The updates listed below, released by the Texas Education Agency during the week of August 15, 2016, contain summary information for school year 2016-17 on various Foundation School Program Summary of Finances, school calendar and campus administrative topics. Compliance-related requirements in the updates need to be reviewed carefully to understand if your school district’s or open-enrollment charter school’s procedures, processes, student information systems, and/or local policies will need to be amended.
August 15, 2016
The school year 2016-17 Preliminary Summary of Finances was released by the Texas Education Agency. This announcement provided an overview of the primary Foundation School Program funding elements. To access the TO THE ADMINISTRATOR ADDRESSED letter on this topic dated August 15, 2016, click on the link below.
http://tea.texas.gov/About_TEA/News_and_Multimedia/Correspondence/TAA_Letters/2016%E2%80%932017_Preliminary_Summary_of_Finances/
August 19, 2016
The Texas Education Agency released summary information on House Bill 2610 instructional calendar-related campus administrative issues for school year 2016-17. This announcement contains important information on funding, student attendance, attendance-related waivers and instructional calendar reporting that needs to be studied carefully as noncompliance, omissions and errors will result in reductions in Foundation School Program state aid. To access the TO THE ADMINISTRATOR ADDRESSED letter on this topic dated August 19, 2016, click on the link below.
http://tea.texas.gov/About_TEA/News_and_Multimedia/Correspondence/TAA_Letters/House_Bill_2610_Funding_Implications_for_2016-2017/
August 19, 2016
The Texas Education Agency released the annual letter explaining certain instructional campus administrative matters, applicable to school districts and open-enrollment charter schools for school year 2016-17. This announcement contains important information on compulsory attendance, attendance for course credit, entitlement for admission, enrollment records, and tuition. The information needs to be studied carefully as noncompliance, omissions and errors will result in reductions in Foundation School Program state aid and potential accountability rating sanctions.
To access the TO THE ADMINISTRATOR ADDRESSED letter on this topic dated August 19, 2016, click on the link below.
http://tea.texas.gov/About_TEA/News_and_Multimedia/Correspondence/TAA_Letters/Attendance,_Admission,_Enrollment_Records,_and_Tuition_-_August_2016/
August 19, 2016
The Texas Education Agency released the annual letter explaining certain instructional campus administrative matters, applicable to open-enrollment charter schools for school year 2016-17. This announcement contains important information on admission and enrollment, and withdraw and expulsion. This letter supplements the letter applicable to school districts and open-enrollment charter schools. These announcements need to be studied carefully as noncompliance, omissions and errors will result in reductions in Foundation School Program state aid and potential accountability rating sanctions.
To access the TO THE ADMINISTRATOR ADDRESSED letter on this topic dated August 19, 2016, click on the link below.
http://tea.texas.gov/About_TEA/News_and_Multimedia/Correspondence/TAA_Letters/Charter_Admission,_Enrollment,_and_Withdrawal_-_August_2016/