SAP News

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...

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

All Transportation Contracts must be signed by the contractor and 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 contract...

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.

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...