D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 5, r. 5-A3504

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 49, December 6, 2024

Rule 5-A3504 - DISTRIBUTION OF PRE-K ENHANCEMENT AND EXPANSION FUNDING

3504.1

Pre-K enhancement and expansion funding shall be provided in the manner set forth in this section to eligible District of Columbia high quality pre-K programs that meet the eligibility requirements set forth in this chapter and maintain the high quality standards set forth in this chapter.

3504.2

OSSE shall allocate the pre-K enhancement and expansion funds as follows:

(a) FY 2015 pre-K enhancement grantees, CBOs that received funding in 2014-2015 school year, that meet the eligibility requirements set forth in this chapter, and have maintained the high quality standards set forth in this chapter shall receive funding, per student, as appropriate, in an amount not to exceed the UPSFF for a six and a half (6.5) hour day, one hundred and eighty (180) days a year.

(b) If there is any funding remaining after OSSE has allocated the pre-K enhancement and expansion funding to the FY 2015 pre-K enhancement grantees, OSSE shall:

(1) Determine if there is sufficient funding to allocate supplemental funding in an amount not to exceed the UPSFF for a six and a half (6.5) hour day for one hundred eighty (180) days for each student enrolled in a high quality pre-K program that filed an application designation as a high quality program and that meets the eligibility requirements and the high quality standards set forth in this chapter.

(2) If there is not sufficient funding to allocate to every such high quality pre-K program that meets the eligibility requirements and the high quality standards set forth in this chapter, OSSE shall distribute funding to each such high quality pre-K program that:

(A) Meets the eligibility requirements and the high quality standards set forth in this chapter; and

(B) Serves a student population where the percentage of children enrolled are eligible for and receiving subsidized child care or Head Start funding is equal to or exceeds thirty-five percent (35%) of the total enrolled pre-k child population.

(3) If there is not sufficient funding to allocate to every high quality pre-K program that meets the requirements set forth in subparagraph (2) of this paragraph, OSSE shall distribute funding to each high quality pre-K program that:

(A) Meets the eligibility requirements and the high quality standards set forth in this chapter;

(B) Serves a student population where the percentage of children enrolled are eligible for and receiving subsidized child care funding or Head Start funding is equal to or exceeds thirty five percent (35%) of the total enrolled pre-k child population; and

(C) Serves a student population in a high need community.

3504.3

The actual amount of funding allocated to each high quality pre-K program will be based on the number of pre-K age children served by the high quality pre-K program, as verified by OSSE's annual enrollment audit pursuant to D.C. Official Code § 38-1804.02(b)(3), and minus any other local or federal funding sources available for education services for pre-K age children in the District of Columbia, including but not limited to subsidized child care and the Head Start Program, as applicable.

3504.4

If the amount appropriated to OSSE is insufficient to fund all high quality pre-K programs that meet the eligibility requirements and the high-quality standards set forth in this chapter, OSSE may distribute the funds through a competitive grant process.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 5, r. 5-A3504

Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 1251 (2/5/2016)