ARM 10.20.104A. INITIAL YEAR OF OPERATION OF A FULL-TIME KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM - ANB CALCULATION

(1) School district trustees may apply to the Superintendent of Public Instruction for increased ANB for the initial year of operation of a full-time kindergarten program as provided in 20-9-313, MCA. (2) The additional ANB for the ensuing year shall be calculated by elementary budget unit as follows: (a) determine the average prior year kindergarten enrollment for the semiannual enrollment counts; (b) multiply the amount calculated in (2)(a) by the anticipated percentage of kindergarten students enrolled in the district in 20XX-1, rounding the percentage to two decimal places (i.e., XX.XX%); (c) recalculate the district's ANB per ARM 10.20.102 using the adjusted average kindergarten enrollment count calculated in (2)(b); and (d) determine the increase in ANB by subtracting the original ANB from the ANB calculated in (2)(c).