The Special Election Results Form must be emailed to the Arizona Department of Education- School Finance ([email protected]) within 15 calendar days of the election.

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In accordance with A.R.S. §15-905(E), the FY 2026 BUDG-25 Budget Verification Letters are now published. Letters are based on the most recent BUDG-25 reports, which have been calculated using the October BSA 55 information.  These letters contain the official notification if a FY 2026 December revision is required as of the date of the letter.

• District BUDG-25 Budget Verification Letters and District BSA-55 reports are available to download from the School Finance website.

The budget verification letters are addressed to the district's governing board in care of the district superintendent. Therefore, it is the responsibility of the district to inform the district's governing board members accordingly. 

Reminder: the district's budgeted FY 2026 K-3 Reading amount is added to the district's BSL and RCL until the district is approved for the K-3 Reading support level weight by the State Board, or December 31st, whichever occurs first.

Please contact the Budget Team ([email protected]) if you have any questions.

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The Fiscal Year 2026 Aggregated Expenditure Budget (AGD) Report for all school districts has been published and is available to download from the School Finance Reports website.

If you have any questions, please contact the School Finance Budget Team at [email protected].

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BUDG-25 reports for all school districts have been posted to the School Finance website.  FY 2026 October BUDG-25 reports have been calculated using the FY 2026 October BSA-55 information.

District BUDG-25 and BSA-55 reports are available to download from this School Finance website.

Please contact the Budget Team ([email protected]) if you have any questions.

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BUDG-25 reports for all school districts have been posted to the School Finance website.  FY 2026 September BUDG-25 reports have been calculated using the FY 2026 September BSA-55 information. 

District BUDG-25 and BSA-55 reports are available to download from this School Finance website.

NOTE: If a district adopted their FY26 Expenditure Budget on the preliminary budget forms and then revised their Expenditure Budget on the final forms, the ADE Calculated and Applied amounts for desegregation and small school adjustment will show as $0. This error will be fixed with the October BUDG-25 report. 

Please contact the Budget Team ([email protected]) if you have any questions. 

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BUDG-25 reports for all school districts have been posted to the School Finance website.  FY 2025 Statewide Recalculation (SRC) BUDG-25 reports have been calculated using the FY 2025 Statewide Recalculation (SRC) BSA-55 information.

• District BUDG-25, BUDG-75, and BSA-55 reports are available to download from this School Finance website.

Please note: Any previously submitted student data 15-915 requests for FY 2024 and FY 2025 that have been processed so far in FY 2026 have their data reflected in this BUDG-25 Report.

Please contact the Budget Team ([email protected]) if you have any questions.

School Finance has completed the FY25 Statewide Recalculation (SRC). Please view the FY25 SRC BSA-55 and corresponding BSA-64 reports on the School Finance website to review these adjustments.
 

The SRC adjustments include specific adjustments for CTEDs regarding 9th grade funding and continuing education (13th grade) funding. These two adjustments are included in the Adjustment Base Support Level (BSL) on the BSA-55 reports.
 

For more information regarding these, please review the following spreadsheets:

•   CTED 9th Grade Funding Adjustment for FY25 SRC
•   CTED Continuing Education (13th Grade) Funding Adjustment for FY25 SRC
   

If you have any questions, please contact the School Finance Payment Team at [email protected].
 

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The FY2025 Statewide Recalculation has been completed. Please review your Statewide Recalculation adjustment through your FY2025 SRC BSA-64 report found on the School Finance Reports website.

Positive SRC Adjustments will be included in the FY2026 September payment as a lump sum adjustment to the FY2026 Equalization as shown on the BSA-64 report for the September 22, 2025 state aid payment.

Negative SRC Adjustments will be included in the FY2026 September payment as an adjustment to FY2026 Equalization as shown on the BSA-64 report for the September 22, 2025 state aid payment and will be taken over the entire fiscal year; 3/12ths will be taken in September and 1/12th each payment thereafter.

Pursuant to A.R.S § 15-915, hardship requests are available. Please complete the Hardship Application and submit to [email protected] by 9/10/2025.

With the hardship application, a minimum of 75% must be adjusted in FY25 and 25% will be adjusted in FY26. Adjustments will begin with the September payment. Please include all questions regarding these adjustments in your e-mail with the completed form attached. Exceptions for severe scenarios may be made.

Questions or concerns regarding the recalculated ADM/SPED should be submitted through a Help Desk School Finance Account Analyst Support Request.

Please see Guidelines for Requesting Prior Year Corrections to State Aid or Budget Capacity (ARS § 15-915)

Data Capture Reminder – 08/15/2025

Data in AzEDS will be used to calculate ADM for Payment 3.

Payment 3 will be based on data captured that is passing integrity and generating ADM in AzEDS. There is no option for districts to be paid on prior year data, or for charters to be paid on estimated counts.

Please ensure data is reconciled and free of integrity errors prior to the data capture date. Review the following reports in AzEDS:

• INTEG15 – ensure data is free and clear of membership ADM Integrity errors
• STUD10 – validate all students are listed in AzEDS
• ADM15 – ensure all students expected to generate funding are indicated as fundable
• ADM20, SPED20, and EL20 – ensure ADM amounts for each ADM type 

Important Note: FY26 Calendars need to be submitted, approved, and certified for ADM and funding to be generated.

FY 2026 Monthly Payment and AzEDS Processing Schedule

If additional assistance is needed, please submit a HelpDesk ticket.

Fiscal Year 2026 Truth in Taxation Report can be accessed here.

If you have any questions regarding this report, please contact the School Finance Budget Team at [email protected].