October 2024 Reminders

Accountability & Assessment

• Attend required School Improvement training, if applicable
• Prepare and submit applicable school improvement interventions, if applicable
• RDA (Results Driven Accountability), Stages of Intervention, including LEA Determinations, released via TEAL
• Prepare RDA intervention submission, if applicable
• Register December testers in Cambium
• Review PEIMS data for all program areas prior to snapshot data (RDA and other accountability areas)
• Count the number of students enrolled, directly certified, and with approved applications - October 25th (last Friday of the month)

Administration and Leadership

• Review TEA Superintendent Resources & Guidance
• Recommend technology and instructional materials allotment (TIMA) selections
• LEAs without ESL certified teachers must request a TEA waiver of certification requirements (19 TAC §89.1207(b))
• Prepare Annual Finger Printing Certificate and Statement of Compliance (TEC§22.081)
• Prepare report of Trustee training hours prior to November elections with postings as required (TEC§11.159) – October Board Meeting
• Update AskTED

Federal and State Programs

• Annual Survey of Children in Local Facilities for Neglected/Delinquent Survey available in eGrants
• Review/implement district/campus improvement plans in accordance with district planning process (TEC§11.251) (ESSA§1112, 1114)
• All LEAs will need to complete the Title IV, Part A Special Data Collection in Smartsheet for the following five reports:
  
  • 2022-2023 OMOs Final Progress
  • 2022-2023 Carryover Expenditures
  • 2023-2024 OMOs Initial Progress
  • 2023-2024 Expenditures by Service/Content Areas
  • 2024-2025 OMOs
• RLIS grant application available, for eligible districts
• Comparability opens
  
  • All LEAs complete the Comparability Assurance Document (CAD)
  • Non-exempt districts will also need to complete the Comparability Computation Form (CCF)

Finance

For more information: Dr. Michael Davis, (903) 988-6724

• *Approve Annual Financial Audit for July 1st FY
• Review student attendance figures as compared to prior year and budget projections
• Calculate State Aid using end-of-first-six-weeks student data
• Submit biannual pupil projections survey to TEA, only in years prior to a Legislative Session (All LEAs)
• Schools FIRST: Conduct Public Hearing within 2 months of receiving the Final School FIRST Rating. If no appeal was submitted by your district, your district’s preliminary rating becomes final on the 31st day after the preliminary ratings are released
• For Chapter 49 districts - Near-final Excess Local Revenue (Recapture) balances are due for recapture payments owed by districts for the prior year based on updates Summary of Finance. View your district’s remaining balance via the Payment Ledger under School District State Aid Reports

Food & Nutrition

For more information: Christie Lammers, (903) 988-6879

• Verification of Sample Household Income Application begins October 1st.
• Count the number of processed Free & Reduced Lunch Applications Oct 1.  
• Oct 5th DC List upload in TXELMS.
• Summer Food Cost Report due October 9th.
• National School Lunch Week is October 14-18th. 
• Count number of students enrolled, directly certified, and with approved applications - October 31st (last operating day of the month).
• Last day to submit an August claim for reimbursement is October 30th. 
• Oct 31st Attachment B uploads due in TXUNPS.  

Perkins V Grant

For more information: Kimberly Harris (903) 988-6771

• Review Perkins Grant and plan according to meet CLNA and Perkins goals

School Board

• Review Superintendent’s evaluation timeline and process, including training on use of instrument
• Report Trustee training hours at Board meeting prior to elections