2018-2019 Definition of Charter School Basic Tuition
and Supplemental Basic Tuition

Pursuant to paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 2856 of the Education Law, as amended by Chapter 59 of the Laws of 2017, total 2018-19 Charter School Basic Tuition to be paid to charter schools is the lesser of:

(A) the 2017-18 Charter School Basic Tuition times the average of the three middle values among the five year-to-year quotients in the school district’s Approved  Operating Expense (AOE), starting from aid years 2011-12 to 2012-13 and ending with aid years 2015-16 to 2016-17.

Example of Quotient determination:

The average of the three middle values from the following five values (the highest and lowest quotients are excluded):

  • Quotient of 2012-13 AOE / 2011-12 AOE is 100.00
  • Quotient of 2013-14 AOE / 2012-13 AOE is 103.00
  • Quotient of 2014-15 AOE / 2013-14 AOE is 103.50
  • Quotient of 2015-16 AOE / 2014-15 AOE is 102.00
  • Quotient of 2016-17 AOE / 2015-16 AOE is 102.00
--OR--

(B) 2016-17 TGFE / 2016-17 Public Enrollment.

The 2018-19 Supplemental Basic Tuition reimbursement to school districts, payable in 2019-20, is the sum of the 2016-17 Supplemental Basic tuition plus $500.

Last Updated: November 8, 2018