SAP News
TeaTime at 10 am – August 25th
Topics: Common Year-End Adjustments for: the General, Food Service, Special Aid, and Capital Funds and How to Make the Necessary Journal Entries. Use the TeaTime link at the bottom of our website. CPE/CTLE CPE Attendance Form PowerPoint
2026-27 Transportation Contracts
All Transportation Contracts must be signed by the contractor & Board President or designee on or before the date service begins. Executed contracts must be submitted to SED within 120 days of the start of service. Transportation Aid may be prorated if the...
2026-27 UPK Application
The 2026-2027 UPK Application is due on August 31. You may review SED's Office of Early Learning 2026-2027 Application webinar for additional guidance: 2026-2027 UPK Application | New York State Education Department.
Calendars on SAP Website
We recently added our 2026-27 webinars to the calendar section of our website, making it easy to add individual sessions directly to your personal calendar. If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact our Office Manager, Gavin Barker,...
Knowledge Café – July 29th at 9 am
Topics: SBO Guidebook for August 2026 and Review of Key State Aid Resources and How to Find and Use Them Use the Knowledge Café link at the middle of our website. CPE/CTLE CPE Attendance Form PowerPoint
Final Review and Correction of Fall 2025 (BEDS Day) Enrollment and Economically Disadvantaged Counts Affecting your District’s State Aid
Next month, 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...
Building Aid Form Submissions – Bond (SA-132), BAN (SA-135), Building Contract (SA-139) and Final Cost Report Submissions Update
The following Building Aid Forms are no longer able to be processed after July 15, 2026: Bond (SA-132), BAN (SA-135), Building Contract (SA-139) and Final Cost Report Submissions following the old guidance. These forms will now be submitted electronically through the...
The Building Projects area of the SAMS Rebuild is scheduled to launch on August 3, 2026 and these forms will be able to be submitted again at that time.
SED is holding a webinar on how to use the new system. To register for SED’s webinar click the link below: Thursday, July 30, 2026 (1:30 - 3:00 PM) The webinar will provide an overview of the SAMS rebuild along with the following topics: Login, Site Overview, and...
Survey 4 – Single Audit Exemption
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...
District Remaining EXCEL Allocation as of July 2026
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...