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Child Nutrition Programs (CNP)
Information about the National School Lunch (NSLP) and School Breakfast Programs (SBP). TEA's Child Nutrition Program processes claims for reimbursement, provides special marketing projects and procurement assistance to promote more nutritious eating habits, and conducts on-site compliance monitoring and coordinating training through the 20 regional Education Service Centers.

College for Texans
Everything a Texan needs to know about preparing for, applying for, and paying for college or technical school.

E-Rate and the Universal Service Fund
E-Rate is the common name for the Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support Mechanism. E-Rate provides discounts to assist schools and libraries to obtain affordable telecommunication services and Internet access.

Equal Educational Opportunities (EEO)
Information regarding student transfers, student assignment reviews (66% reviews), extracurricular activity reviews, Career and Technology civil rights visits, and complaints and investigations concerning Equal Educational Opportunity issues.

Foundation School Program System (FSP)
TEA’s Foundation School Program System is the automated system used for collecting certain state funding-related data, as well as allocating and processing state funding payments to school districts.

Funding Opportunities / Grants
TEA administers both state and federal funds that support a variety of programs to benefit public education.

Performance Reporting Division
Performance Reporting produces a variety of reports that contain financial information about school district budgets, property values, and state financial assistance, including the Academic Excellence Indicator System (AEIS) reports and Snapshot.

Permanent School Fund (PSF)
The proceeds from the sale or rental of certain specific lands belonging to the State of Texas, including lease rentals, bonuses, and royalty payments, become the corpus of the state's Permanent School Fund, which was created with a $2,000,000 appropriation by the Constitution of 1854 expressly for the benefit of the public schools of Texas. Learn more here.

State Funding and School Accounting Questions
This site provides access for school administrators and business office staff to the school finance email address and other resources to assist in addressing state funding and school accounting questions.

School Finance
The School Finance website provides access to resources concerning state aid for school districts and charter schools under the Foundation School Program. The site also includes resources concerning facilities assistance programs, facilities standards and guidelines, the permanent school fund bond guarantee program, wealth equalization requirements, school transportation funding, state minimum salary requirements and creditable years of service for teachers, librarians, counselors, and nurses, the prekindergarten expansion grant program, and school district administrative cost ratios.

Financial Audits
The Financial Audits website provides access to resources concerning financial accountability and reporting requirements for school districts and charter schools. The site includes the Financial Accountability System Resource Guide, charter school charts of accounts, Single Audit Act Guidelines, resources concerning school district depository requirements, and guidance concerning dropout audits.

School Improvement Initiatives
Access to various grant programs.

Standard Reports
"Standard Reports" are created using the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) data collected from Texas public school districts and charter schools. These reports include information about students and staff as well as district financial data at the state, region, county and district level for multiple years. Campus enrollment reports are also available. Student data reports include enrollment, graduate, and economically disadvantaged counts of students. Staff data reports provide information on superintendent salaries as well as full-time equivalent (FTE) and salary reports for all professional and para-professional district staff. In addition, both budget and actual district financial reports are available.

TEA Check Register: FY07-FY09 Payments
Texas Education Agency expenditure information

Comptroller’s Office Online State Expenditure (OSE) System - Where the Money Goes
The Comptroller’s new Online State Expenditures (OSE) System mandated through HB 3430 provides expenditure information for all Texas state agencies and institutions under broad spending categories by agency.

TEA Payments to Districts
School districts, education service centers, charter schools, colleges and universities, state agencies, and other organizations can receive information about their payments from the Texas Education Agency on this report.

Texas Guaranteed Tuition Plan
A prepaid college tuition program that allows you to pay tomorrow's college at today's prices. The Texas Guaranteed Tuition Plan provides coverage for tuition and required fees, no matter how much they increase over time. It's a guarantee of your child's college education - today.

Texas Tomorrow Fund
College costs are on the rise at a rate of approximately 5 percent a year. Investigate two plans that can help you ensure your student's future.

Expenditure Report
The WEB Expenditure Reporting System is used to file expenditure reports (do draw-downs of money) for NOGAs (grants) issued by the Texas Education Agency.


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This page last updated December 8, 2008

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