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"...DCPS principals overestimate their enrollment to receive extra funding. DCPS schools project fall enrollment in the spring and these projections determine funding for the following year. If the actual enrollment is lower, DCPS' budget doesn't shrink."

Is the above accurate?

A centralized application that prevents parents from using DCPS schools as backups and then just not showing up for the DCPS school in the fall would help DCPS principals avoid overestimating enrollment.

Yes, it was revealed in reports that Mary Levy did for the DC CFO and then for some charter organizations. As reported by the Post:

DCPS is funded each spring for the following school year based on enrollment projections. If the actual enrollment is lower than projected, which is usually the case, the system's budget is not reduced. Charter schools are funded by the city in quarterly installments based on actual enrollment. If it declines, allotments are cut.

by Ken Archer on Jun 30, 2012 3:05 pm • link • report

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