March's data capture for the April payment is scheduled for 3/8/22 at 5pm. Please ensure you’ve reconciled your data prior to data capture as payments will be based on data in AzEDS.

Please review and reconcile your SIS data against the following reports in AzEDS:

• INTEG15 – free and clear of membership ADM Integrity errors
• STUD10 – validate that all of your students have landed in AzEDS
• ADM15 – ensure all students expected to generate funding are indicated as fundable
• ADM20, SPED20, and EL20 – ensure that your ADM is what you expect for each ADM type

The following videos provide general information related to the data reconciliation process:

• Introduction to Data Verification Reports: https://youtu.be/ou9Jst9qnsg
• Introduction to Data Verification Reports 2: https://youtu.be/_m3uEo3OGRI
• Introduction to Integrity: https://youtu.be/PYzBAEZmiSs

Your prior payment reports can be found here: https://schoolfinancereports.azed.gov/.

Please submit a School Finance HelpDesk ticket if you need assistance with your data.

Additionally, please note that the timing of payment data capture dates will be modified beginning in FY23 per House Bill 2898 as shared in a recent Hot Topic. 

BUDG-25 reports for all school districts have been posted to the School Finance website.  FY 2022 March BUDG-25 reports have been calculated using the FY 2021 BUDG-75 report and FY 2022 March BSA 55-1 information.  Please note, the reduction for any over-expenditure amount in M&O and/or Unrestricted as reported on the FY 2021 BUDG-75 will be included on the FY 2022 March BUDG-25 Reports.

• District BUDG-25 reports are available to download from the School Finance website:
  • First, select a school district and then click “Go!”
  • Next, click “Switch to Budgets” from the top right corner of the menu bar and then click “Reports” from the middle of the menu bar.
  • Finally, select fiscal year 2022 and then click “Go!”. The BUDG-25 report will appear.

• District BUDG-75 reports are available to download from the School Finance website:
  • First, select a school district and then click “Go!”
  • Next, click “Switch to Budgets” from the top right corner of the menu bar and then click “Reports” from the middle of the menu bar.
  • Finally, select fiscal year 2021 and then click “Go!”. The BUDG-75 report will appear.

Please note, BUDG-75 reports have been updated and Budget Balance Carry Forward amounts have been recalculated based on FY21 AFR.

• District BSA 55-1 reports are available to download from the School Finance website:
  • First, select a school district and then click “View Reports”
  • Next, scroll down the page to the “School District Reports” section.
  • Finally, click the November “PDF” button. The March BSA 55-1 report will appear.

BUDG-25 reports will be available until the Budget Team performs the next update (typically after each State Aid distribution). Once the updating process has begun, all BUDG-25 reports will become unavailable at that time.  Please save a copy for future reference.

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

Thank you!

Pursuant to A.R.S. § 15-941, teacher experience data must be transmitted to the Superintendent of Public Instruction by October 15th and can be modified between February 1st and March 1st. Preliminary TEI amounts were e-mailed to districts on January 31, 2022 and are available at the bottom of the SDER96 report at schoolfinancereports.azed.gov. 

If you have teachers listed at the district level CTDS number on your previously submitted file, your district will not generate TEI. Please check Column B of your submitted file to ensure it contains a School CTDS number for each of your teachers, not the District CTDS that ends with 000. You must correct the data to the School CTDS number and re-submit if the previously submitted file contains your District CTDS number.

If a district’s data is not submitted and error free, it will not be included in the TEI calculation. 

Final TEI reports will be available on or before March 15, 2022. To view additional details regarding the submission of SDER data, please review the previously posted Hot Topic at: /finance/sder-application-open-modifications. 

• View the posted memo here: https://schoolfinancereports.azed.gov/Memos

• View the posted manual with instructions here: /sites/default/files/2021/10/SDER%20Manual%20Revised%2010.7.21.pdf
• View the recorded training here: https://youtu.be/RkyRCAeO2VY

Please submit a HelpDesk ticket if you need assistance with submitting your SDER data. 

