)(10)(c) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code for that fiscal year].
(3) Calculate the district's other district administrator cost for that fiscal year as follows:
(a) Divide the average other district administrator salary for that fiscal year by the average superintendent salary for that fiscal year;
(b) Divide the district's base cost enrolled ADM for that fiscal year by 750;
(c) Compute the other district administrator cost in accordance with the following formula:
{[(The district's superintendent cost for that fiscal year calculated under division (F)(1) of this section - the amount specified under division (A)(10)(c) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code for that fiscal year) X the quotient obtained under division (F)(3)(a) of this section] + the amount specified under division (A)(10)(c) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code} X (the greater of the quotient obtained under division (F)(3)(b) of this section and 2)
(4) Calculate the district's fiscal support cost for that fiscal year as follows:
(a) Divide the district's base cost enrolled ADM for that fiscal year by 850;
(b) Determine the lesser of the following:
(i) The maximum of the quotient obtained under division (F)(4)(a) of this section and 2;
(ii) 35.
(c) Compute the fiscal support cost in accordance with the following formula:
The number obtained under division (F)(4)(b) of this section X [(the average bookkeeping and accounting employee salary for that fiscal year X 1.16) + the amount specified under division (A)(10)(c) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code for that fiscal year]
(5) Calculate the district's education management information system support cost for that fiscal year as follows:
(a) Divide the district's base cost enrolled ADM for that fiscal year by 5,000;
(b) Compute the education management information system support cost in accordance with the following formula:
(The greater of the quotient obtained under division (F)(5)(a) of this section and 1) X [(the average education management information system support employee salary for that fiscal year X 1.16) + the amount specified under division (A)(10)(c) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code for that fiscal year]
(6) Calculate the district's leadership support cost for that fiscal year as follows:
(a) Determine the greater of the quotient obtained under division (F)(3)(b) of this section and 2 and add 1 to that number;
(b) Divide the number obtained under division (F)(6)(a) of this section by 3;
(c) Compute the leadership support cost in accordance with the following formula:
(The greater of the quotient obtained under division (F)(6)(b) of this section and 1) X [(the average administrative assistant salary for that fiscal year X 1.16) + the amount specified under division (A)(10)(c) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code for that fiscal year]
(7) Calculate the district's information technology center support cost for that fiscal year in accordance with the following formula:
$31 X the district's base cost enrolled ADM for that fiscal year
(8) Calculate the district's district leadership and accountability base cost for that fiscal year, which equals the sum of divisions (F)(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), and (7) of this section;
(G) The department shall compute a district's building leadership and operations base cost for a fiscal year as follows:
(1) Calculate the district's building leadership cost for that fiscal year as follows:
(a) Divide the average principal salary for that fiscal year by the average superintendent salary for that fiscal year;
(b) Divide the district's base cost enrolled ADM for that fiscal year by 450;
(c) Compute the building leadership cost in accordance with the following formula:
{[(The district's superintendent cost for that fiscal year calculated under division (F)(1) of this section - the amount specified under division (A)(10)(c) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code for that fiscal year) X the quotient obtained under division (G)(1)(a) of this section] + the amount specified under division (A)(10)(c) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code for that fiscal year} X the quotient obtained under division (G)(1)(b) of this section
(2) Calculate the district's building leadership support cost for that fiscal year as follows:
(a) Divide the district's base cost enrolled ADM for that fiscal year by 400;
(b) Determine the number of school buildings in the district for that fiscal year;
(c) Compute the building leadership support cost in accordance with the following formula:
(i) If the quotient obtained under division (G)(2)(a) of this section is less than the number obtained under division (G)(2)(b) of this section, then the district's building leadership support cost shall be equal to {the number obtained under division (G)(2)(b) of this section X [(the average clerical staff salary X 1.16) + the amount specified under division (A)(10)(c) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code for that fiscal year]}.
(ii) If the quotient obtained under division (G)(2)(a) of this section is greater than or equal to the number obtained under division (G)(2)(b) of this section, then the district's building leadership support cost shall be equal to {[the lesser of (the number obtained under division (G)(2)(b) of this section X 3) and the quotient obtained under division (G)(2)(a) of this section] X [(the average clerical staff salary for that fiscal year X 1.16) + the amount specified under division (A)(10)(c) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code for that fiscal year]}.
(3) Compute the district's building operations cost for that fiscal year in accordance with the following formula:
The district's base cost enrolled ADM for that fiscal year X [(the number determined under division (G)(3)(a)(i) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code X the number determined under division (G)(3)(a)(ii) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code) - (the amount determined under division (E)(5)(a) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code for that fiscal year / the sum determined under division (E)(5)(b) of section 3317.011 of the Revised Code for that fiscal year)]
(4) Calculate the district's building leadership and operations base cost for that fiscal year, which equals the sum of divisions (G)(1), (2), and (3) of this section.
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Structure Ohio Revised Code

Ohio Revised Code

Title 33 | Education-Libraries

Chapter 3317 | Foundation Program

Section 3317.01 | School Foundation Program; Eligibility; Administration of Funds.

