School Finance Newsletter from the Indiana Department of Education

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School Finance Newsletter

This monthly newsletter from the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) combines new information, resources, and support for school finance professionals in a single location.

Office of School Finance

Summer School Final Costs

Schools should be collecting their summer school costs by course in order to be ready to submit when the window for submitting summer school costs opens later this month. A link to the submission form will be in a memo in Dr. Jenner’s weekly email on Friday, July 26. Summer school costs will be accepted until Sunday, September 15. Only school corporations/non-public schools that submitted estimated costs during the spring window are eligible to be reimbursed for summer school. 


Form 9 Submission

Pursuant to Indiana Code (IC) 20-40-2-6, school corporations must submit their Form 9 financial data for January to June 2024 by Wednesday, July 31. To ensure that IDOE's Office of School Finance has adequate time to review your submission before finalizing the period, steps one through eight should be completed well before the deadline. The Form 9 application can be accessed via the Link Portal. Once in the portal, the financial administrator will navigate to the “Form 9 Financial Data” tile. Form 9 submission guidance can be found in Moodle including the Form 9 Overview. Contact Form9@doe.in.gov with any questions.

Choice Scholarship Program

Choice School Applications

The application period for schools to apply to participate in the Choice Scholarship Program for the 2024-2025 school year is open. Schools may apply to participate through Sunday, September 1. The application materials are posted on the Choice website and in the Non-Public School Community in Moodle. Contact ChoiceSchool@doe.in.gov for more information.


Choice Student Applications

Schools that have been approved to participate in the 2024-2025 Choice Scholarship program may submit student applications. The deadline for student applications is Sunday, September 1. The applications are submitted through the STN Application Center. Please contact ChoiceSchool@doe.in.gov if you need assistance with student applications.


School and Corporation Profile Amendment Window

The school and corporation profile amendment submission window for the 2023-2024 school year is open. In order to ensure that IDOE maintains accurate information, all schools and corporations must provide notice when changes are made that affect school openings, closures, and reconfigurations. Information on the submission process can be found here. Schools that have changes in grade configurations will not be able to access those grade levels in the student Choice application until the profile amendment has been approved through IDOE’s Office of Accountability. Contact IDOE's Office of Accountability with any questions.

Upcoming Dates

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Monday, July 29

Final Instructional Costs Report submission window opens

Sunday, September 1

Choice Scholarship Program Application Deadline

Sunday, September 1

Period 1 Choice Student Application Deadline 

 

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