2025-2026 Updated Methodology for Calculating Aid Attributable to Students with Disabilities

Beginning in the 2025–26 school year, the methodology for calculating Aid Attributable to students with disabilities has been updated to align with the fully phased-in Foundation Aid formula as follows:

• Multiplying the current-year enrollment of students with disabilities by a weighting factor of 1.41, as specified in §3602(1)(i)(4)(i), and
• Further multiplying that result by the district’s selected Foundation Aid amount , as calculated under §3602(4) of the Education Law.

Please note that the standard amount derived by this methodology may be superseded by an alternative amount if a mutual agreement is reached between a charter school and a school district, as authorized under §2856(1)(b) of the Education Law and Section 102 of Part H of Chapter 83 of the Laws of 2002.

This change is reflected in the updated Commissioner's Regulations Section 119.1, effective July 1,2025.

The file posted on 8/4/25 is a preliminary worksheet based on 2025-26 aid projections as of May 15, 2025. A final worksheet will be released after May 15, 2026 with actual aid amounts as of that time. Please note that the 2025-26 Aid Attributable worksheet will not be updated after the final version is released.

Additionally, a preliminary worksheet for the 2026-27 school year will be published shortly after May 15, 2026.