Hear What Ontario-Montclair School District Had To Say About RocketScan and Image One For California’s Ontario-Montclair district, the 2013 school year began with a big challenge: a new state funding formula required the processing of thousands of additional applications for added state funding for their low-income students. The state had just begun implementing the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF), which required schools in lower income districts to verify each student’s eligibility with alternative income forms. Previously, schools that already qualified for Community Eligible Provision (CEP), or reduced meal plans, didn’t have to submit any forms for additional funding. But in...
Streamlining Textbook Assistance Application Processing
At the beginning of each school year, families in public schools across several states are are charged fees to rent textbooks, which tend to increase the higher the grade. According to Indiana Public Media, textbook rental fees cost parents on average cost about $100 per child in that state. According to the Education Commission of the States (ECS), the following states permit school districts to charge fees for textbook rentals: Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, South Carolina, Utah, Washington, and Wisconsin. Security deposits are permitted in Michigan, North Dakota and Rhode Island. If you are a school administrator in...