In accordance with A.R.S. §15-905(L), the FY 2021 BUDG-75 Expenditure Analysis Letters are now published. Letters are based on the most recent FY 2021 BUDG-75 Over Expenditure reports, which have been calculated using FY 2021 APOR55-1 reconciliation information.  These letters serve as official notification of any over expenditure for FY 2021, and how Budget Balance/Over Expenditure values should be recorded on the next FY 2022 budget revision.

• District BUDG-75 Expenditure Analysis letters are available to download from the School Finance website:
  • First, select a school district and then click “Go!”
  • Next, click “Switch to Budgets” from the top right corner of the menu bar and then click “Reports” from the middle of the menu bar.
  • Finally, select fiscal year 2021 and then click “Go!”. The BUDG-75 Expenditure Analysis will appear.

• District APOR55-1 reports are available to download from the School Finance website:
  • First, select a school district and then click “Go!”
  • Next, click “Reports/Data” from the middle of the menu bar.
  • Finally, select fiscal year 2021 and system APOR, then click “Go!”. The APOR55-1 report will appear.

The expenditure analysis 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. 

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

Thank you!

Pursuant to A.R.S. § 15-941, teacher experience data must be transmitted to the Superintendent of Public Instruction by October 15th at 4:30 p.m., and can be modified between February 1 and March 1. This requirement is for school districts only. Charter districts are not required to submit this information at this time. 

Preliminary TEI amounts were e-mailed to districts earlier this week and are available at the bottom of the SDER96 report at schoolfinancereports.azed.gov.  If the e-mail shows No TEI and the SDER shows your most recent submission was a Current Usable File, download the file and check to see whether Column B contains a School CTDS number for each of your teachers, not the District CTDS that ends with 000.  Correct and re-submit if needed.

The School District Employee Report (SDER) application is now found in ADEConnect. If you do not have access to the SDER application in ADEConnect, please contact your Entity Administrator and request to be assigned the role "SDER - LEA User".

SDER data is required to calculate your district’s Teacher Experience Index (TEI) which may increase your FY 2023 budget limit and equalization assistance. All individuals coded as certified must have been certified through ADE’s Certification Unit. All other employees must be coded as Classified. Data must be submitted for all employees filling a position in the District as of October 1, 2021. 

If a district’s data is not submitted and error free, it will not be included in the TEI calculation.  Final TEI reports will be available on or before March 15, 2022. 

• View the posted memo here: https://schoolfinancereports.azed.gov/Memos

• View the posted manual with instructions here: /sites/default/files/2021/10/SDER%20Manual%20Revised%2010.7.21.pdf
• View the recorded training here: https://youtu.be/RkyRCAeO2VY

 Please submit a HelpDesk ticket if you need assistance with submitting your SDER data. 

BUDG-25 reports for all school districts have been posted to the School Finance website.  FY 2022 February BUDG-25 reports have been calculated using the FY 2021 BUDG-75 report and FY 2022 February BSA 55-1 information.  Please note, the reduction for any over-expenditure amount in M&O and/or Unrestricted as reported on the FY 2021 BUDG-75 will be included on the FY 2022 February BUDG-25 Reports.

• District BUDG-25 reports are available to download from the School Finance website:
  • First, select a school district and then click “Go!”
  • Next, click “Switch to Budgets” from the top right corner of the menu bar and then click “Reports” from the middle of the menu bar.
  • Finally, select fiscal year 2022 and then click “Go!”. The BUDG-25 report will appear.

• District BUDG-75 reports are available to download from the School Finance website:
  • First, select a school district and then click “Go!”
  • Next, click “Switch to Budgets” from the top right corner of the menu bar and then click “Reports” from the middle of the menu bar.
  • Finally, select fiscal year 2021 and then click “Go!”. The BUDG-75 report will appear.

