Wyo. Stat. § 21-13-309.1 (2026)

components.

     (a) This section is intended to specify the education
resource block grant model components and computations necessary
to execute the 2025 cost of education study as required by W.S.
21-13-309(t) and as adopted and modified by the legislature.
    (b)   As used in this section:

          (i) "Average daily membership" or "ADM" means as
defined by W.S. 21-13-101(a)(i) and calculated pursuant to W.S.
21-13-309(m)(iv);

          (ii) "Education resource block grant model" means as
defined by W.S. 21-13-101(a)(xiv);

          (iii) "Co-located school" means two (2) or more
schools, each with its own administrative structure, that
operate within the same physical facility, regardless of whether
the schools serve the same or different grade bands;

          (iv) "FTE" means full-time equivalency basis as
computed in accordance with the department of education rule;

          (v) "Grade band" means a school grade configuration
that falls within one (1) of the following configurations:

               (A) An elementary school grade band that
includes grades kindergarten through grade six (6) or any
combination of those grades;

               (B) A middle school grade band that includes
grades five (5) through eight (8) or grade six (6) through
grades nine (9) or any combination of grades within those
ranges;

               (C) A high school grade band that includes
grades eight (8) through grade twelve (12) or any combination of
those grades.

     (c) The education resource block grant model components
and associated resources are as follows:

          (i) Full day kindergarten. Funded for all elementary
school grade bands;

          (ii) Core teachers. For any school with greater than
fifty (50) ADM, one (1.0) FTE for every sixteen (16) ADM for
grades kindergarten through three (3), one (1.0) FTE for every
twenty-two (22) ADM for grades four (4) through eight (8) and
one (1.0) FTE for every twenty-five (25) ADM for grades nine (9)
through twelve (12);

          (iii)   Elective/specialist teachers:
               (A) Elementary school grade bands. FTE equal to
twenty percent (20%) of the core teachers calculated pursuant to
paragraph (ii) of this subsection;

               (B) Middle school grade bands. FTE equal to
thirty-three and one-third percent (33 1/3%) of the core
teachers calculated pursuant to paragraph (ii) of this
subsection;

               (C) High school grade bands. FTE equal to
thirty-three and one-third percent (33 1/3%) of the core
teachers calculated pursuant to paragraph (ii) of this
subsection.

          (iv) For any school with greater than fifty (50) ADM,
additional career and technical education teachers. FTE equal to
thirty-four percent (34%) of each school's career and technical
education students as determined pursuant to W.S. 21-13-
309(m)(v)(D)(I), divided by twenty-five (25);

          (v) Minimum teachers. Resourced at the highest
prototypical school model:

               (A) For any school with greater than fifty (50)
ADM, if the combined total FTE calculated pursuant to paragraphs
(ii), (iii) and (iv) of this subsection is less than the
applicable minimum specified in subdivisions (I) through (III)
of this subparagraph, the grade band shall be provided the
applicable minimum teacher FTEs as follows:

                     (I) For an elementary school grade band
with greater than fifty (50) ADM, six (6) FTE and for an
elementary school grade band with fifty (50) ADM or less, six
(6) FTE reduced on a pro rata basis, calculated by multiplying
six (6) teacher FTEs by a fraction, the numerator of which is
the elementary school grade band ADM and the denominator of
which is fifty (50);

                    (II) For a middle school grade band with
greater than fifty (50) ADM, seven (7) FTE and for a middle
school grade band with fifty (50) ADM or less, seven (7) FTE
reduced on a pro rata basis, calculated by multiplying seven (7)
teacher FTEs by a fraction, the numerator of which is the middle
school grade band ADM and the denominator of which is fifty
(50);
                    (III) For a high school grade band with
greater than fifty (50) ADM, nine (9) FTE and for a high school
grade band with fifty (50) ADM or less, nine (9) FTE reduced on
a pro rata basis, calculated by multiplying nine (9) teacher
FTEs by a fraction, the numerator of which is the high school
grade band ADM and the denominator of which is fifty (50).

