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How New Hampshire’s education adequacy formula works: base aid, differentials and the hold‑harmless schedule
Summary
Department of Education staff walked the committee through the components of the state adequacy formula — base adequacy aid, free‑and‑reduced differential, special‑education and ELL differentials, extraordinary‑needs grant and the phased‑out hold‑harmless program — including dollar amounts and statutory history.
Mark Manganiello of the Department of Education Bureau of School Finance reviewed the adequacy formula used to calculate state aid to school districts and the components that augment base aid.
He summarized the main components: base adequacy aid (staff cited $4,265.64 per average daily membership in residence for the year used in the packet), a free‑and‑reduced‑price‑meals (F&R) differential ($2,392.92 per eligible pupil in the packet example), special education differential aid ($2,184.84 per identified special education pupil), and an English‑language‑learner differential.…
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