The State Aid Office is responsible for the calculation, payment,verification, and projection of over $35 billion in state aid, distributed annually
to school districts and BOCES in support of public elementary and secondary education in New York State. Data is currently collected from
over 700 school districts and 37 BOCES via the State Aid Management System (SAMS), a custom web-based software system.
Office responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Researching data outliers for the Legislature, Governor, Bureau Chief, and others, to ensure data and aid payments and/or projections are
accurate;
Developing and implementing guidelines and procedures to assist school districts and BOCES;
Completing claim verification projects to ensure accuracy of data and clarity of guidance;
Providing technical assistance to school administrators and other agency staff based on aid formulas, payment formulas, statutes and
regulations;
Reviewing enacted legislation and determining appropriate action related to aid calculations and payments;
Preparing reports using a variety of software tools for transmission to school districts and BOCES, NYS agencies and SED offices;
Using SAMS to perform the annual review of school district claim submissions to ensure reasonability of data for use in aid calculations and
projections, payments, and reporting;
We assume the intern will be directly engaged in the following activities and assignments:
- Assisting in the review of enacted legislation, including legislation regarding zero emission buses.Ìý
- Assisting in recommendations related to enacted legislation.
- Assisting in the review of web content for State Aid websites.ÌýÌý
Attending meetings, direct interactions and feedback from professionals and exposure to program operations.Ìý
Familiarity and comfort with analysis, either technical or conceptual.
Passion for learning, with an emphasis on the intersection of policy and government action.
Interest in numbers, data, or finance.
Hours worked each week will be flexible and decided with supervisor.
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Undergraduate students will be paid $15/hour and graduate students will be paid $18/hour. For all offices located in NYC or Westchester, Suffolk, or Nassau Counties, undergraduate students will be paid $16.00/hour and graduate students will be paid $19.00/hour.
Qualified candidates should email a cover letter, resume, transcript (student copy is acceptable), and completed internship application to internships@nysed.gov. Please include the Assignment Number (OMS-SP-25-12) in the subject line of your email to reference this assignment.
Failure to send complete application materials via email will result in your removal from our consideration.
Jeremy Bollam