SAP News
State Aid Management System (SAMS) Rebuild
SED posted a message that they have been in the process of a rebuild to the existing SAMS system. This will be released in phases, divided by business area within the new SAMS application. The first area that they are concentrating their focus on is Building Projects....
Non-Allowable Pupil Decimal (NAPD)
Please refer to the March 16th Non-Allowable Pupil Decimal (NAPD) Preparation and Filing memo was emailed to all School District State Aid Designees. Additional information and a list of districts required to collect NAPD data in the 2025-26 School Year (to be...
SED’s Gold Star Report and June 30th STAC Program Deadlines
The Gold Star Report shows counts of all SWD and homeless children entered in STAC and whether they have been verified or not. For State Aid to flow, eligible children need to be verified. There are several categories listed that the statute of limitation expires on...
NYS Budget Update
Last week, Governor Kathy Hochul announced a tentative budget agreement. In her address, she indicated that budget bills are expected to be finalized this week. However soon after the Governor made this announcement, leadership in both legislative houses contradicted...
Coffee Talk – May 13th at 9 am
Topics: Preparing Supplemental Schedules 10-16 and NYSED’s Gold Star Report Use the Coffee Talk link at the top of our website. CPE/CTLE CPE Attendance Form PowerPoint
Administrative Salary Disclosure – Due May 12th
The Administrative Salary Disclosure form is available in SAMS and is due no later than tomorrow, May 12. The threshold for the 2026-27 school year is all administrators with superintendent in their title, regardless of budgeted salary, and any administrator or...
ZEB Q&A Guidance
SED’s Zero Emission Bus Charging Infrastructure: State Aid Q&A has been updated and posted here.
Knowledge Café – May 20th at 9 am
Topics: Review SBO Calendar for June 2026, How to Find the Legislative Budget for 26-27 for Your District and How to Determine the Best State Aid Projections for Your District using the SED Databases Available Today Use the Knowledge Café link at the middle...
Non-Allowable Pupil Decimal (NAPD)
Please refer to the March 16th Non-Allowable Pupil Decimal (NAPD) Preparation and Filing memo that was emailed to all School District State Aid Designees. Additional information and a list of districts required to collect NAPD data in the 2025-26 School Year (to be...
SED’s Gold Star Report
The Gold Star Report shows counts of all SWD and homeless children entered in STAC and whether they have been verified or not. For State Aid to flow, eligible children need to be verified. There are several categories listed that the statute of limitation expires on...