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IDLA growth prompts per‑enrollment funding change and proposed course‑fee cut
Summary
The Idaho Digital Learning Academy reported enrollment growth that would increase its appropriation under the new per‑enrollment funding formula and announced a board proposal to cut the course fee from $75 to $40 for next year.
Jeff Simmons, superintendent of the Idaho Digital Learning Academy, told the Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee on March 4 that IDLA’s recent enrollment growth is changing its funding profile now that the program is funded per eligible enrollment under House Bill 452.
IDLA’s appropriation is set at $430 per eligible enrollment. Jared Tetrault told the committee that IDLA’s budget will increase if enrollment projections rise: a projection of 53,000 enrollments would trigger an approximate $1.4 million withdrawal (additional appropriation) from the…
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