2025-2026 reports and guidelines are linked below for reference. 2026-2027 versions are coming soon.

• View the RCN Contract Spending Guidelines for allowable and non-allowable expenses.
• Financial Expenditure Report
  • Your Financial Expenditure Report must be a finance report from your Business/Finance office for actual expenditures to date and;
  • You will also need to submit an invoice requesting reimbursement for expenditures to date charged to your RCN contract.
  • Example Financial Expenditure Report

PEER TO PEER (P2P) DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM

To find the P2P Data Collection System:

1. Go to Google Drive
2. Open your RCN Folder
3. Open the "START Contract Information" folder
4. Open the "P2P Data Collection System" folder

The P2P Data Collection System folder contains all of the tools you need to disseminate the form(s) and access the resulting data. To begin, review the P2P Data Collection Systems - RCN Instructions PDF in your P2P Data Collection System Folder. In this document, you will also find instructions for how to proceed if your RCN has already begun using the P2P Data Log from years past. 

To accompany the written instructions in your P2P Data Collection System Folder, we have also created a video tutorial on how to use the system. Additionally, a Word Document outlining all of the items in the form is available for review prior to data entry.

The Peer to Peer Data Collection is due March 1, 2027. Please contact the START office if you have any questions about this form or about collecting your Peer to Peer data.

COACHING CAPACITY TOOL

To find the Coaching Capacity Tool:

• Go to Google Drive
• Open your RCN Folder
• Open the "START Contract Information" folder
• Open the "Coaching Capacity Tool" folder
• (For multi-county RCNs only) Open your ISD-specific subfolder

Single-County RCN: The “Coaching Capacity Tool Guide” in your "Coaching Capacity Tool" folder will walk you through the steps of the Coaching Capacity Tool process which involves completing one ISD-Level Google form and a District-Level form for each district in the ISD. Results from both of these forms can be viewed in the Coaching Capacity Tool Output document.

Multi-County RCN: The “Coaching Capacity Tool Guide” in your ISD-specific subfolder of the "Coaching Capacity Tool" folder will walk you through the steps of the Coaching Capacity Tool process which involves completing one ISD-Level Google form and a District-Level form for each district in the ISD. Results from both of these forms can be viewed in the Coaching Capacity Tool Output document.

To accompany the guide in your Coaching Capacity Tool folder, we have also created a video tutorial on how to use the system. Additionally, a Google Doc outlining all of the items in the ISD-Level and District-Level forms is available for review prior to data entry.

The Coaching Capacity Tool is due May 14, 2027. Please contact the START office if you have any questions about collecting your Coaching Capacity Building data.

Classroom Environment and Teaching Assessment (CETA) in the START Planning and Data System (PDS)

The following tutorial slides will provide you with the steps to access and use the CETA. Select the slides that best suits how you will be interacting with the CETA.

• CETA Tutorial for ISD Admin Users
  • For users who need to carry out administrative functions (e.g., managing buildings and users) in the system on behalf of an ISD. These users can also participate in the CETA process.
• CETA Tutorial for District Admin Users
  • For users who need to carry out administrative functions (e.g., managing buildings and users) in the system on behalf of a district. These users can also participate in the CETA process.
• CETA Tutorial for ISD/District Users
  • For users who want to implement a CETA for their classroom or participate on a classroom team. These users do not have administrative functions (e.g., managing buildings and users) in the system.

Please contact Stephanie Pulido ([email protected]) if you have any questions.

Implementation Plan in the START Planning and Data System (PDS)

The Implementation Plan has two phases: “Updates” and “Tracking.” You will complete “Updates” to provide details about the activities you have planned in the Contract. “Tracking” allows you to enter progress data once activities have been completed.

• The deadline for the Implementation Plan Updates is October 23, 2026.
• Implementation Plan Tracking will be due at Mid-Year and End of Year.
• Support to help guide you through the process: 
  • Implementation Plan Updates Tutorial for Plan Administrators
  • Implementation Plan Updates Tutorial for Plan Contributors 
  • Please contact Stephanie Pulido ([email protected]) if you have any questions about the START PDS.
  • Please contact Jana Benjamin ([email protected]) if you have any questions about the contents of your Implementation Plan.

Mid-Year Progress Report in the START Planning and Data System (PDS)

• Mid-Year Progress Report Questions
• Implementation Plan Tracking Phase Resources
  • Quick Start Guide - Implementation Plan Tracking
  • Mini Tutorial for Implementation Plan Tracking
• Mid-Year Report Resources
  • Quick Start Guide - Mid-Year Report
  • Mini Tutorial for RCN Plan Administrators
  • Mini Tutorial for ISD Level Plan Contributors

Mid-Year Progress Reporting is due March 1, 2027. Please know that we will be flexible if you need more time. 

• For support with the contents of the Mid-Year Progress Report, contact Jana Benjamin ([email protected]).
• For technical support, contact Stephanie Pulido ([email protected]).

Note: the tutorial videos were created using AI tools.