               (B) For any school with fifty (50) ADM or less,
the minimum teacher FTEs shall be provided as follows:

                    (I) For an elementary school, six (6) FTE
reduced on a pro rata basis, calculated by multiplying six (6)
teacher FTEs by a fraction, the numerator of which is the
school's ADM and the denominator of which is fifty (50);

                    (II) For a middle school, seven (7) FTE
reduced on a pro rata basis, calculated by multiplying seven (7)
teacher FTEs by a fraction, the numerator of which is the
school's ADM and the denominator of which is fifty (50);

                    (III) For a high school, nine (9) FTE
reduced on a pro rata basis, calculated by multiplying nine (9)
teacher FTEs by a fraction, the numerator of which is the
school's ADM and the denominator of which is fifty (50);

                    (IV) Notwithstanding subdivisions (I)
through (III) of this subparagraph, each school shall receive a
minimum of one (1.0) FTE.

               (C) For any school district that includes grades
kindergarten through grade twelve (12), if the combined total
FTE calculated pursuant to paragraphs (ii), (iii) and (iv) of
this subsection and subparagraphs (A) and (B) of this paragraph
is less than seventeen (17) for the school district, additional
FTEs shall be provided to ensure the total teacher FTE for the
school district is equal to seventeen (17).

          (vi) Summer school teachers. One (1.0) FTE for every
one hundred twenty (120) at-risk students identified pursuant to
W.S. 21-13-309(m)(v)(A);

          (vii) Extended day school teachers. One (1.0) FTE for
every one hundred twenty (120) at-risk students identified
pursuant to W.S. 21-13-309(m)(v)(A);

          (viii) English language learner teachers. One (1.0)
FTE for every one hundred (100) students identified as limited
English proficient in accordance with rules enacted by the
department of education pursuant to W.S. 21-13-309(m)(v)(A);

          (ix) Instructional facilitators. Resourced at the
highest prototypical school model using total school ADM:

               (A) Elementary schools. One and one-half (1.5)
FTE for every three hundred thirty (330) ADM;

               (B) Middle schools. One and one-half (1.5) FTE
for every three hundred fifteen (315) ADM;

               (C) High schools. One and one-half (1.5) FTE for
every three hundred fifteen (315) ADM;

               (D) Notwithstanding subparagraphs (A) through
(C) of this paragraph, each school district shall receive a
minimum of one (1.0) FTE.

          (x) At-risk/core tutors. Resourced at the highest
prototypical school model using total school ADM. One (1.0) FTE
for every one hundred (100) at-risk students identified pursuant
to W.S. 21-13-309(m)(v)(A), plus:

               (A) Elementary schools. One (1.0) FTE for every
three hundred thirty (330) ADM;

               (B) Middle schools. One (1.0) FTE for every
three hundred fifteen (315) ADM;

               (C) High schools. One (1.0) FTE for every three
hundred fifteen (315) ADM.

         (xi)    Substitute teachers. An amount equal to:

               (A) For FTEs, five and seven hundred fifteen
thousandths percent (5.715%) of the combined total FTEs
generated by paragraphs (ii) through (x) of this subsection;

               (B) For employer paid social security and
Medicare benefits, the amount calculated in subparagraph (A) of
this paragraph multiplied by a daily salary as specified in
subparagraph (xxxiv)(P) of this subsection, multiplied by seven
and sixty-five hundredths percent (7.65%).

         (xii)   Counselors. Resourced at each grade band:
               (A) Elementary school grade bands. One (1.0) FTE
for every three hundred thirty (330) ADM;

               (B) Middle school grade bands. One (1.0) FTE for
every two hundred fifty (250) ADM;

               (C) High school grade bands. One (1.0) FTE for
every two hundred fifty (250) ADM;

               (D) Notwithstanding subparagraphs (A) through
(C) of this paragraph, each school district shall receive a
minimum of one (1.0) FTE.

