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05/23/2024 04:28 PM
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House of Representatives
Session of 2023 - 2024 Regular Session

MEMORANDUM

Posted: May 5, 2023 01:05 PM
From: Representative Stephen Kinsey and Rep. Jill N. Cooper
To: All House members
Subject: Calculating ADM for College in the High School - Dual Enrollment
 
State regulations require public schools that offer dual enrollment as part of the high school program to pro rate the students when calculating average daily membership (“ADM”) for the time the student spends at the postsecondary institution, unless the public school pays the tuition, fees and textbooks on behalf of the student. 
 
ADM is the term used for all resident pupils of the school district for whom the school district is financially responsible. It is calculated by dividing the aggregate days membership for all children on active rolls by the number of days the school district is in session.  ADM is used when calculating the education subsidies for public schools.
 
As dual enrollment has evolved, more and more secondary schools are offering students dual enrollment opportunities within the high school building.  These classes could be advanced placement courses taught by a high school instructor that have been certified by an institution of higher education as meeting the requirements for college credits, or a high school instructor, approved by the institution of higher education, may be teaching the college-level course at the high school.
 
In these cases, which are defined as “college in the high school,” it is unfair to require the public school pro rate the average daily membership for students that participate, regardless of whether the public school pays the tuition, fees and textbooks for the student, because the public school is providing the instructor, physical facilities, and sometimes the curriculum for the student.
 
This bill will allow the public school to fully include students who participate in a college in the high school program in the ADM regardless of whether the public school pays the tuition, fees and textbooks for the student.
 
Please join us in supporting this important legislation.


Introduced as HB1258