2023–2024 Process for Requesting Indirect Cost Rates (Charter Schools Only)

Date:  February 9, 2023
Subject: 2023–2024 Process for Requesting Indirect Cost Rates  
(Charter Schools Only) 
Category: Funding Implications and Pending Deadline
Next Steps:  Charter schools to submit online survey by 3/31/2023 to request/receive an indirect cost rate for 2023–2024

 

Charter School Process for Requesting an Indirect Cost Rate 

Open-enrollment charter schools must request an indirect cost rate each year by completing and submitting the Request for an Indirect Cost Rate for Charter Schools for 2023–2024 online survey. The deadline for submitting the survey and requesting an indirect cost rate for 2023–2024 is March 31, 2023. 

Charter School Indirect Cost Rates Based on Resident School District Data 

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) will access certified Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) data related to each charter school’s resident public school districts and their respective calculated indirect cost rates to derive rates for charter schools that have requested a rate via the survey. 

Completing and Submitting the Survey 

The Request for an Indirect Cost Rate for Charter Schools for 2023–2024 survey is available on the Indirect Cost Rates page of the TEA website and/or from any active link within this letter. 

2022–2023 Indirect Cost Rate Timeline for Charter Schools 

The following table lists milestones for the indirect cost rate request process:

Date Action

February 8, 2023

Request for an Indirect Cost Rate for Charter Schools for 2023–2024 survey is made available via the Indirect Cost Rates webpage and links within this letter. 

March 31, 2023

Due date for charter schools to request an indirect cost rate by submitting the online survey. 
June 9, 2023  Indirect cost rate notification letters posted in GFFC Reports and Data Collections, accessible through TEAL

Resources 

Please refer to the Indirect Cost Rates page of the TEA website for further information and additional resources regarding indirect cost rates. 

For Further Information 

If you have questions about the indirect cost rate process and/or survey, please email compliance@tea.texas.gov.