B. ALLOCATION PROPOSAL
GENERAL FUND ALLOCATIONS ARE TENTATIVE. THE AMOUNTS ALLOCATED MAY BE REDUCED BY EXECUTIVE RESTRICTIONS AND/OR INTERNAL REDUCTIONS.
BASIC NEEDS, 15110
1. Purpose
The Basic Needs Program encompasses basic instruction for all regular education students and mainstreamed special education students in all regular schools from Kindergarten through Grade 12. This is the heart of the Department's instructional program and provides direct instruction in language arts, mathematics, physical education, health, education, science, social studies, art, music, guidance, foreign language, practical arts, and vocational education in support of student achievement and in meeting the total developmental needs of the child.
2. Rationale for Allocation
Grades K-2 allocations are based on the grade-by-grade and school-by-school enrollment.
Grades 3-12 allocations are based on statewide enrollment totals.
3. Guidelines for Implementation
Student-Teacher ratio in Grades K-2: Each school will be allocated teacher positions to the nearest half or whole position based on the formula of dividing the regular education student enrollment by 20 and rounding up to the nearest whole number at 0.75.
Student-Teacher ratio in Grades 3-12: Each district will be allocated regular education teacher positions using the formula of 26.15 regular students per teacher based on the Official Student Enrollment count.
Enrollment variances between the projected and official student enrollment counts will always be considered in finalizing the official school position allocations and student-teacher assignments.
4. Allocation of Resources
Tentative teacher positions are allocated to districts (for the following school year) based on the above formulas in December of the current school year. Schools receive a lump sum tentative position allocation for grades 3-12 and a grade by grade tentative positive allocation in Kindergarten, Grade 1 and Grade 2. The Complex Area Superintendent will maintain contingency district reserve positions before tentatively allocating the tentative regular education allocations in grades 3-12 and grades K-2.
Tentative Teacher (6,460 PERM)
 | Honolulu | Central | Leeward | Windward | Hawaii | Maui | Kauai | Grade Totals |
| Grades 3-12 Regular Ed. | 840 | 803 | 984 | 425 | 587 | 520 | 258 | 4,417 |
| Grade K | 113 | 118 | 132 | 58 | 79 | 74 | 30 | 604 |
| Grade 1 | 115 | 128 | 139 | 60 | 81 | 75 | 31 | 629 |
| Grade 2 | 109 | 120 | 135 | 56 | 76 | 75 | 28 | 599 |
| K-2 Reserve | 21 | 19 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 104 |
| 3-12 Reserve | 17 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 107 |
| District Totals | 1,215 | 1,207 | 1,422 | 631 | 851 | 771 | 363 | 6,460 |
EA (63.50 PERM)
Honolulu | Central | Leeward | Windward | Hawaii | Maui | Kauai | Totals |
14.5 | 11 | 9 | 6.5 | 9 *** | 9 | 4 | 63 |
*** 0.50 PERM FTE EA position is reflected as deferred. Funds have been transferred to EDN 600.
Library Asst. (0.50 PERM)
Hawaii Waiakea High School 0.50 FTE
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