The State funding formula was a major reason the 4/5 was heavily favored by board members at the time of reorganization. Unless the Charter School designation brought a change to these funding rules, maximization of State funding should be a part of the discussion about the merits of 4/5.

As I recall, when students are spread among several small (by State definition) schools, the State expects CSD to shift students when one school goes over classroom capacity and seats are available at that grade level in another school. This of course, isn’t workable for students and their families so CSD ends up responsible for 100% of teacher funding when there are population shifts in a single grade.

In small systems like CSD, the way to maximize State funding for teacher positions is to have all students at each grade level together in one school. Then the state will contribute funds for a new teacher when we outgrow maximum class sizes in a given grade.

Agreed!