25 CFR 39 Subpart H Determining the Amount Necessary to Sustain an Academic or Residential Program

Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior

§ 39.803

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
§ 39.730 Which standards must student
transportation vehicles meet?

No. Transportation time cannot be
used as instruction time for day school
students in meeting the minimum required hours for academic funding.

(a) The Secretary’s formula to determine the minimum annual amount
necessary to sustain a Bureau-funded
school’s academic or residential program is as follows:
Student Unit Value × Weighted Student Unit = Annual Minimum
Amount per student.
(b) Sections 39.802 through 39.807 explain the derivation of the formula in
paragraph (a) of this section.
(c) If the annual minimum amount
calculated under this section and
§§ 39.802 through 39.807 is not fully funded, OIEP will pro rate funds distributed
to schools using the Indian School
Equalization Formula.

§ 39.732 How does OIEP allocate transportation funds to schools?

§ 39.802 What is the student unit value
in the formula?

OIEP allocates transportation funds
based on the types of transportation
programs that the school provides. To
allocate transportation funds OIEP:
(a) Multiplies the one-way commercial costs for all schools by four to
identify the total commercial costs for
all schools;
(b) Subtracts the commercial cost
total from the appropriated transportation funds and allocates the balance
of the transportation funds to each
school with a per-mile rate;
(c) Divides the balance of funds by
the sum of the annual day miles and
the annual residential miles to identify
a per-mile rate;
(d) For day transportation, multiplies the per-mile rate times the annual day miles for each school; and
(e) For residential transportation,
multiplies the per mile rate times the
annual transportation miles for each
school.

The student unit value is the dollar
value applied to each student in an
academic or residential program. There
are two types of student unit values:
the student unit instructional value
(SUIV) and the student unit residential
value (SURV).
(a) The student unit instructional
value (SUIV) applies to a student enrolled in an instructional program. It
is an annually established ratio of 1.0
that represents a student in grades 4
through 6 of a typical non-residential
program.
(b) The student unit residential value
(SURV) applies to a residential student. It is an annually established
ratio of 1.0 that represents a student in
grades 4 through 6 of a typical residential program.

All vehicles used by schools to transport students must meet or exceed all
appropriate Federal motor vehicle safety standards and State or Tribal motor
vehicle safety standards. The Bureau
will not fund transportation mileage
and costs incurred transporting students in vehicles that do not meet
these standards.
§ 39.731 Can transportation time be
used as instruction time for day
school students?

Subpart
H—Determining
the
Amount Necessary To Sustain
an Academic or Residential
Program
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§ 39.801 What is the formula to determine the amount necessary to sustain a school’s academic or residential program?

SOURCE: 70 FR 22205, Apr. 28, 2005, unless
otherwise noted.

§ 39.803 What is a weighted student
unit in the formula?
A weighted student unit is an adjusted ratio using factors in the Indian
School Equalization Formula to establish educational priorities and to provide for the unique needs of specific
students, such as:
(a) Students in grades kindergarten
through 3 or grades 7 through 12;
(b) Special education students;
(c) Gifted and talented students;
(d) Distance education students;

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