Dear NYS Principals and Administrators,
As previously reported, schools that are planning on receiving Emergency Assistance for Nonpublic School (EANS) funding must submit a Letter of Intent to the New York State Education Department NYSED by March 17.
NYSED has sent a clarification regarding question 11a on the Letter of Intent.
The question asks:
What is the estimated decline in revenue to your school as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic from the 19-20 to 20-21 school year?
NYSED has decided to look at the decline in revenue from school year 2018-2019 through school year 2020-2021. If you have not yet submitted the LOI, please use these dates.
If you have already submitted your letter of intent and would like to adjust your answer to question 11a, you can send NYSED an email at [email protected].
Frequently Asked Questions:
NYSED has also released a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document. You can access the document by visiting the NYSED EANS webpage HERE.
For more information, see below:
- For school eligibility requirements, potential per-pupil funding amounts, approved formats for filing the letter of intent, as well as other instructions, CLICK HERE.
- The Letter of Intent can be completed and submitted via the NYSED Application Business Portal.
- You can also submit the Letter of Intent by mail. It must be postmarked by March 15, 2020. You can access the Letter of Intent by CLICKING HERE. The mailing address can be found in the link provided in the first bullet point.
- For the Letter of Intent Survey Directions, CLICK HERE.
- There are multiple methods that are acceptable in calculating and collecting data for low income students. See Section 8a in the Letter of Intent for a list.
- For the corrected NYSED income survey template, click HERE.
As always, feel free to reach out to [email protected] with any questions.
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Rabbi Yehoshua Pinkus
Director of Yeshiva Services
Ami Bazov, Esq.
Coordinator of Education Affairs
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