Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about Career-Technical funding

EMIS Coding for 8th Grade Agriculture classes: If you teach exploratory agriculture to 8th grade students, you should download this reference and share it with your local EMIS coordinator.

Career-Technical Education Funding Information for FY2010 and FY2011

It is important to be aware of the amount of state CTE funding received by a school district and how it can be spent within a CTE program. By staying current with state CTE funding information and current policy, a school district will have the knowledge to accurately budget and approve acceptable expenditures for CTE programs. The current model for career technical education is not based on a weighted funding model.  The current flat rate model is based on the amount a school district received for career technical education in FY2009 with a .0075 increase for FY2010, and an additional .0075 increase for FY2011.

The current flat rate funding model will only be used through FY2011. How CTE programs will be funded in the next biennium budget has yet to be determined. Below are two links that will provide more information on the amount of state CTE funding received by a respective school district as well as recommendations as to how these funds can be used.

The State Auditor’s Bulletin 2000-16 provides a list of acceptable and unacceptable expenditures using state CTE funds. Read more on Acceptable Uses of State CTE Funds

FY2010 and FY2011 CTE Weighted Funds Certification Letters shows the amount of CTE funds that a school district received in a given year for both Category 1 (work force development programs including agricultural education programs) and Category 2 programs (including both Family Consumer Science and Career Based Intervention programs).

 Click here to Access a School District FY2010 CTE Weighted Funds Certification Letter

 Click here to Access a School District FY2011 CTE Weighted Funds Certification Letter

For guidance on how to interpret the CTE Calculations Letter, use this guide. To determine the estimated amount of state CTE funding a specific CTE program within a school district generated in FY2009, use this worksheet.

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RULE PASSED BY STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
3301-61-16 Use Of Career-Technical Education Additional Weighted Cost Funds And Career-Technical Associated Services Funds

A. Career-Technical Education additional weighted cost funds and Career-Technical Education associated services costs, as set forth in Revised Code section 3317.014 and 3317.022, shall only be expended on
career-technical programs and services.

B. Career-Technical Education additional weighted cost funds shall only be expended on costs associated with the delivery of career-technical programming to career-technical students for which the school district provides enrollment, performance and fiscal data to the state department of education.

1. No more than twenty-five percent of such funds may be used for personnel expenditures.
   

2. At least seventy-five percent of such funds must be spent on curriculum development, purchase and implementation; instructional resources and supplies; industry-based program certification; student assessment, credentialing and placement; curriculum specific equipment purchases and leases; career technical student organization fees and expenses; home and agency linkages; work-based learning experiences; professional development; and other costs directly associated with Career-Technical Education programs including development of new programs (e.g. research, communication).
   

3. Costs associated with career-technical extended programming, including personnel expenditures, are allowable. Extended programming is defined as instruction beyond the regular school year, that is based on locally approved courses of study and provides graduation credit to enrolled career-technical students.