3/17/10

Yesterday, the Texas Education Agency posted a frequently asked questions (FAQ) document for the Student Attendance Accounting Handbook. 

The FAQs cover the following areas:

• Alternative Attendance Accounting Programs

• Optional Flexible School Day Program (OFSDP)

• Career and Technical Education (CTE)
• Enrollment and Funding Eligibility
• "Excused" Absences
• General Education Homebound (GEH) Program
• Nontraditional Schools
• Older Students
• Optional Extended Year Program (OEYP)
• Pregnancy Related Services (PRS)
• Prekindergarten
• Required Documentation
• Students at a Treatment Facility
• Texas Virtual School Network (TxVSN)
• Waivers

It is essential that school district central office staff and campus staff, including principals, campus attendance secretaries, PEIMS coordinators and special program managers/administrators, carefully review the Handbook and the FAQs.  Failure to correctly apply the rules in the Handbook in reporting student and other PEIMS data may result in funding errors (including underfunding of state aid) and/or financial penalties due to various compliance issues. 

To access the FAQ document click on the link below.

http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/school.finance/handbook/index.html