The Exceptional Student Services Data Management team will host the next Special Education Data Updates live webinar on Wednesday, October 18th, from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m.

BUDG-25 reports for all school districts have been posted to the School Finance website. FY 2024 September BUDG-25 reports have been calculated using the FY 2024 September BSA 55 information.

October 1st falls on a Sunday this school year, and ESS Data Management would like to provide reminders of how to report students and if they should be included in the October 1 count.Scenarios where a student IS counted for October 1 due to no gap in SPED services:

Previously, we only allowed preschool needs eligible for state funding per A.R.S. § 15-771(A) to be reported in AzEDS.

The School Level AFRs are expected to be released September 29, 2023 after the Auditor General’s office finalizes its updates. You will be able to access this form on the Auditor General’s website here upon the release of the forms.

The AFR packet forms are now able to be submitted in Budget System. Navigate to this link to access ADE Connect for submission in Budget System.

PHOENIX – Four Arizona public schools have been named National Blue Ribbon Schools by the U.S. Department of Education, also earning praise from State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne.

Please join ADE/ESS for the next Special Education Professionals Check-In on Thursday, September 21, 2023, from 12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.

The FY2023 Statewide Recalculation has been completed and a list of results can be seen in the file linked attached; Charters and Districts are listed alphabetically.

School Finance has manually calculated final Group B FRPL and Gifted add-on payments for the FY23 Statewide Recalculation. The files included describe the calculation process and details for each district and charter.