FY2022 School Finance Fiscal Operations Updates

Base Level Amount 15-901

$4,390.65 ($4,445.53 w/1.25% Teacher Compensation 15-952)

$84.92/1.97% total increase

$52.10/ 1.21% inflation

$32.82/ Teacher Salary Increase ($50M previously funded one-time from Classroom Site Fund)

Transportation Support Level 15-945

1.21% inflation to support per route mile

0.5 or fewer: $2.77

0.5-1.0: $2.27

More than 1.0: $2.77

District Additional Assistance (DAA) and Charter Additional Assistance (CAA) 15-185 and 15-961

1.21% inflation to CAA

Grades PSD-8: $1,897.90

Grades 9-12: $2,211.97

No change to DAA per student count

Reduction to DAA and CAA has been eliminated in FY2022

Qualifying Tax Rate

Unified School Districts and Common School Districts not within a High School District (Type 03): $3.5388

Common School Districts within High School District and High School Districts: $1.7694

Group B Add On

New add-on category "G" with support level weight 0.007 - Means educational programs for gifted pupils who score at or above the ninety-seventh percentile, based on national norms, on a test adopted by the State Board of Education.

Increased support level weight for MD-SC, A-SC, SID-SC to 5.988 (previously 5.833)

Increased support level weight for DD,ED,MIID, SLD to 0.093 (previously 0.003)

State Aid Rollover 

$865,727,700 of the FY22 basic state aid appropriation to school districts is deferred until July 2022. 

This is $65M lower than FY2021

 Does not apply to charters or school districts with less than 2000 ADM.

Classroom Site Fund 15-977

$733 per weighted pupil 

Prop 123 Additional Funding Laws 2015, 1^st Special Session, Chapter 1, Section 6

$75,000,000 (FY21-FY26)

Results-Based Funding

$68,600,000 allocated based on Spring 2019 AZ Merit Test Results notwithstanding 15-249.08

Certificates of Educational Convenience   Forms/Memos   15-825/ 15-976

School Finance is no longer accepting copies of certificates throughout the fiscal year. Counties will submit one electronic data sheet June 30, 2022 for all certificates issued the FY2021-2022 year.

School Finance Fiscal Operations – Related Statutes

Additional Monies for Teacher Compensation (1.25% base level increase) 15-952

Arizona Department of Corrections 15-1372

Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections 15-1371

Arizona Online Instruction 15-808

Certificates of Educational Convenience   15-825   15-976

Charter Equalization 15-185

Classroom Site Fund 15-977

College Credit by Examination Incentive Program 15-249.06

County Jails   15-913.01

County Juvenile Detention 15-913

County Small School 15-365

Definitions 15-901

Determination of equalization assistance payments from county and state funds 15-971

District Cash Advance of State Aid   15-973

District Equalization 15-943

Early Literacy Grants 15-249.09

Instructional Improvement Fund 15-979

Optional Two Hundred Days of Instruction (5% base level increase) 15-902.04

Result Based Funding 15-249.08

Small School Capital Transportation 15-963

State equalization assistance property tax levy 15-994

Teacher Experience Index 15-941

Unorganized Territory 15-1001

FY2021 Prop 123 Payment 2 has been calculated and was distributed June 7, 2021. This completes the full distribution of $75,000,000.00. The file linked below will show the FY2021 Prop 123 amounts per LEA. Districts are listed first by county, followed by charters alphabetically. The yellow highlighted column is FY21 Prop 123 Payment 2 and the most recent distribution, but the other columns indicate the full FY21 Prop 123 Amount for that LEA, as well as FY21 Prop 123 Payment 1 for that LEA.

FY2021 Prop 123 Amounts

Distance Learning adjustments to the FY 2021 Base Support Level have been recalculated and will appear on page 4 of the APOR55 and CHAR55 reports. The updated adjustment amounts are based on Distance Learning Reports submitted by Friday, April 16th and updated Average Daily Membership for all districts and charters.

A complete list of the adjustment calculations and amounts is below:

FY 2021 Distance Learning Base Support Level Adjustments as of 5-1-2021

To revise your 2021 budget, please see the posted Hot Topic for instructions.

The March 2021 BUDG25 reports have been posted.

Thank you.

School Finance Budget Team

For the 2020 School (Site) Level AFRs to process into the system the following modifications need to be made to the file before uploading it:

 /sites/default/files/2020/10/InstructionsSiteLevelAFR_Upload.pdf

Thank you

The October 2021 BUDG25 Reports have been posted and will be the basis for the notification of the need to complete a December Revision (AKA BUDG25 Letters) which will be sent out later this month.  If you have any concerns about the October 2021 BUDG25, please email the SF Budget Team at [email protected] by October 16, 2020.
 

OCTOBER 2021 BUDG 25 Notes:

• RCL(BSL) is Based on the October 1st APOR
• Based current year enrollment, with the exception of two districts that will be notified separately
• Reminder: District Budgeted K3 Reading amounts will be added to the RCL until the District is approved for the support level weight by the State Board, or 12/15, whichever comes first.
• Budget Balance Carry Forward (BBCF)s are based on the district’s budget amount and may vary with the ADE’s calculated BBCFs in November after the 2020 BUDG75 reports are published

Governor Doug Ducey and the Superintendent of Public Instruction have announced the closure of all schools from Monday, March 16, 2020 through Friday, March 27, 2020. Please review their Open Letter to Arizona Families, Educators, School Leaders and Education Community Members at https://azgovernor.gov/governor/blog/2020/03/open-letter-arizona-families-educators-school-leaders-and-education-community. School Finance will offer a special webinar to provide current information needed by District and Charter Data Coordinators related to the closure of schools. Please look for an announcement with the date and time of this upcoming webinar. We are making every effort to prevent interruptions to school funding and appreciate your assistance as we adapt to the current situation.

Please review the revisions on the Excused Absences guidelines. They are located under Guidelines > Defining Excused Absences (formerly EX-1).

If you have any questions regarding these guidelines, please contact [email protected].