PHOENIX – State schools chief Tom Horne has announced a drawing, painting and poster contest celebrating Citizenship, which is one of the Six Pillars of Character, in the Character Counts program offered in many Arizona schools.

Special Education Directors, please see the following important information from our ADE/Assessment partners

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.

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.

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.

School Finance has adjusted the Budg-25 Letter to include FRPL and Gifted adjustments in the general budget limit.

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

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.

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.

Budget AGD report for all school districts has been posted and is available to download from this School Finance website.