Choice Weekly Update
August 30, 2019
The deadline to submit Choice Scholarship applications for students in period one is this Sunday, September 1.
IDOE will be closed on Monday, September 2, in observance of the Labor Day holiday. Choice Scholarship Program staff will be available until 4:00 pm on Friday, August 30.
All requests regarding student Choice applications must be received prior to the deadline in order to be considered. There are no extensions.
Make sure to review the data submitted on your students' Choice applications. Some things to verify:
- Be sure to compare the School Scholarship Report to your roster to be sure that every student you expect to be on the list is included.
- Double check the tuition that was submitted for each student.
- Verify that each student lives within the boundaries of the corporation of legal settlement that was entered on the student's application.
Corrections can be made to applications until the application closes. Errors on applications after the deadline may result in a corrective action.
Membership for Vouchers (MV) - Period 1 Count Day is September 13
All Choice Scholarship students who are enrolled and expected in attendance on count day must be reported in MV. The submission period for this data collection begins on September 13 and ends on September 25. Please refer to the data layout resource that is posted in the Nonpublic School Community on Moodle for information and resources for this data collection.
Endorsement Forms
Endorsement Forms are available to download for all students with approved Choice Scholarship applications when the application is submitted and remain available until October 16. The signed form must be uploaded in the STN Application Center between September 26 and October 16. A payment will not be made for any student who does not have a signed Endorsement Form uploaded by the deadline.
Endorsement Forms are only uploaded once per school year for a student who remains at the same Choice school for both the fall and spring semesters. Failure to upload an Endorsement Form may result missing a student’s payment for the full 2019-2020 school year.
Register by clicking on your preferred date.
Saint Barnabas Catholic School - 8300 Rahke Road - Indianapolis, IN 46217
Diocese of Evansville - 4200 North Kentucky Avenue - Evansville, IN 47711
LCMS – Fort Wayne - 1145 South Barr Street - Fort Wayne, IN 46802
Immanuel Lutheran School - 520 South Chestnut Street - Seymour, IN 47274
Heritage Christian School - 6401 East 75th Street - Indianapolis, IN 46250
Saint John’s Lutheran School - 111 Kingsbury Avenue - LaPorte, IN 46350
DOE MV (Membership for Vouchers) count day is Friday, September 13.
All students with approved Choice applications must be included in MV and have a signed endorsement form uploaded in the STN Application Center by the posted deadline to be eligible for a Choice Scholarship payment.
Reports Currently Open
- DOE GR 2019 (Graduate) - closes October 4
- DOE DT (Dual Credit) - closes September 23
- DOE EM (Enrollment and Mobility) 2020 - Review data submitted for accuracy prior to MV count day. Be sure to exit students who were expected to be in attendance for the 2019-2020 school year, but are not attending. Follow the prescribed exit procedures found in the DOE EM Appendix A documentation.
Reports Opening Soon
- DOE MV 2020 (Membership for Vouchers) - opens September 13
- DOE TA 2020 (Testing Accommodations) - opens September 16
- DOE CE 2020 (Certified Employee) - opens October 1
- DOE TB 2020 (Curricular Materials Assistance) - opens October 1
- DOE PE 2020 (Pupil Enrollment) - data pulled from EM data - count day is October 1
- DOE LM (English Learners and Immigrant Students) - opens October 1
Online Testing Guidance Documentation Changes
- 2020 TA (Testing Accommodations) layout - There are additional accommodations and changes. Please take the time to thoroughly read this document taking note of changes. TA reporting for the 2019-2020 school year opens September 16.
- 2020 TL (Testing Labels) - Note that the TL guidance is related ONLY to the reporting of WIDA assessment data. All students participating in the 2020 WIDA assessment are to be reported.
Help Us Help You
STN Support:
- To contact the HelpDesk, click this link to create a work order.
- Please provide correct email address and phone number in the work order.
- STN Support is also available by phone at 317.232.0808.
School Calendars
Schools must submit a school calendar for the 2019-2020 school year. Click here for guidance on submitting the information.
Corporation Amendments
Enrollment Keys for Moodle Communities
- ESSA Accountability - ESSAaccountability
- 2019 Cohort video series - Cohort2019
- School Accountability and Accreditation Community - AccountabilityCommunity
Please note the lack of spaces between words and the passwords are case sensitive.
Questions
Please send all accountability or accreditation questions to schoolaccountability@doe.in.gov.
Choice Scholarship Program
Kathryn Roth, Senior Choice Specialist
David Ryan, Choice Specialist
Brittany Elliott, Choice Senior Support Specialist
Email: ChoiceSchool@doe.in.gov
Website: doe.in.gov/choice
Location: 115 West Washington Street, Indianapolis, IN, USA
Phone: 317-233-2200