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Topics will include SBO Calendar for February 2026, Kathy’s Corner – Preparing for Your School Budget Vote – Key Items to Plan Ahead For, Tax Cap – A Walk Through of a Sample School District Using Our Tax Cap Template – What to Consider, Where to Find Key Information...

Available for download is the 2026-27 Public and Private Excess Cost Aid Calculator for SWD. This spreadsheet can be used to project the 2026-27 Public and Private Excess Cost Aid for your district based on current 2025-26 STAC approvals.  Also available for download...

The State Aid Runs can be accessed through the New York State Education Department’s State Aid website. You will need to refresh your browser.  Briefing Book: https://www.budget.ny.gov/pubs/archive/fy27/ex/book/briefingbook.pdf - education starts on page 51  School...

For Chapter 97 projects in which Final Cost Reports and/or Final CSCs are not received in time for the February 15th database file, project expenses will not be included in the enacted budget for aid projections. Initial payment calculations for next year’s building...

Review your school calendar before winter break to ensure 180 days of session and 900/990 annual hours of instruction by the end of the school year in order to prevent a deduction in state aid. For model calendars and additional information please see...

As a reminder if you operate your own SED-approved summer school program that the district will need to complete Supplemental Schedules SS10-SS16.  These schedules are used by SED’s Rate Setting Unit to determine tuition rates/adjustments for programs operated by...

As a reminder, Supplemental Schedules SS31-SS34 report the total expenditures for administrative activities incurred by the Committee on Preschool Special Education (CPSE) as they relate to students with disabilities ages 3-5 under Section 4410 of the Education Law....

NYSED released additional guidance dated 1/14/26 regarding ZEB waiver applications which can be submitted through the Business Portal. Districts that choose to file the waiver must do so by March 1. Questions regarding the waiver should be directed to the NYSED Pupil...

Governor Hochul will deliver the 2026 State of the State Address on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, at 1 p.m.  

To guarantee inclusion in the Feb 15th data file, all changes to 2025-2026 SAMS should be submitted by January 15, 2026.