Section 3317.011 | City, Local, and Exempted Village School District Base Cost.

Section 3317.012 | Joint Vocational School District Base Cost.

Section 3317.013 | Special Education Program Multiples.

Section 3317.014 | Career-Tech Education Program Funding.

Section 3317.015 | Certification of Additional Information.

Section 3317.016 | Amounts for English Learners.

Section 3317.017 | City, Local, and Exempted Village School District Per-Pupil Local Capacity Amount.

Section 3317.018 | Statewide Average Base Cost per Pupil.

Section 3317.019 | Temporary Transitional Aid.

Section 3317.0110 | Community and Stem School Base Cost.

Section 3317.02 | Definitions.

Section 3317.021 | Tax Commissioner Information for School Funding Computations.

Section 3317.022 | Formulas for State Operating Funds to School Districts, Schools, and Scholarships.

Section 3317.023 | Adjustments to Amount Paid to District.

Section 3317.024 | Amounts Paid to School Districts and Schools for Certain Purposes.

Section 3317.025 | Recomputation Excluding Certain Property Where Value Is Disputed.

Section 3317.026 | Community or Stem School Unit Payment Amount.

Section 3317.028 | Recomputing Where Change in Taxable Value.

Section 3317.0210 | Adjusting for Taxes Uncollectable Due to Bankruptcy.

Section 3317.0211 | Adjusting for Uncollected Port Authority Taxes.

Section 3317.0212 | Transportation Payment.

Section 3317.0213 | Additional State Aid for Preschool Special Education Children.

Section 3317.0214 | Additional State Aid to School Districts for Students in Categories Two Through Six Special Education Adm.

Section 3317.0215 | Catastrophic Cost Pool.

Section 3317.0217 | Targeted Assistance Funding.

Section 3317.0218 | Supplemental Targeted Assistance Funding.

Section 3317.03 | Report of Average Daily Membership Figures and Additional Data.

Section 3317.031 | Membership Record for Each Pupil - Mandatory Compliance.

Section 3317.032 | Membership Record of Preschool Children With Disabilities.

Section 3317.033 | Joint Vocational District to Maintain Record of Persons Not Eligible for Inclusion in Average Daily Membership.

Section 3317.034 | Enrollment Status.

Section 3317.035 | Annual Audits of Certified Membership - Other Information.

Section 3317.036 | Enrollment Reports.

Section 3317.037 | Attendance Records for Career-Technical Planning District.

Section 3317.05 | Calculating Payments of Approved Career-Technical Education Units.

Section 3317.051 | Calculation of Gifted Funding Units.

Section 3317.06 | Providing Materials to Nonpublic Schools.

Section 3317.061 | Annual Report on Teaching Staff.

Section 3317.062 | Use of Appropriations to Chartered Nonpublic Schools for Auxiliary Services.

Section 3317.063 | Reimbursing Nonpublic School for Mandated Service Costs.

Section 3317.064 | Auxiliary Services Mobile Unit Replacement and Repair Fund.

Section 3317.07 | Reassignment of School Buses.

Section 3317.071 | Bus Purchasing Grants.

Section 3317.072 | Transportation Collaboration Grants.

Section 3317.08 | Tuition for Nonresident Pupils.

Section 3317.081 | Computing Tuition.

Section 3317.082 | Tuition for Children in Care of Department of Youth Services.

Section 3317.09 | State and Federal Moneys to Account for and Coded - Annual Statistical Report.

Section 3317.10 | Certifying Number of Ohio Works First Children in District.

Section 3317.11 | Educational Service Center Funding.

Section 3317.12 | Salary Schedule and List of Job Classifications for Nonteaching School Employees.

Section 3317.13 | Minimum Salary Schedule for Teachers.

Section 3317.14 | Boards to Annually Adopt Teachers' Salary Schedule.

Section 3317.141 | Recipients of Race to the Top Program Grants.

Section 3317.15 | Children With Disabilities; Speech-Language Pathology and Psychological Services.

Section 3317.16 | Computation and Distribution of State Core Foundation Funding to Joint Vocational School Districts.

Section 3317.161 | Approval of Career-Technical Education Programs.

Section 3317.162 | Temporary Transitional Aid for Joint Vocational School Districts.

Section 3317.164 | Business Work-Based Learning Financial Incentives.

Section 3317.18 | Withholding Payments in Order to Pay Debt Charges on Securities.

Section 3317.19 | Computation and Distribution of Payments to Cooperative Education School Districts.

Section 3317.20 | Calculation of Payment to County Dd Board.

Section 3317.201 | Payment to Institutions Providing Special Education Services.

Section 3317.23 | Enrollment in Dropout Prevention Recovery Program.

Section 3317.231 | Adoption of Rules.

Section 3317.24 | Enrollment in Program to Earn High School Diploma.

Section 3317.25 | Disadvantaged Pupil Impact Aid Spending.

Section 3317.30 | Payment for Services for Child in Juvenile Facility.

Section 3317.40 | Accountability for Funding.

Section 3317.50 | Telecommunity Education Fund.

Section 3317.51 | Distance Learning Fund.