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EXHIBIT A <br />Kittitas County Public Schools 1/10th of lo/" Mental Health Tax Funding Algorithm <br />The Board of County Commissioners recognizethat due to economies of scale, smaller school <br />districts typically experience higher cost per student. Due to this, school districts with a smaller <br />student population are allocated a higher per capita funding rate in the following structure. <br />Base Funding Rate <br />The base rate is determined by dividing the total funds available as determined by previous year <br />tax revenue by the total number of public school students in Kittitas County per the Washington <br />Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPD Annual Enrollment Reporting. <br />Total funds / total Kittitas Count student population : base funding rate <br />Percentage Driver <br />The percentage driver adjusts base funding rate based on school district student population per <br />OSPI. <br />School districts with a student population of more than 2,000 receive 80o/o of the base <br />rate. <br />School districts with a student population between 500 and 2,000 receive 125% of the <br />base rate. <br />School districts with a student population of less than 500 receive 180% of the base rate. <br />Adjusted Allocation <br />The adjusted allocation is the total amount allocated for each school district after applying the <br />percentage driver and then rounding to the next $50 increment. <br />Total school district population x (base rate x percentage driver) : adjusted allocation <br />Total <br />a <br />a <br />a <br />$xxx base rate <br />District Pop.80o/o of base 12506 of base 180% of base <br />Ellensburg $fAmountl <br />Cle Elum Roslyn $lAmountl <br />Kittitas $lAmountl <br />Thorp $lAmountl <br />Easton $lAmountl <br />Damman $lAmountl