          (xiii) Pupil support positions. One (1.0) FTE for
every one hundred (100) at-risk students computed under W.S. 21-
13-309(m)(v)(A);

          (xiv) Nurses. Resourced at the highest prototypical
school model using total school ADM:

               (A) Elementary schools. One (1.0) FTE for every
three hundred thirty (330) ADM;

               (B) Middle schools. One (1.0) FTE for every
three hundred fifteen (315) ADM;

               (C) High schools. One (1.0) FTE for every three
hundred fifteen (315) ADM;

               (D) Notwithstanding subparagraphs (A) through
(C) of this paragraph, each school district shall receive a
minimum of one-half (0.5) FTE.

          (xv) Supervisory aides. Resourced at the highest
prototypical school model using total school ADM:

               (A) Elementary schools. Two (2.0) FTE for every
three hundred thirty (330) ADM;

               (B) Middle schools. Two (2.0) FTE for every
three hundred fifteen (315) ADM;

               (C) High schools. Three (3.0) FTE for every six
hundred thirty (630) ADM.

          (xvi) Librarians. Resourced at the highest
prototypical school model using total school ADM:
               (A) Elementary schools. One (1.0) FTE for every
three hundred thirty (330) ADM up to three hundred thirty (330)
ADM;

               (B) Middle schools. One (1.0) FTE for every
three hundred fifteen (315) ADM up to three hundred fifteen
(315) ADM;

               (C) High schools. One (1.0) FTE for every six
hundred thirty (630) ADM up to six hundred thirty (630) ADM;

               (D) Notwithstanding subparagraphs (A) through
(C) of this paragraph, each school district shall receive a
minimum of one-half (0.5) FTE.

          (xvii) Library aides. Resourced at the highest
prototypical school model using total school ADM:

               (A) Elementary schools. One (1.0) FTE for each
additional three hundred thirty (330) ADM above three hundred
thirty (330) ADM;

               (B) Middle schools. One (1.0) FTE for each
additional three hundred fifteen (315) ADM above three hundred
fifteen (315) ADM;

               (C) High schools. One (1.0) FTE for each
additional six hundred thirty (630) ADM above six hundred thirty
(630) ADM.

          (xviii) Principals. Resourced at the highest
prototypical school model using total school ADM:

               (A) Elementary schools. One (1.0) FTE for each
school with at least one hundred ten (110) ADM;

               (B) Middle schools. One (1.0) FTE for each
school with at least one hundred five (105) ADM;

               (C) High schools. One (1.0) FTE for each school
with at least one hundred five (105) ADM.

          (xix) Assistant principals. Resourced at the highest
prototypical school model using total school ADM:

              (A)   Elementary schools. The greater of:
                    (I) One (1.0) FTE for each additional three
hundred thirty (330) ADM above three hundred thirty (330) ADM;
or

                    (II) One (1.0) FTE for schools with less
than one hundred ten (110) ADM.

              (B)   Middle schools. The greater of:

                    (I) One (1.0) assistant principal position
for each additional three hundred fifteen (315) ADM above three
hundred fifteen (315) ADM; or

                    (II) One (1.0) FTE for schools with less
than one hundred five (105) ADM.

              (C)   High schools. The greater of:

                    (I) One (1.0) assistant principal position
for each additional three hundred fifteen (315) ADM above three
hundred fifteen (315) ADM; or

                    (II) One (1.0) FTE for schools with less
than one hundred five (105) ADM.

          (xx) School site secretaries. Resourced at the
highest prototypical school model using total school ADM:

               (A) Elementary schools. Two (2) FTE for three
hundred thirty (330) ADM, prorated down to one and one-half
(1.5) FTE for two hundred twenty (220) ADM, prorated down to one
(1.0) FTE for one hundred ten (110) ADM, one (1.0) FTE prorated
below one hundred ten (110) ADM. For schools with greater than
three hundred thirty (330) ADM, one (1.0) additional FTE for
each additional one hundred sixty-five (165) ADM;

