New York School Transparency Form
Education Law §3614, which was passed by
the Legislature and became law as Chapter 59
of the Laws of 2018, requires school districts
to “annually submit to the commissioner [of
the State Education Department] and the
director of the budget … a detailed statement
of the total funding allocation for each school
in the district for the upcoming school budget
year” in a “form developed by the director of
the budget, in consultation with the
commissioner [of the State Education
Department].” The New York State School
Funding Transparency Form is the outcome
of this process.
Based on existing financial information that
school districts already report to the State
Education Department on a district-wide
basis, the form seeks to capture school
districts’ methodologies and/or rationales for
school-level funding determinations,
including funding from State, local, and
federal sources. In addition, the form surveys
school districts’ projected centralized district
costs, school-level student and staff
information, school-level allocations for
various programs, and—if applicable—
school-level allocations under any locally
implemented per pupil funding formula.
Located to the right please find 2019-2020 & 2020-2021 Transparency Forms.