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USBE staff: $4 million for LEA financial-system upgrades largely obligated; API pilots this year, USIMS set as 2026 record
Summary
USBE Financial Operations staff reported that $4 million in grants for LEA financial-system upgrades has been obligated and 32 LEAs have submitted reimbursements; about $1.2 million has been reimbursed. Staff outlined API pilot testing with major SIS vendors in 2024 and said USIMS will be the sole source of record in 2026.
At a USBE Financial Operations meeting, staff said the $4,000,000 appropriation for local education agency (LEA) financial-system upgrades has been largely obligated and that 32 LEAs have submitted reimbursement requests so far.
"We have had 32 LEAs submit reimbursements under the $4,000,000 that was provided for LEA financial systems upgrades," said Todd (meeting participant), who gave the grants update. He added that the office has "reimbursed or are in the stages of reimbursing $1,200,000" to date.
The update matters because some LEAs that applied later may not…
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