SAP News
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...
FS-10-A Budget Amendment Form and Reminders
Beginning with the 2025-26 project year, subrecipients are required to use the updated FS-10-A Budget Amendment Form found here. If your agency has retained either paper or electronic versions of the form prior to June 23, 2026, please discard them and use the updated...
ZEB Survey Due August 1
Districts must complete the Zero Emission Busing Annual Survey in the Business Portal on or before August 1, 2026. For additional information, please view SED’s website.
2026-27 State Aid Handbook
SED recently updated the 2026-27 State Aid Handbook and it can be found here.
The Building Projects area of the SAMS Rebuild is scheduled to launch on August 3, 2026
To register for either of SED’s webinars, click the preferred link below: Wednesday, July 22, 2026 (10:00 - 11:30 AM) Thursday, July 30, 2026 (1:30 - 3:00 PM) SED is recommending that all districts and BOCES should plan to have a representative (ideally someone...
July Reminders
Have your Superintendent certify the tax cap compliance form by 7/21/26 through the OSC portal. Certify your assessment rolls for 2024 by 7/24/26 through the OSC portal. Ensure that State funded grants that ended June 30th have FS-10Fs submitted by 7/30/26.
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
Coffee Talk – July 15th at 9 am
Topics: Preparing the State Aid Claim Forms: A Closer Look at SAMS Form A and How Information Affects Aid Use the Coffee Talk link at the top of our website. CPE/CTLE CPE Attendance Form PowerPoint
Guidance to Complete the LEA Maintenance of Effort (MOE) Calculator for the 2026-27 Eligibility Standard – Due July 8, 2026
The MOE Calculator (Version 2.0) for the 2026-27 grant application for Section 611/619 grants is due July 8, 2026. New for the 2026-27 Grant period - The LEA MOE Calculator is submitted within the Business Portal (Under SED Monitoring and Vendor Performance System –...
The Building Projects area of the SAMS Rebuild is scheduled to launch on August 3, 2026
To register for either of the webinars, click the preferred link below: Wednesday, July 22, 2026 (10:00 - 11:30 AM) Thursday, July 30, 2026 (1:30 - 3:00 PM) All districts and BOCES should plan to have a representative (ideally someone familiar with building...