Please note, BUDG-75 reports have been updated and Budget Balance Carry Forward amounts have been recalculated based on FY21 AFR.

• District BSA 55-1 reports are available to download from the School Finance website:
  • First, select a school district and then click “View Reports”
  • Next, scroll down the page to the “School District Reports” section.
  • Finally, click the November “PDF” button. The February BSA 55-1 report will appear.

BUDG-25 reports will be available until the Budget Team performs the next update (typically after each State Aid distribution). Once the updating process has begun, all BUDG-25 reports will become unavailable at that time.  Please save a copy for future reference.

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

Thank you!

February's data capture for the March payment is scheduled for 2/8/22 at 5pm. Please ensure you’ve reconciled your data prior to data capture as payments will be based on data in AzEDS.

Please review and reconcile your SIS data against the following reports in AzEDS:

INTEG15 – free and clear of membership ADM Integrity errors

STUD10 – validate that all of your students have landed in AzEDS

ADM15 – ensure all students expected to generate funding are indicated as fundable

ADM20, SPED20, and EL20 – ensure that your ADM is what you expect for each ADM type

The following videos provide general information related to the data reconciliation process:

Introduction to Data Verification Reports: https://youtu.be/ou9Jst9qnsg

Introduction to Data Verification Reports 2: https://youtu.be/_m3uEo3OGRI

Introduction to Integrity: https://youtu.be/PYzBAEZmiSs

Your prior payment reports can be found here: https://schoolfinancereports.azed.gov/.

Please submit a School Finance HelpDesk ticket if you need assistance with your data.

Additionally, please note that the timing of payment data capture dates will be modified beginning in FY23 per House Bill 2898 as shared in a recent Hot Topic. 

We are cleaning up the School Finance website to make it easier to navigate and find information. You can now access all Budget Forms and Resources by clicking on “Forms” on the navigation menu on the right side of the website

and then opening the "Budget Forms and Resources" dropdown.

If you have any questions or need assistance finding a specific form or report, please email School Finance at [email protected].

BUDG-25 reports for all school districts have been posted to the School Finance website.  FY 2022 January BUDG-25 reports have been calculated using the FY 2021 BUDG-75 report and January BSA 55-1 information.  Please note, the reduction for any over-expenditure amount in M&O and/or Unrestricted as reported on the FY 2021 BUDG-75 will be included on the FY 2022 January BUDG-25 Reports.

• District BUDG-25 reports are available to download from the School Finance website:
  • First, select a school district and then click “Go!”
  • Next, click “Switch to Budgets” from the top right corner of the menu bar and then click “Reports” from the middle of the menu bar.
  • Finally, select fiscal year 2022 and then click “Go!”. The BUDG-25 report will appear.

• District BUDG-75 reports are available to download from the School Finance website:
  • First, select a school district and then click “Go!”
  • Next, click “Switch to Budgets” from the top right corner of the menu bar and then click “Reports” from the middle of the menu bar.
  • Finally, select fiscal year 2021 and then click “Go!”. The BUDG-75 report will appear.

Please note, BUDG-75 reports have been updated and Budget Balance Carry Forward amounts have been recalculated based on FY21 AFR.

• District BSA 55-1 reports are available to download from the School Finance website:
  • First, select a school district and then click “View Reports”
  • Next, scroll down the page to the “School District Reports” section.
  • Finally, click the November “PDF” button. The January BSA 55-1 report will appear. 

BUDG-25 reports will be available until the Budget Team performs the next update (typically after each State Aid distribution). Once the updating process has begun, all BUDG-25 reports will become unavailable at that time.  Please save a copy for future reference.

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

Thank you!

The FY2021 Superintendent's Annual Financial Report (SAFR) has been posted. 

The perpetual SAFR database has been updated to include FY2021 (now encompassing 2006-2021).

The Superintendent's Annual Financial Reports and Database can both be found on the School Finance Reports page.

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

Thank you!