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2024-25 Interscholastic Athletics Certification (11/7/2024)

Contact: LaQuisha.Oliver@tn.gov

Pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-2-136, public schools and public charter schools are required to notify an association that regulates interscholastic athletics of an enrolled student’s placement in foster care if (a) the student expresses interest in participating in interscholastic athletics and (b) failure to notify the association of the student’s placement may result in the student being declared ineligible to participate in athletics for any period of time.  
 
Local education agencies (LEAs) and public charter schools are required to certify compliance with Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-2-136 to the department annually by January 1. Certification is required even if a public charter school or LEA is not affiliated with an interscholastic athletic association (e.g., Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association [TSSAA]). For certification purposes, inapplicable is equivalent to in compliance. The 2024-25 school year certification is due on January 1, 2025, and is captured via an automated ePlan form. Certification instructions for LEAs are here, and public charter school certification instructions are here.  

Significant Disproportionality Determinations (10/31/2024)

Local education agency (LEA) determinations for significant disproportionality are now available for review in the FY25 LEA Document Library. LEAs identified as having a significant disproportionality that do not request an appeal will need to submit the Significant Disproportionality Acknowledgement Form by November 15, 2024.  If an LEA would like to appeal the determination, the Significant Disproportionality Appeal Form must also be submitted by November 15, 2024. Instructions for reviewing and uploading documents related to Significant Disproportionality are found here.

Comparability (10/31/2024)

Demonstrating comparability is a prerequisite for receiving Title I, Part A funds. Local educational agencies (LEAs) must perform comparability calculations annually to demonstrate that all Title I schools are comparable and make adjustments if any are not. The Comparability tool opened in ePlan under the Data and Information tab on Oct. 14 and is due on Nov. 18. 
   
 The following resources are available for LEAs: 

As a reminder, LEAs must request and receive pre-approval to use one of the four alternative methods of demonstrating comparability by Nov. 8. Users with the Consolidated Director role have access to make changes to the Comparability tool. If users need this role added, please submit a User Access Form for LEAs. 

2024 LEA Compliance Report (9/26/2024)

Local education agencies (LEAs) are required to comply with all federal and state education laws and State Board of Education (SBE) rules. The department is responsible for ensuring school laws and SBE rules are executed or implementing corrective action if an LEA is noncompliant with the laws and rules or is not following a department-approved compliance plan.

The LEA Compliance Report is a document used by the department in its annual process of ensuring compliance. All LEAs are required to complete the report here, including the corrective action plan template here, if applicable, and upload it to ePlan (instructions here) by November 29.  
Reminders
Dates to Remember (10/31/2024)

* Dates are subject to change.

November 1: ESSER 3.0 board approval forms are due in ePlan 
November 12: English Learner (EL) Oct. 1, 2024 Final Count (L, W, 1, 2) (downloaded from EIS and emailed to LEAs same day or next day)
November 18: Comparability tool closes in ePlan; Form II and Form III due in ePlan
November 19: Last day to appeal EL Oct. 1, 2024 Count (L, W, 1, 2)


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Welcome to ePlan (9/30/2024)

ePlan is Tennessee’s online platform that allows schools and districts the ability to access district and school plans, funding applications, and monitoring instruments.

ePlan user access forms can be found in the User Access folder on the TDOE Resources page or select one of the following forms:

Click here to access the ePlan User Manual.
TDOE Directory (9/19/2022)
InformTN Assistance (9/30/2020)

Here are some ways to get technical help for InformTN.

  1. The Technical User Guide contains information including how to access InformTN on page 5. 
  2. Click the question mark in the upper right corner to open the Help section which contains the Technical User Guide.
  3. Email inform-tn-help@sip.eldarion.com for other technical support questions.
  4. Click here for information on the connection between SSO and InformTN including logging in troubleshooting.
Single Sign On (SSO) Account Set-up and Password Assistance (9/29/2020)

Individuals that have a locked SSO account should send an email to DT.Support@tn.gov requesting a new Welcome email.

  • Click here for instructions to reset your SSO password.  

To obtain an SSO account, please contact your local District EIS Supervisor for assistance. 

  • Click here for the list of EIS Supervisors. (For more information about EIS, see here.)

We have a document to highlight how SSO accounts are connected to ePlan and InformTN. Click here to view this connection document, which includes troubleshooting logging in using SSO.

For further assistance with your SSO account, including requests to have the ePlan tile added, please contact our District Technology team at DT.Support@tn.gov or (800) 495-4154. 
Office Hours (12/28/2019)

ePlan Office Hours for LEA Users

Tuesdays at 11 a.m. CT | 12 p.m. ET.
Dates and login information for FPO office hours can be found here.

FPO Office Hours

Mondays from 12 - 1 p.m. CT | 1 - 2 p.m. ET 
Dates and login information for FPO office hours can be found here.

ESSER Office Hours

Wednesdays from 9 - 10 a.m. CT | 10 - 11 a.m. ET.
Dates and login information for ESSER office hours can be found here.
There will be no office hours on Oct. 30, 2024.
  
IEP Office Hours

Mondays in October-April from 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. CT | 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. ET.
Dates and login information for FPO office hours can be found here.

Local Finance Office Hours

Tuesdays 10 - 11 a.m. CT | 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. ET.
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McKinney-Vento & ARP Homeless Office Hours

The first Thursday of the month from 10 - 11 a.m. CT | 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. ET.
Dates and login information for FPO office hours can be found here.

Results Based Monitoring Office Hours

Fridays from 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. CT | 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. ET.
Dates and login information for FPO office hours can be found here.

Title I, Part C (Migrant Education Program) Office Hours

The first Thursday of the month from 1 - 2:30 p.m. CT | 2 - 3:30 p.m. ET.
Dates and login information for FPO office hours can be found here.

Title III Office Hours

The last Monday of the month from 10 - 11:30 a.m. CT | 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ET.
Dates and login information for FPO office hours can be found here.

Alternative Education Office Hours

Thursdays 10 - 11 a.m. CT | 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. ET.
Login information for Alternative Education office hours can be found here.