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Horne announces Department of Education's Arts Supply Grant

  • Tue, Nov 14 2023  •
    • News

PHOENIX - State schools Superintendent Tom Horne has announced a $10 million grant for public schools to purchase art supplies through the Arts Consumable Grant. These funds will provide successful district and charter school applicants with $1,000 per full time arts teacher to purchase arts consumables such as paints, brushes, sheet music, dance props, theatrical costumes, and much more. These materials will not only enhance the learning environment but also inspire students to explore their artistic talents and discover new passions.

Horne warns schools to avoid antisemitic and anti-American UNICEF and Amnesty International materials

  • Thu, Nov 9 2023  •
    • News

PHOENIX – State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne has denounced antisemitic and anti-American materials provided by UNICEF and Amnesty International at a high school club event that made Jewish students feel unsafe.

Data Capture Reminder - 11/15/23

  • Tue, Nov 7 2023  •
    • Data Hot Topics
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Reminder: Payment 6 will be based on data captured that is passing integrity and generating ADM in AzEDS. Actual data in AzEDS will be used to calculate ADM for Payment 6.

Adjusted Budg-25 (Expenditure Report) Letter

  • Thu, Nov 2 2023  •
    • Budget Hot Topics
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School Finance has adjusted the Budg-25 Letter to include FRPL and Gifted adjustments in the general budget limit. 

Training Opportunity for New AzEDS Coordinators

  • Thu, Nov 2 2023  •
    • Data Hot Topics
    • Hot Topics

This training session offers an overview of the process of collecting student data and the reports generated during this phase.

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: Special Education Data Updates Webinar Wednesday, November 15

  • Tue, Oct 31 2023  •
    • Data Management
    • Updates

The Exceptional Student Services Data Management team will host the next Special Education Data Updates live webinar on Wednesday, November 15, from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m.

FY 2024 Expenditure Budget (BUDG-25) Verification Letters

  • Mon, Oct 30 2023  •
    • Budget Hot Topics
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In accordance with A.R.S. §15-905(E), the FY 2024 BUDG-25 Budget Verification Letters are now published. Letters are based on the most recent BUDG-25 Budget Verification reports, which have been calculated using the October BSA 55 information. These letters contain the official notification if a FY 2024 December revision is required as of the date of the letter.

Aggregate Expenditure Budget (AGD) Report has been posted 

  • Mon, Oct 30 2023  •
    • Budget Hot Topics
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Budget AGD report for all school districts has been posted and is available to download from this School Finance website.  

Correcting AFRs and School-Level Reports For FY23 AFR & FY24 Budget Files & Later

  • Tue, Oct 24 2023  •
    • Budget Hot Topics
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Data submitted through the Annual Financial Report (AFR) and School-Level AFR is used to meet various state and federal reporting requirements. School Finance has been made aware of values that appear to have been reported incorrectly by certain districts and charters. It is possible to submit corrections to the AFR and School-Level AFR by following the appropriate process.

FY 2024 October Expenditure Report (BUDG-25)

  • Tue, Oct 24 2023  •
    • Budget Hot Topics
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BUDG-25 reports for all school districts have been posted to the School Finance website. FY 2024 October BUDG-25 reports have been calculated using the FY 2024 October BSA-55 information.