               (B) Middle schools. Two (2.0) FTE for three
hundred fifteen (315) ADM, prorated down to one and one-half
(1.5) FTE for two hundred ten (210) ADM, prorated down to one
(1.0) FTE for one hundred five (105) ADM, one (1.0) FTE prorated
below one hundred five (105) ADM. For schools with ADM greater
than three hundred fifteen (315) ADM, one (1.0) additional FTE
for each additional one hundred fifty-seven and one-half (157.5)
ADM;
               (C) High schools. Three (3.0) FTE for six
hundred thirty (630) ADM, prorated down to two (2.0) FTE for
three hundred fifteen (315) ADM, prorated down to one and one-
half (1.5) FTE for two hundred ten (210) ADM, prorated down to
one (1.0) FTE for one hundred five (105) ADM, one (1.0) FTE
prorated below one hundred five (105) ADM. For schools with ADM
greater than six hundred thirty (630) ADM, one (1.0) additional
FTE for each additional two hundred ten (210) ADM.

          (xxi) Instructional and library materials. Three
hundred dollars ($300.00) per ADM;

          (xxii) Technology and equipment. Two hundred fifty
dollars ($250.00) per ADM;

          (xxiii) Gifted and talented students. Twenty-five
dollars ($25.00) per ADM.

         (xxiv)   Student activities:

               (A) School districts with two thousand (2,000)
or more ADM: eight hundred thirty-three dollars ($833.00) per
high school grade band ADM, four hundred forty-seven dollars
($447.00) per middle school grade band ADM and thirty-five
dollars ($35.00) per elementary school grade band ADM;

               (B) School districts with five hundred (500)
ADM: two thousand eighty-two dollars and fifty cents ($2,082.50)
per high school grade band ADM, one thousand one hundred
seventeen dollars and fifty cents ($1,117.50) per middle school
grade band ADM and eighty-seven dollars and fifty cents ($87.50)
per elementary school grade band ADM;

               (C) School districts with one hundred fifty
(150) or fewer ADM: two thousand four hundred ninety-nine
dollars ($2,499.00) per high school grade band ADM, one thousand
three hundred forty-one dollars ($1,341.00) per middle school
grade band ADM and one hundred five dollars ($105.00) per
elementary school grade band ADM;

               (D) For school districts with less than two
thousand (2,000) ADM and more than five hundred (500) ADM the
per ADM amounts specified in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph
shall be proportionally adjusted on a linear per ADM basis to
the per ADM amounts specified in subparagraph (B) of this
paragraph;
               (E) For school districts with less than five
hundred (500) ADM and more than one hundred fifty (150) ADM the
per ADM amounts specified in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph
shall be proportionally adjusted on a linear per ADM basis to
the per ADM amounts specified in subparagraph (C) of this
paragraph.

          (xxv) Professional development. One hundred ninety-
one dollars and forty-three cents ($191.43) per ADM;

          (xxvi) Short cycle and formative assessments. Twenty-
five dollars ($25.00) per ADM;

          (xxvii) Central office staff. Central office staff
shall be calculated utilizing the school district's ADM, as
follows:

               (A)     For school districts with five hundred (500)
ADM or less:

                       (I)    One (1.0) FTE for a superintendent
position;

                    (II) One and one-half (1.5) FTE for
deputy/assistant superintendent positions;

                    (III) Two (2.0) FTE for
secretary/accounting positions;

                       (IV)   One (1.0) FTE for a computer
technician position.

               (B) For school districts with more than five
hundred (500) ADM and less than or equal to one thousand (1,000)
ADM:

                       (I)    One (1.0) FTE for a superintendent
position;

                    (II) Two (2.0) FTE for deputy/assistant
superintendent positions at one thousand (1,000) ADM prorated
down to one and one-half (1.5) FTE for five hundred (500) ADM;

                    (III) Three (3.0) FTE for
secretary/accounting positions at one thousand (1,000) ADM
prorated down to two (2.0) FTE for five hundred (500) ADM;
                    (IV) Two (2.0) FTE for computer technician
positions at one thousand (1,000) ADM prorated down to one (1.0)
FTE for five hundred (500) ADM.

