SAP News

SAP Fall Workshop Reminder
This week we will travel to Buffalo, Rochester, and Watertown. If you have not registered, please do so here…

Coffee Talk – November 6 at 9 am
Topics: Review of Excess Cost Aid Submissions – Tips for Maximizing Aid…

October Coffee Talk Recording Now Available!
If you missed our October Coffee Talk, you may view the recorded session here…

Reminder – Knowledge Café – Date Change
The Knowledge Café will be held on Tuesday, October 29, not October…

2024-25 Description of Payment Schedule for General State Aid Payments Combined Fixed and Individualized Payment schedule with a Sustaining Spring Advance.
For additional information, please visit SED’s website…

Coffee Talk – October 16 at 9 am
Topics: Overview of the new School Level Finance Survey (SLFS) Reporting (Replaces ESSA Reporting for 12/31/2024) We will provide an overview of this new federal reporting requirement and then demonstrate the new excel template we have developed to summarize your...

SAP Fall Workshop Reminder
Topics: 2024-25 Enacted State Budget Overview, New York State Finances-How is the State Doing Financially and the Potential Effect on Future State Aid Packages, Review of Changing Demographics and School Finances, Enhanced Funding Opportunities for School Districts –...

SAMS Claim Form Reminder – Upcoming Deadline
To guarantee inclusion in the November 15th database file, all changes to 2024-2025 SAMS should be submitted by October 18, 2024.

Third-Party Review (TPR) Program Returns for Capital Project Submissions to NYSED
The Office of Facilities Planning in conjunction with CiTi BOCES will resume the option of outsourcing eligible capital project submissions to third-party vendors. Districts will have the ability to receive review by SED or have their projects be reviewed for an...

The Final Building Aid Statewide Average Interest Rate based on debt incurred by Districts between 7/1/23 and 6/30/24 Has Been Determined
This information is available on SED’s website: Building Aid Statewide Average Interest Rate Interest Rate Chart for Assumed Amortizations Explanation of how the statewide average interest rate is calculated, including a sample calculation.