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Private School Choice Programs: Training and OAS Access

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Trainings and Quizzes for New 2024-25 Choice Schools

 

Choice administrators for new schools must complete the following trainings and quizzes:
 
  • By January 19, 2024, the Choice Program Requirements Training and Quiz and Online Application System (OAS) Access Trainings and Quiz available on the Choice Administrator Training and Access to OAS webpage.  
    Choice administrators for new schools that do not complete Program Requirements and OAS Access trainings and quizzes will lose access to the OAS and will not be able to process Choice applications.
  • Part Two of the Fiscal Management Training course will provide in depth information on the Choice program financial requirements, including how to prepare the DPI provided Budget and Cash Flow Report. All Choice administrators are required to complete this training. In addition, the DPI strongly recommends that the individual responsible for the school’s accounting or bookkeeping also complete the training. An email will be sent to the Choice administrators when these trainings are available. The DPI expects the training will be available by the beginning of March.

    The Choice administrator must meet the educational credential requirement as described in the Staff Credentials Bulletin, located on the Program Bulletins webpage. In addition, new schools are not permitted to change Choice administrators prior to August 1, 2024 unless the individual has completed the required training, including the Fiscal Management Training.

Designees for schools new to the Choice program must complete the Online Application System (OAS) Access Trainings and Quiz (Online), available on the Designee Training and Access to OAS webpage.  In addition, designees must submit a Designee Authorization and Update form, located on our School Submitted Reports and Forms webpage, prior to gaining access.  New School designee access to OAS will be granted beginning in mid-January.

Training and Quizzes for New Choice Administrators

at Existing Choice Schools
 

New Choice administrators of schools currently participating in the Choice program must complete the trainings and quizzes listed on the Choice Administrator Training and Access to OAS and submit a Choice Administrator Authorization and Update Form, available on the School Submitted Reports and Forms webpage, to the DPI prior to receiving access to OAS. A school may only have one Choice administrator for the Private School Choice Program. Schools may have multiple designees. Schools may have the previous Choice administrator be a designee for the school by submitting a Designee Authorization and Update form with the new Choice administrator’s signature.

 

Training and Quizzes for New Designees

at New and Existing Choice Schools

 
Choice designees (individuals appointed by the Choice administrator to help process applications) must complete trainings and a quiz and submit a Designee Authorization and Update Form to the DPI prior to receiving access to OAS.  Information can be found on the Designee Training and Access to OAS webpage.

Training for Any Choice School: On Demand Trainings
 

See the On Demand Training page for a list of trainings that Choice school staff can complete for a refresher on the Choice program requirements or to learn more about the programs.