Event Calendar
December 2016
Last Day for Schools to Correct Applications
Last day for schools to correct applications received prior to the Third Friday in September count.
Find out more »Proof of Preaccreditation for New 2017-18 Choice Schools
Schools that are interested in participating in the Choice program for the first time in the 2017-18 school year must submit proof of their preaccreditation to the DPI.
Find out more »Blue Ribbon School Applications Due to CAPE
After a school applies to CAPE for a nomination they will receive an email notification with an invitation to apply and a school code. The final applications are due to CAPE by December 16, 2016.
Find out more »Free Webinars on ESSA Equitable Services Non-Regulatory Guidance
The Office of Non-Public Education is offering 2 webinars to discuss the changes to the equitable services provisions in Title I and Title VIII as amended by the ESSA. Online registration is required through the OPNE website, or by using the link provided here.
Find out more »New 2015-16 Choice Schools Accreditation Deadline
Choice schools new to the program for the 2015-16 school year must apply for accreditation or be accredited by an accrediting entity by this day.
Find out more »New 2013-14 Choice Schools Accreditation Deadline
Choice schools that were new to the program in the 2013-14 school year must be accredited by this day.
Find out more »January 2017
Deadline to submit 2017 – 2018 Private School Choice Program forms and fees to DPI is January 10, 2017
Both continuing and new schools are required to have all required forms and fees at the DPI on January 10, 2017. A continuing school is any school that is already participating in the Private School Choice Program (PSCP). A new school is an existing school which has not participated in the PSCP before. For any newly opened school to qualify for the 2017-18 PSCP, it must have completed certain requirements prior to August 1, 2016. Failure to submit all required…
Find out more »Continuing schools interested in offering 2017 summer school submit questionnaire
A school that is already participating in PSCP and wants to offer summer school in 2017 should submit the summer school questionnaire by January 10, 2017.
Find out more »Schools new to PSCP submit 2017-2018 Hours of Instruction Report
Schools must provide 1050 hours of direct instruction in grades 1-6 and 1137 hours for grades 7-12. The hours can include recess and passing time between classes, but not lunch periods. Choice attendance requirements also specify that the children are at school on the count dates (3rd Friday in September and 2nd Friday in January) or any day before or any day after those dates. The report and instructions are found on the SCHOOL REGISTRATION PAGE.
Find out more »Free webinars on ESSA Equitable Services Non-Regulatory Guidance
The Office of Non-Public Education is offering 2 webinars to discuss the changes to the equitable services provisions in Title I and Title VIII as amended by the ESSA. Online registration is required through the OPNE website, or by using the link provided here.
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