Questar III BOCES https://www.questar.org Wed, 12 Aug 2026 14:30:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 https://www.questar.org/wp-content/uploads/cropped-favicon-32x32.png Questar III BOCES https://www.questar.org 32 32 2026-27 Claim Forms are now available in SAMS https://www.questar.org/2026/08/12/599038/ Wed, 12 Aug 2026 14:30:21 +0000 https://www.questar.org/?p=599038 SED’s State Aid Office has released the Claim Forms within SAMS for the 2026-27 Claim Year. Please reference this memo to see what changes are in store for us this 2026-27 Claim Year. ST-3 changes for the 2026-27 claim year can be found here. The statutory deadline for submissions is September 2nd.  

Claim Forms Resources:

Tips for Preparing the ST-3
Tips for Reviewing and Revising the ST-3
Preparing the State Aid Claim Forms: Form A, Why RWADA Matters, Attendance Data, and How Information Affects Aid Ratios 
Form FB and Form FT: How Data Reported is Used in Aid Calculations

]]> SAMS Rebuild- Building Project Area is Now Available  https://www.questar.org/2026/08/10/sams-rebuild-building-project-area-is-now-available-2/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:51:09 +0000 https://www.questar.org/?p=599009 A rebuild to the existing SAMS system will be released in phases, divided by business area within the new SAMS application. The first area, Building Projects, launched last Monday. This area was developed with user feedback and will provide users with a centralized place to enter, view, and manage building project information. For additional information, please view SED’s website.

]]> 180 Day Model Calendar Now Available   https://www.questar.org/2026/08/10/180-day-model-calendar-now-available/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:50:23 +0000 https://www.questar.org/?p=599007 The 180 Day Calendar for the 2026-27 School year is now available for district use. The 2027-28 School Year Model Calendar has been released for planning purposes only. Please use this link to download the calendars.

]]> Instructional Day Guidance for June 21, 2027  https://www.questar.org/2026/08/10/instructional-day-guidance-for-june-21-2027/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:49:45 +0000 https://www.questar.org/?p=599005 SED has issued guidance regarding June 21, 2027 (the Monday after Juneteenth) and how/if it should be counted towards the 180-day requirement. For additional information, please see SED’s posting. Based on this guidance, be sure to check your district calendar to ensure you meet the 180-day requirement for 2026-27.

]]> Required Submission of Borrowing Forms for Statewide Average Interest Rate Calculation  https://www.questar.org/2026/08/10/required-submission-of-borrowing-forms-for-statewide-average-interest-rate-calculation/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:49:04 +0000 https://www.questar.org/?p=599003 These forms must be submitted electronically through the Building Project area in the State Aid Management System (SAMS) Rebuild. 

Pursuant to New York State Education Law 3602 subdivision 6., districts must submit Bond (SA-132) and BAN (SA-135) borrowing forms for district Bond and BAN borrowings with issue dates between July 1, 2025 and June 30, 2026. These forms are due no later than September 1, 2026 and are critical to the calculation of a valid statewide average interest rate. 

Bond information must be submitted for Refunding Bonds and Energy Performance Contracts (EPC) as they are included in the Statewide Interest Rate Calculation. 

In addition, Refunding Bonds are required to be on file as part of the review and approval process for Interest Rate Reduction waiver applications. 

SED requires borrowing information to be submitted in order to have a complete borrowing history. This helps us to better identify and solve district problems or issues. 

]]> Final Review and Correction of Fall 2025 (BEDS Day) Enrollment and Economically Disadvantaged Counts Affecting your District’s State Aid  https://www.questar.org/2026/08/10/final-review-and-correction-of-fall-2025-beds-day-enrollment-and-economically-disadvantaged-counts-affecting-your-districts-state-aid-3/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:48:16 +0000 https://www.questar.org/?p=599001 In August, the Office of Information Reporting Services (IRS) will finalize the SIRS and BEDS Online files containing Fall 2025 (BEDS Day 10/1/2025) enrollment and Economically Disadvantaged Counts used for State Aid purposes. After this time, districts will no longer be able to revise these counts. This data directly affects the amount of State Aid received by your district.  

For additional information, please see the full memo here.  

]]> Attorney Reporting – August 14th https://www.questar.org/2026/08/10/attorney-reporting-august-14th-2/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:33:18 +0000 https://www.questar.org/?p=598999 Annual reporting of the names and amounts paid to attorneys that were engaged by the district are due 45 days after the year-end.  Use the NYSED Business Portal – SED Monitoring and Vendor Performance application to complete the Attorney Reporting by August 14th.  

]]> Bus Amortization – September 1st https://www.questar.org/2026/08/10/bus-amortization-september-1st-4/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:32:33 +0000 https://www.questar.org/?p=598997 Each school district that issued debt for bus purchases in 25-26 needs to report the debt terms by September 1st in the Schedule F6-Bus Amortization section in SAMS. There are now separate Schedule F6 forms for BANs and Bonds. No extensions are available for these forms. Additional information on the calculation is available on SED’s website.

]]> Survey 4 – Single Audit Exemption https://www.questar.org/2026/08/10/survey-4-single-audit-exemption-4/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:01:10 +0000 https://www.questar.org/?p=598995 All school districts and BOCES must respond to the Single Audit Threshold inquiry in Question 1 and either confirm that a Single Audit or Program-Specific Audit Reporting Package was uploaded to the Federal Audit Clearinghouse (FAC) or file the Single Audit Exemption Form for fiscal year-end 2026 in the NYSED Application Business Portal (Business Portal) by March 31, 2027. 

The Business Portal is now open for all school districts and BOCES to submit their Single Audit Exemption Form, if applicable, pursuant to the Office of Management and Budget’s Uniform Guidance 2 CFR §200.501(d), or confirm that their Single Audit or Program-Specific Audit Reporting Package was uploaded to the FAC, pursuant to the Office of Management and Budget’s Uniform Guidance 2 CFR §200.512(a)(1),(b)(1), and (d).  

For SED guidance, please review the following resources: 

SED has advised that there may be a delay in approving your survey submission.  Questions can be directed to: FSandSingleAudit@nysed.gov.   

]]> District Remaining EXCEL Allocation as of July 2026 https://www.questar.org/2026/08/10/district-remaining-excel-allocation-as-of-july-2026-4/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:00:21 +0000 https://www.questar.org/?p=598993 Per Chapter 61 of the Laws of 2006, districts were allocated an EXCEL (Expanding our Children’s Education and Learning) apportionment under the EXCEL program. The 2026-27 Enacted Legislative Budget specified that districts’ apportionments will now only be available for a limited time, and projects must be certified to DASNY prior to December 31, 2028. 

District Remaining EXCEL Allocation as of July 2026 

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