EPC School Entity Profile Updates:
Later this week, USAC plans a bulk upload of updated school entity profiles in EPC based on information collected during the FY 2018 PIA application review process. The updated data will include student enrollment and eligibility counts, school name and address corrections, and restructured parent-child relationships. USAC is then expected to announce (probably in its next News Brief) that it has opened an “Administrative Window” to permit school applicants an opportunity to further update their entity profiles in preparation for the FY 2019 application window. Once the FY 2019 application window opens, probably on January 10th, USAC will again lock entity profiles in order to stabilize Form 471 filings for libraries and consortia.
The Administrative Window, expected to run from October 1st to January 7th, provides a limited three-month period for schools to review, correct, and update their entity profiles. Schools that have recently made their own entity updates should confirm that those changes are still in place, i.e., that they have not been overwritten by this week’s USAC upload.
One note of caution: USAC’s bulk upload may not yet reflect changes in entity types, e.g., from “school” to “district.” USAC changes of this type are still being made. Entities affected may want to hold off their own review and updates until later in the Administrative Window.