FIELD TRAINING SESSION 2 (OPENING/CLOSING/RECONFIGURING SCHOOLS) 9:05-9:30 Ethan Taylor Dept. of Administration and Finance Coordinator of Budgets and Grants

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE IN A “SCHOOL” AND A “PROGRAM”? WHEN DOES THE SDE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT CHANGES FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR? WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A SCHOOL CLOSES? WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A NEW SCHOOL OPENS? WHAT DOES THE SDE NEED FOR NOTIFICATION?  School Information

 School Update Process  Department Offices : Information Systems : Data Collections : Procedures/Forms for Proposed School Changes Purpose Beginning with the school year, school districts must apply to the SDE to seek permission to create a new school, or to re-configure existing schools. The approval of either scenarios results in an increased appropriation of Foundation Program funds. The SDE will evaluate the reasons behind the local decision to determine the validity of the need and will determine whether a final approval of the local board is warranted.

Application Window The process of preparing and finalizing funding requests for the upcoming year is lengthy. Therefore, any request for creating a new school and/or re-configuration of an existing school may be submitted in an application packet to the SDE between March 1 st and May 1 st of the school year prior to the opening or reconfiguration. The District must include in the request an LEA resolution supporting the district’s request to pursue such creation or reconfiguration. Upon approval by the SDE, the LEA may then have a final board vote of approval of such action.

 Content of Application Packet  Initial Notification/Cover Letter  Completed New Site/Reconfiguration Spreadsheet  Review by the SDE Data Collection Team  Review by the SDE Data Governance Committee  Confirmation/Denials/Follow-up  Final Board Approval The Process:

 AdvancEd Standards

 New/Reconfiguration Application New/Reconfiguration Application