FUNDING OF GIFTED TEACHER UNITSThere are two funding formulae for gifted teacher units; one for grades 2-8, and another for grades 9-12.
All gifted teacher units in grades 2-8 shall be funded as follows:
1. The first teacher unit shall be funded on the basis of a minimum of twenty identified and participating students.2. The second gifted teacher unit shall be funded when there are forty-one identified and participating students.3. Additional gifted teacher units shall be funded based on the 40 + 1 formula.4. The teacher serving fewer than twenty students, more than 45 students, or working less than full time in the gifted program shall be prorated.5. No student may be counted more than once for the purpose of justifying funding of a gifted teacher unit.6. The data entered into the Mississippi Student Information System (MSIS) shall be the official numbers for the purposes of funding gifted teacher units. All gifted teacher units in grades 9-12 shall be funded as follows:
1. If a teacher serves at least 7 identified and participating students and no more than 14 identified and participating students, that class period shall be funded.2. If the teacher serves fewer than 7 identified and participating students or more than 14 identified and participating students, that class period shall be considered for prorated funding.3. If the teacher serves at least 7 identified and participating students and no more than 14 students (some of whom are not identified), the class period shall be prorated based upon the percentage of identified students in the class.Miss. Code. tit. 7, pt. 10, FUNDING OF GIFTED TEACHER UNITS