EDLD+5342+Week+3+Part+1

__Analysis of district snapshots: __ District 1 Economically Disadvantaged: 93.3% District 2 Economically Disadvantaged: 20.7% Total Refined ADA Adjusted for Decline District 1: 3,893 Total Refined ADA Adjusted for Decline District 2: 4,032 District 1 WADA: $ 5,555.815 District 2 WADA: $4,794.076

The district with the lower ADA receives a higher WADA in order to provide equity, equality and accessibility. The WADA formula is based on a formula that provides additional funding to districts based on the number of students involved in special programs such as Special Education, Career and Technology, and Gifted and Talented Education. District 1 has a higher WADA due to the fact that they have a higher number of students that fall into the State Compensatory Education category and have a higher number of students that fall into the additional funded programs listed above. Since District 1 has a higher need based on this information they receive a higher WADA than District 2. The WADA is higher for the district with the lower ADA so it can mme t the needs of its students who (based on the information) have more educational needs than the district with the higher ADA.