County Superintendent electronically authorizes second
semester transportation claims (consisting of one copy of
each district claim).

Last day to request grant amendments (budget and
program modifications) for projects that will end June 30.

Trustees must submit form PAA-3 (Application of
Additional ANB) to the Superintendent of Public
Instruction for opening a new school, creating a new 7-8
grade accredited program, or opening a new
kindergarten.

Monthly lunch, breakfast and snack counts are due
the 10
th of each month. Counts are submitted in
the Montana Agreement and Payments System
(MAPS) for National School Lunch Program (NSLP)
or Summer Food Service Program (SFSP)
reimbursement.
See OPI’s Summer Food Service Page for more
information on SFSP and important updates.

OPI pays grant cash requests submitted from
April 26 – May 25

Grant cash requests submitted from May 26
through June 17 will be processed and paid on
June 20.
There are no payments in the month of July. The
next grant payment will be made on August 10.

Direct State Aid
Quality Educator Component
At Risk Component
Indian Education for All
Student Achievement Gap
Data for Achievement
Special Education
Transportation

FY 2023 “Yellow Book” audits are due to OPI by
June 30, 2025, for entities with federal revenues
greater than $1,000,000.
Entities that had revenues less than $1.000,000
are required to have a Financial Review once every
four years. If your district is required to have a
Financial Review for FY2024, the report is due to
OPI by June 30, 2025.

End of school fiscal year. All budget
appropriations lapse except appropriations for
“uncompleted improvements in progress on
construction” and properly authorized obligations
to purchase personal property in manner
prescribed by the Superintendent of Public
Instruction.
The district may encumber current year
appropriations for valid obligations existing as of
June 30. Encumbrances outstanding at year end
shall be added to current expenditures to arrive at
the budgetary basis expenditures for the year.

Last day to obligate funds for projects ending
June 30.

The Board of Trustees may adopt a resolution for a
budget amendment due to causes other than an
unusual enrollment increase.

Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) is a
non-pricing meal option that benefits schools and
students by improving student access to nutritious
meals while reducing administrative requirements
to qualify meal applications.