25 C.F.R. PART 39--THE INDIAN SCHOOL EQUALIZATION PROGRAM
TITLE 25--Indians
CHAPTER I--BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
SUBCHAPTER E--EDUCATION
PART 39--THE INDIAN SCHOOL EQUALIZATION PROGRAM
Subpart A--GENERAL
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| What is the purpose of this part?
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| What definitions apply to terms in this part?
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Subpart B--INDIAN SCHOOL EQUALIZATION FORMULA
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| What is the Indian School Equalization Formula?
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| Does ISEF assess the actual cost of school operations?
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| What is academic base funding?
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| What are the factors used to determine base funding?
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| How must a school's base funding provide for students with disabilities?
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| Are additional funds available for special education?
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| Who is eligible for special education funding?
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| Are schools allotted supplemental funds for special student and/or school costs?
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| Can ISEF funds be distributed for the use of gifted and talented students?
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| What does the term gifted and talented mean?
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| What is the limit on the number of students who are gifted and talented?
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| What are the special accountability requirements for the gifted and talented program?
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| What characteristics may qualify a student as gifted and talented for purposes of supplemental funding?
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| How are eligible gifted and talented students identified and nominated?
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| How does a school determine who receives gifted and talented services?
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| How does a school provide gifted and talented services for a student?
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| How does a student receive gifted and talented services in subsequent years?
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| When must a student leave a gifted and talented program?
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| How are gifted and talented services provided?
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| What is the WSU for gifted and talented students?
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| Can ISEF funds be used for Language Development Programs?
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| What is a Language Development Program?
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| Can a school integrate Language Development programs into its regular instructional program?
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| Who decides how Language Development funds can be used?
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| How does a school identify a Limited English Proficient student?
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| What services must be provided to an LEP student?
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| What is the WSU for Language Development programs?
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| May schools operate a language development program without a specific appropriation from Congress?
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| How does a school qualify for a Small School Adjustment?
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| What is the amount of the Small School Adjustment?
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| What is a small high school?
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| What is the small high school adjustment?
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| Can a school receive both a small school adjustment and a small high school adjustment?
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| Is there an adjustment for small residential programs?
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| Does ISEF provide supplemental funding for extraordinary costs related to a school's geographic isolation?
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Subpart C--ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES, STUDENT COUNTS, AND VERIFICATIONS
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| What is the purpose of the Indian School Equalization Formula?
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| Does ISEF reflect the actual cost of school operations?
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| What are the definitions of terms used in this subpart?
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| When does OIEP calculate a school's allotment?
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| How does OIEP calculate ADM?
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| How does OIEP calculate a school's total WSUs for the school year?
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| How does OIEP calculate the value of one WSU?
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| How does OIEP determine a school's funding for the school year?
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| How are ISEP funds distributed?
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| When may a school count a student for membership purposes?
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| When must a school drop a student from its membership?
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| What other categories of students can a school count for membership purposes?
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| Can a student be counted as enrolled in more than one school?
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| Will the Bureau fund children being home schooled?
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| What is the minimum number of instructional hours required in order to be considered a full-time educational program?
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| Can a school receive funding for any part-time students?
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| How does ISEF fund residential programs?
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| How are students counted for the purpose of funding residential services?
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| Are there different formulas for different levels of residential services?
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| What happens if a residential program does not maintain residency levels required by this subpart?
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| What reports must residential programs submit to comply with this subpart?
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| What is a full school month?
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| How will the provisions of this subpart be phased in?
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Subpart D--ACCOUNTABILITY
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| What is the purpose of this subpart?
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| What definitions apply to terms used in this subpart?
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| What certification is required?
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| What is the certification and verification process?
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| How will verifications be conducted?
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| What documentation must the school maintain for additional services it provides?
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| How long must a school maintain records?
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| What are the responsibilities of administrative officials?
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| How does the OIEP Director ensure accountability?
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| What qualifications must an audit firm meet to be considered for auditing ISEP administration?
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| How will the auditor report its findings?
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| What sanctions apply for failure to comply with this subpart?
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| Can a school appeal the verification of the count?
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Subpart E--CONTINGENCY FUND
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| What emergency and contingency funds are available?
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| What is an emergency or unforeseen contingency?
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| How does a school apply for contingency funds?
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| How can a school use contingency funds?
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| May schools carry over contingency funds to a subsequent fiscal year?
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| What are the reporting requirements for the use of the contingency fund?
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Subpart F--SCHOOL BOARD TRAINING EXPENSES
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| Are Bureau-operated school board expenses funded by ISEP limited?
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| Is school board training for Bureau-operated schools considered a school board expense subject to the limitation?
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| Is school board training required for all Bureau-funded schools?
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| Is there a separate weight for school board training at Bureau-operated schools?
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Subpart G--STUDENT TRANSPORTATION
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| What is the purpose of this subpart?
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| What definitions apply to terms used in this subpart?
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| Can a school receive funds to transport residential students using commercial transportation?
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| What ground transportation costs are covered for students traveling by commercial transportation?
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| Are schools eligible to receive chaperone expenses to transport residential students?
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| Are schools eligible for transportation funds to transport special education students?
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| Are peripheral dormitories eligible for day transportation funds?
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| Which student transportation expenses are currently not eligible for Student Transportation Funding?
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| Are miles generated by non-ISEP eligible students eligible for transportation funding?
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| How does a school calculate annual bus transportation miles for day students?
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| How does a school calculate annual bus transportation miles for residential students?
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| Why are there different reporting requirements for transportation data?
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| What transportation information must off-reservation boarding schools report?
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| What transportation information must day schools, on-reservation boarding schools and peripheral dormitory schools report?
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| Which standards must student transportation vehicles meet?
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| Can transportation time be used as instruction time for day school students?
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| How does OIEP allocate transportation funds to schools?
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Subpart H--DETERMINING THE AMOUNT NECESSARY TO SUSTAIN AN ACADEMIC OR RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM
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| What is the formula to determine the amount necessary to sustain a school's academic or residential program?
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| What is the student unit value in the formula?
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| What is a weighted student unit in the formula?
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| How is the SUIV calculated?
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| What was the student unit for instruction value (SUIV) for the school year 1999-2000?
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| How is the SURV calculated?
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| How will the Student Unit Value be adjusted annually?
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| What definitions apply to this subpart?
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Subpart I--INTERIM MAINTENANCE AND MINOR REPAIR FUND
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| Establishment and funding of an Interim Maintenance and Minor Repair Fund.
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| Conditions for distribution.
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Subpart J--ADMINISTRATIVE COST FORMULA
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| Allotment of education administrative funds.
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| Allotment exception for FY 1991.
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Subpart K--PRE-KINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS
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| Interim fiscal year 1980 and fiscal year 1981 funding for pre-kindergarten programs previously funded by the Bureau.
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| Addition of pre-kindergarten as a weight factor to the Indian School Equalization Formula in fiscal year 1982.
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Subpart L--CONTRACT SCHOOL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FUND
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| Establishment of an interim fiscal year 1980 operation and maintenance fund for contract schools.
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| Future consideration of contract school operation and maintenance funding.
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