Contract for Excellence (C4E)
The New York State Education Department (SED) requires that Contract for Excellence (C4E) School Districts provide the public with information. In an effort to keep our community informed about C4E, Middletown has developed this page.
SED requires Middletown to follow specific C4E requirements all are listed below. In addition, links to some general information about C4E and our 2009-10, 2008-09, and 2007-08 C4E plans have been provided.
| Date to be completed |
Public C4E Requirements |
| June 1, 2009 |
Deadline for districts to certify and submit Contracts on system |
| June 1, 2009 |
School districts publicize proposed 2010 C4E plan and post for 30-day comment period (within 48 hours of certifying and submitting the Contract) |
| June 1, 2009 |
Districts notify SED of summer programs using 2009-10 C4E funds |
| July 1, 2009 |
Public comment period ends (or 30 days after posting date) |
| July 1, 2009 |
Public comment period ends (or 30 days after posting date) |
| July 1, 2009 |
Districts have completed their public hearing(s) by the end of the public comment period |
| July 10, 2009 |
Deadline for C4E resubmission of applications from districts |
| July 13, 2009 |
Districts post assessment of C4E public comments (or within 12 days of the end of posting) |
| July 15, Aug. 15, and Sept. 15, 2009 as needed |
Contracts submitted to Commissioner for approval of 2009-10 C4E |
| Sept.1, 2009 |
Districts report C4E expenditures for 2008-09 school year |
| October 15, 2009 |
Rest of State (ROS) districts (excluding the Big 5 city districts) submit auditing reports to NYSED Audit Office |
| January 15, 2010 |
Rest of State (ROS) districts (excluding the Big 5 city districts) submit corrective action plans to NYSED Audit Office |