               (C) For school districts with more than one
thousand (1,000) ADM and less than or equal to two thousand
(2,000) ADM:

                    (I)   One (1.0) FTE for a superintendent
position;

                    (II) Three (3.0) FTE for deputy/assistant
superintendent positions at two thousand (2,000) ADM prorated
down to two (2.0) FTE for one thousand (1,000) ADM;

                    (III) Six and one-half (6.5) FTE for
secretary/accounting positions at two thousand (2,000) ADM
prorated down to three (3.0) FTE for one thousand (1,000) ADM;

                    (IV) Two and one-half (2.5) FTE for
computer technician positions at two thousand (2,000) ADM
prorated down to two (2.0) FTE for one thousand (1,000) ADM.

               (D) For school districts with more than two
thousand (2,000) ADM and less than or equal to four thousand
(4,000) ADM:

                    (I)   One (1.0) FTE for a superintendent
position;

                    (II) Four (4.0) FTE for deputy/assistant
superintendent positions at four thousand (4,000) ADM prorated
down to three (3.0) FTE for two thousand (2,000) ADM;

                    (III) Ten (10.0) FTE for
secretary/accounting positions at four thousand (4,000) ADM
prorated down to six and one-half (6.5) FTE for two thousand
(2,000) ADM;

                    (IV) Five (5.0) FTE for computer technician
positions at four thousand (4,000) ADM prorated down to two and
one-half (2.5) FTE for two thousand (2,000) ADM;

                    (V) Three (3.0) FTE for
director/coordinator positions at four thousand (4,000) ADM
prorated down to zero (0.0) FTE for two thousand (2,000) ADM;
                    (VI) One (1.0) FTE for a network supervisor
position at four thousand (4,000) ADM prorated down to zero
(0.0) FTE for two thousand (2,000) ADM;

                    (VII) One (1.0) FTE for a software manager
position at four thousand (4,000) ADM prorated down to zero
(0.0) FTE for two thousand (2,000) ADM.

               (E) For school districts with more than four
thousand (4,000) ADM and less than or equal to twelve thousand
(12,000) ADM:

                    (I)   One (1.0) FTE for a superintendent
position;

                    (II) Four (4.0) FTE for deputy/assistant
superintendent positions;

                    (III) Twenty (20.0) FTE for
secretary/accounting positions at twelve thousand (12,000) ADM
prorated down to ten (10.0) FTE for four thousand (4,000) ADM;

                    (IV) Fifteen (15.0) FTE for computer
technician positions at twelve thousand (12,000) ADM prorated
down to five (5.0) FTE for four thousand (4,000) ADM;

                    (V) Nine (9.0) FTE for director/coordinator
positions at twelve thousand (12,000) ADM prorated down to three
(3.0) FTE for four thousand (4,000) ADM;

                    (VI) Two (2.0) FTE for network supervisor
positions at twelve thousand (12,000) ADM prorated down to one
(1.0) FTE for four thousand (4,000) ADM;

                    (VII) Two (2.0) FTE for software manager
positions at twelve thousand (12,000) ADM prorated down to one
(1.0) FTE for four thousand (4,000) ADM;

                    (VIII) Ten (10.0) FTE for other central
office professional positions at twelve thousand (12,000) ADM
prorated down to zero (0.0) FTE for four thousand (4,000) ADM.

               (F) For school districts with more than twelve
thousand (12,000) ADM:

                    (I)   One (1.0) FTE for a superintendent
position;
                    (II) Four (4.0) FTE for deputy/assistant
superintendent positions;

                    (III) Twenty (20.0) FTE for
secretary/accounting positions prorated up from twelve thousand
(12,000) ADM;

                    (IV) Fifteen (15.0) FTE for computer
technician positions prorated up from twelve thousand (12,000)
ADM;

                    (V) Nine (9.0) FTE for director/coordinator
positions prorated up from twelve thousand (12,000) ADM;

                    (VI) Two (2.0) FTE for network supervisor
positions prorated up from twelve thousand (12,000) ADM;

                    (VII) Two (2.0) FTE for software manager
positions prorated up from twelve thousand (12,000) ADM;

                    (VIII) Ten (10.0) FTE for other central
office professional positions prorated up from twelve thousand
(12,000) ADM.

