Task force examines density, high/low enrollment weighting options; staff present alternative formulas

Jul 1, 2025

Legislative Research and KLRD staff reviewed models to change low/high enrollment weightings and to use density (students per square mile) as an alternative; staff also circulated district examples and asked for more time to let members digest the complex material.

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The Special Education and Related Services Funding Task Force spent substantial time reviewing possible alternatives to the current low/high enrollment weightings and a set of density‑based models that would change how districts are weighted for sparsity or density.

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