SAP News

Maximum 2025-2026 STAR Exemption Savings Now Available
Maximum STAR Exemption Savings for 2025-26 is now available on NYS Department of Taxation and Finance website. If your district has multiple municipalities in it, use the maximum exemption for the municipality with the largest group of taxpayers for the Budget Notice.

SED Posts Budget Vote Contingency Memo
To view SED’s memo on recommendations for your budget due to the State Budget not being passed at this time, please view here. Please note that the last paragraph provides guidance on information to be included with your budget documentation since the Financial...

SED Posts Budget Vote Contingency Memo
To view SED’s memo on recommendations for your budget due to the State Budget not being passed at this time, please view here. Please note that the last paragraph provides guidance on information to be included with your budget documentation since the Financial...

Knowledge Café – April 16th at 9 am
Topics: SBO Calendar for May 2025, Kathy’s Corner – Required Information to Have on Your District’s Website, Review of Spring State Aid Reports and How to Read Them as You Plan for Year End – they can be tricky! Use the Knowledge Café link towards the middle of...

Claims Verifications – Due April 25th
SED has opened the SAMS Claim Form Verifications, and your response and related submissions are due by April 25th. For any of the seven areas selected this year that have a “Y” next to them, you must first acknowledge that you have been selected and then complete the...

Property Tax Report Card (PTRC) – Due April 28th
The PTRC must be submitted to SED using SAMS by the end of the next business day following adoption of the report card, but no later than 24 days prior to the Budget Vote.

ST-3 Supplemental Schedules 10-16 Guidebook
Our Guidebook to Completing ST-3 Supplemental Schedules SS-10 through SS-16 is now available here.

Summer School Payments
Approved Payment Report (APR) #01 for the 2024-25 School Year was only partially paid out in order to stay within the limit of the designated appropriation for this specific aid category for the current State Fiscal Year. The remaining amount will be paid out as an...

Administrative Salary Disclosure – Due May 12th
The Administrative Salary Disclosure form is now available in SAMS and is due no later than May 12. The threshold for the 2025-26 school year is all administrators with superintendent in their title, regardless of budgeted salary, and any administrator with a budgeted...

Property Tax Report Card (PTRC) Now Available in SAMS – Due April 28th
The PTRC must be submitted to SED using SAMS by the end of the next business day following adoption of the report card, but no later than 24 days prior to the Budget Vote.