Wyoming Statutes Title 21. Education § 21-3-314. Students counted among district ADM;  determination of charter school funding

(i) Notwithstanding W.S. 21-13-309(m)(iv)(A), in the first year of operation, the average daily membership for the charter school shall be based on the following:

(ii) In the second year and all subsequent years and except as otherwise provided under paragraph (iv) of this subsection, the average daily membership of the charter school shall be counted only among the average daily membership of the school district;

(iii) For purposes of W.S. 21-13-309(m)(iv)(A), and upon charter school operation for three (3) consecutive school years, charter school average daily membership computed under paragraph (i) of this subsection shall, if the charter is subject to subparagraph (i)(C) of this subsection, be divided by two (2) prior to computing the school's ADM averaged over the three (3) immediately preceding school years;

(iv) Notwithstanding W.S. 21-13-309(m)(iv)(A), in the second and third year of charter school operation, the average daily membership of a charter school shall be based upon the prior school year average daily membership adjusted by the enrollment count taken on October 1 of the applicable school year;

(v) Notwithstanding W.S. 21-13-309(m)(iv)(A), for any charter school in its fourth or subsequent year of charter school operation and the charter school expands its enrollment to include one (1) or more consecutive grade levels above its current school configuration of grades, the average daily membership for the charter school shall be adjusted by the enrollment count taken on October 1 of the first year of operation under the expanded grade level or levels.

(i) The charter school shall be entitled to the benefit of one hundred percent (100%) of the foundation program amount computed under W.S. 21-13-309(m) based upon the average daily membership of the charter school, less  any district level amounts generated by the charter school's membership under W.S. 21-13-309(m) and less amounts specified under W.S. 21-13-309(m)(v)(E).

(ii) The charter school shall be entitled to the benefit of one hundred percent (100%) of the amount to be contributed to the school district under major maintenance payments pursuant to W.S. 21-15-109 based upon the proportion that the charter school educational building gross square footage contributes to the district educational building gross square footage;

(iii) The charter school shall be entitled to the benefit of one hundred percent (100%) of the amount generated by the payroll of its employees in allocating any school district salary adjustment pursuant to W.S. 21-3-313(c).