Under DC Official Code §38-1804.02, OSSE is required to annually collect enrollment counts for resident students, nonresident students, and students with disabilities, attending all District of Columbia Public Schools, District of Columbia Public Charter Schools, children in Pre-K3 and Pre-K4 programs in community based organizations, and the number of students whose tuition or education in schools or programs is paid for with District funds, as of Oct. 5 of each school year. OSSE is then required to conduct an audit to verify the accuracy of the enrollment counts, as well as to identify any material weaknesses in the enrollment systems, procedures, or methodology at the LEA level. OSSE will report the results of the audit with the Mayor, the Council of the District of Columbia, and the appropriate Congressional committees. Please reference the 2017-18 Enrollment Audit and Child Count Handbook for policy, guidance and key deadlines. The purpose of the Enrollment Audit and Child Count Application is to provide a system to streamline the Enrollment Audit and Child Count process. This will allow transparency for the local education agencies (LEAs), auditors and OSSE to manage the Enrollment Audit and Child Count student rosters from the start of the 2017-18 school year to Dec. 2017. The application addresses the below:

1. Managing the LEA Enrollment Audit and Child Count student’s rosters.
2. Facilitating LEAs, auditors and OSSE with the workflow for the verification of the student rosters based on stage 5 enrollments without an exit on or before Oct. 5, 2017.
3. Allowing for updates of the Enrollment Audit and Child Count student’s rosters until Nov. 17, 2107.
4. Allowing for the management of the residency appeal process.
5. Resolving duplicative enrollments between LEAs. 6. Finalizing the Enrollment Audit and Child Count student’s rosters.

Also, the application provides a near real-time updates to students’ data, errors, duplicative enrollments, onsite audit outcomes, initial appeal and final in-person appeal processes and outcomes for Enrollment Audit and Child Count.

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