          (xxviii) Central office nonpersonnel resources. Six
hundred six dollars ($606.00) per ADM;

          (xxix) School custodians. Resourced at the highest
prototypical school model for each school operating for the
immediately preceding school year:

               (A) For schools with more than fifty (50) ADM,
calculated using the average of the four (4) factors specified
under subdivisions (I) through (IV) of this subparagraph, plus
an additional one-half (0.5) FTE for middle or high schools:

                    (I) One (1.0) FTE for every thirteen (13)
FTE resourced under paragraphs (ii) through (v) of this
subsection;

                    (II)    One (1.0) FTE for every three hundred
twenty-five (325) ADM;

                    (III)   One (1.0) FTE for every thirteen (13)
classrooms;
                    (IV) One (1.0) FTE for every eighteen
thousand (18,000) square feet of authorized education space, as
determined by W.S. 21-13-309(m)(v)(G).

               (B) District custodians. One (1.0) FTE for every
eighteen thousand (18,000) square feet of authorized education
space, multiplied by ten percent (10%) of the total authorized
education space for all school buildings in the district, as
determined under W.S. 21-13-309(m)(v)(G).

          (xxx) Maintenance workers. Resourced at the highest
prototypical school model for each school operating for the
immediately preceding school year:

               (A) A base FTE resourced using the average of
the four (4) factors specified under subdivisions (I) through
(IV) of this subparagraph, plus the additional adjustments to
the base FTE amount as provided in subdivision (V) of this
subparagraph:

                    (I)   One and one-tenth (1.1) FTE per school
building;

                    (II) One (1.0) FTE for every sixty thousand
(60,000) square feet of authorized education space, as
determined under W.S. 21-13-309(m)(v)(G), multiplied by one and
two-tenths (1.2);

                    (III) One (1.0) FTE for every one thousand
(1,000) ADM, multiplied by one and three-tenths (1.3);

                    (IV) One (1.0) FTE for every five million
dollars ($5,000,000.00) of the school district's school year
2004-2005 general fund operating expenditures, multiplied by one
and two-tenths (1.2);

                    (V) The base FTE calculated under this
subparagraph for each school building shall be adjusted as
follows:

                         (1) A school level adjustment for
elementary schools equal to the product of the base FTE
multiplied by a factor of eight-tenths (0.8) less the base FTE
and for high schools equal to the product of the base FTE
multiplied by two (2) less the base FTE;
                         (2) A building age adjustment for a
school building that is less than ten (10) years old equal to
the product of the base FTE multiplied by a factor of ninety-
five hundredths (0.95) less the base FTE and for a school
building that is more than thirty (30) years old equal to the
product of the base FTE multiplied by a factor of one and one-
tenth (1.1) less the base FTE;

                         (3) A small district adjustment for a
school district with less than one thousand (1,000) ADM equal to
the base FTE plus the adjustments under subdivisions (1) and (2)
of this subdivision, then multiplied by a factor of one and one-
tenth (1.1) less the base FTE and the adjustments under
subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subdivision.

          (xxxi)   Groundskeepers. In making calculations under
this paragraph:

               (A) For school land acreage containing more than
one (1) school building, the resources shall be generated at the
highest applicable prototypical school model using the total ADM
of all schools on the land acreage;

               (B) Acreage acquired by a district after July 1,
1997 shall be calculated using the lesser of the actual site
acreage on which the facility is situated or the acreage
specified in the state construction department's rules, provided
that this limitation shall not apply if the acreage was acquired
through an exchange with another governmental entity and the
acreages involved in the exchange were originally acquired by
the district and the governmental entity on or prior to July 1,
1997;

               (C) A base groundskeeper FTE for each school
site for the immediately preceding school year shall be equal to
the authorized acreage computed under subparagraphs (A) and (B)
of this paragraph multiplied by ninety-three (93) hours per acre
divided by two thousand eight (2,008) hours of work per year.
The base groundskeeper FTE shall be adjusted by a factor equal
to the base groundskeeper FTE multiplied by one and five-tenths
(1.5) for middle school sites and two and five-tenths (2.5) for
high school sites;

               (D) Groundskeeper FTE positions for district
level sites shall be equal to ten percent (10%) of the school
level groundskeeper FTE positions calculated under subparagraph
(C) of this paragraph.
          (xxxii) Operations and maintenance supplies. The
authorized education space for each school building, as
determined under W.S. 21-13-309(m)(v)(G), multiplied by one
dollar and two cents ($1.02) per square foot and adjusted by a
factor of one and one-tenth (1.1);

          (xxxiii) Utilities. Actual school year 2024-2025
general fund expenditures by school district excluding amounts
reimbursed under W.S. 21-13-320 and 21-13-321 adjusted by the
external cost adjustment in accordance with W.S. 21-13-309(o).
For additional buildings added or removed from school district
building inventories after school year 2024-2025, one hundred
percent (100%) of 2024-2025 district average utility
expenditures per gross square foot for district school buildings
as adjusted by the external cost adjustment in accordance with
W.S. 21-13-309(o) multiplied by the additional or removed square
footage;

          (xxxiv) Salaries. The average salaries for the
positions specified in this subsection shall be as follows:

               (A) Superintendents: one hundred sixty-four
thousand three hundred sixty-seven dollars ($164,367.00);

               (B) Deputy/assistant superintendents: one
hundred twenty-four thousand nine hundred ninety-four dollars
($124,994.00);

               (C) Director/coordinators: one hundred fifteen
thousand nine hundred five dollars ($115,905.00);

               (D) Other central office professional personnel:
ninety thousand dollars ($90,000.00);

               (E) Network supervisor/software managers: sixty-
eight thousand five hundred sixteen dollars ($68,516.00);

               (F) Computer technicians: sixty thousand three
hundred fifty-eight dollars ($60,358.00);

               (G) Principals: one hundred fifteen thousand
nine hundred five dollars ($115,905.00);

               (H) Assistant principals: one hundred eight
thousand nine hundred fifty-one dollars ($108,951.00);
               (J) Teachers, including instructional
facilitators, tutors, counselors, pupil support, librarians and
nurses: seventy-five thousand eight hundred sixty-three dollars
($75,863.00);

               (K) Secretary/accounting personnel: forty-seven
thousand four hundred thirty-two dollars ($47,432.00);

               (M) Supervisory/library aides: twenty-nine
thousand four hundred thirty-four dollars ($29,434.00);

               (N) Maintenance workers: fifty-three thousand
seven hundred twenty-four dollars ($53,724.00);

               (O) Groundskeepers/custodians: thirty-seven
thousand six hundred five dollars ($37,605.00);

               (P) Substitute teachers: one hundred eighty-five
dollars ($185.00) per day.

          (xxxv) In determining the resources allocated to each
school district, each salary specified in paragraph (xxxiv) of
this subsection shall be adjusted in the following order:

               (A) Multiplied by the external cost adjustment
adopted by the legislature pursuant to W.S. 21-13-309(o) and in
accordance with paragraph (xxxviii) of this subsection;

               (B) Multiplied by the lowest regional cost
adjustment specified in subsection (f) of this section for the
applicable school year to establish a baseline salary;

               (C) The baseline salary for each position
computed in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph shall be further
multiplied by each school district's rebased regional cost
adjustment determined in subsection (f) of this section for the
applicable school year to determine the salary for each school
district for each position.

          (xxxvi) Employer-paid payroll costs. In determining
the resources allocated to each school district, each salary
shall be multiplied by eight and forty-one hundredths percent
(8.41%), including:

               (A) Social security equal to six and two-tenths
percent (6.2%). Social security benefits shall be limited to
each salary up to the maximum taxable earnings amount as of
January 1 of the immediately preceding school year;

               (B) Medicare equal to one and forty-five
hundredths percent (1.45%);

               (C)   Workers' compensation equal to seven-tenths
percent (0.7%);

               (D) Unemployment insurance equal to six-
hundredths percent (0.06%).

          (xxxvii) Health insurance. Health insurance benefits
shall be computed pursuant to W.S. 21-13-309(m)(v)(F);

          (xxxviii) External cost adjustment. The following
categories of model components shall be adjusted by the external
cost adjustment adopted by the legislature pursuant to W.S. 21-
13-309(o):

               (A) "Education materials category" including the
following components:

                    (I) Instructional and library materials
component resourced under paragraph (xxi) of this subsection;

                    (II) Student activities component resourced
under paragraph (xxiv) of this subsection;

                    (III) Professional development component
determined under paragraph (xxv) of this subsection;

                    (IV) Central office nonpersonnel resources
under paragraph (xxviii) of this subsection;

                    (V) Operations and maintenance supplies
resources under paragraph (xxxii) of this subsection.

               (B) "Energy category" includes the utilities
component resourced under paragraph (xxxiii) of this subsection;

               (C) "Nonprofessional labor category" includes
salaries for secretaries and accounting staff, supervisory and
library aides, groundskeepers and custodians and maintenance
workers identified under paragraph (xxxiv) of this subsection;
               (D) "Professional labor category" including
salaries for superintendents, deputy and assistant
superintendents, directors and coordinators, other central
office professional personnel, network supervisors and software
managers, computer technicians, principals, assistant principals
and teachers identified under paragraph (xxxiv) of this
subsection.

     (d) Amounts resourced through the education resource block
grant model for FTE generated pursuant to paragraphs (c)(ii)
through (x) of this section shall only be expended by a school
district for instructional purposes and shall not be expended or
transferred for any other purpose. As used in the subsection,
"instructional purposes" includes individual, group or class
instructional activities to provide educational programs
required under W.S. 21-9-101 by teachers, tutors, paraeducators
or instructional aides or any combination thereof, the use of
instructional facilitators or any other instructional activity
to assist in the instructional process. Nothing in this
subsection shall prohibit a district from hiring fewer or more
positions than resourced under paragraphs (c)(ii) through (x) of
this section, prohibit a district from hiring paraeducators or
instructional aides for instructional purposes or prohibit a
district from contracting to deliver the educational program.
Expenditures related to technology and equipment or
instructional materials are not appropriate expenditures for
instructional purposes under this subsection.

     (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, co-located
schools shall be treated as a single school for purposes of
funding, staffing and resource allocation through the education
resource block grant model. The ADM for co-located schools shall
be aggregated, and no component of the education resource block
grant model, or any categorical allocation shall be calculated
or distributed on a separate or duplicative basis for co-located
schools, unless expressly authorized by law.

     (f) The salary for each staffing category shall be further
adjusted for regional cost differences as follows:

          (i) By the hedonic wage index as computed in the 2025
cost of education study. For school year 2027-2028 and each year
thereafter, the hedonic wage index shall be updated annually by
the legislative service office until it is recalibrated in
accordance with W.S. 21-13-309(t). Each salary under paragraph
(c)(xxxiv) of this section shall be adjusted by the lowest
annual hedonic wage index to establish a baseline state average
salary for each position in the education resource block grant
model. The baseline state average salary shall be further
adjusted by each school district's rebased hedonic wage index
with a minimum of one hundred (100) as the index value or an
adjusted rebased hedonic wage index as computed in paragraph
(ii) of this subsection;

          (ii) If the difference between a school district's
rebased Wyoming cost-of-living index and its rebased hedonic
wage index is greater than thirty-three (33) percentage points,
the difference, less thirty-three (33) percentage points, shall
be added to a district's rebased hedonic wage index. The
version of the Wyoming cost-of-living index used under this
paragraph for any school year shall be the average of the six
(6) consecutive semi-annual index reports completed by January 1
of the immediately preceding school year and each semi-annual
index report shall be rebased with the minimum of one (100) as
the index value.