School Finance Blog

FY2025 Updated Budget Forms

  • Tue, Jun 18 2024  •
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FY2025 Updated Budget Forms Are Expected to be Released June 21st.

FY2025 School Finance Fiscal Operations Updates

  • Tue, Jun 18 2024  •
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FY2025 Fiscal Operations Updates

Budget System for FY25 Budget Forms is Live

  • Fri, Jun 7 2024  •
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The School Finance Budget System is now available for fiscal year 2025 budget file submissions. Please navigate to ADEConnect Applications and click on “School Finance Budget System” to begin submitting your fiscal year 2025 budget files.

 

 

FY 2024 Prop 123 And One Time State Aid Supplemental Payment 2

  • Tue, Jun 4 2024  •
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FY 2024 Prop 123 and One-Time Supplemental Payment 2.

Updating Contact Information

  • Tue, Jun 4 2024  •
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As a reminder, starting in FY2024, School Finance collects and maintains school district and charter contact information through the Contact Information tab within the School Finance Budget System.

FY24 May Expenditure Report (BUDG-25)

  • Fri, May 24 2024  •
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School Finance has posted the BUDG-25 reports for all school districts to the School Finance website. The FY24 May BUDG-25 reports have been calculated using the FY24 May BSA-55 information.

FY25 Preliminary Budget Forms

  • Tue, May 21 2024  •
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The Auditor General has published preliminary budget form packets for FY25. These packets can be accessed for school districts via this link and for charter districts via this link.

 

ADM Reports for Budget Preparation

  • Fri, May 10 2024  •
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There are several reports that districts and charters can access from School Finance Reports and within the AzEDS system that summarize student counts and are helpful in the budget preparation process:

How to Avoid Creating Duplicate Student I.D.s

  • Fri, May 10 2024  •
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The School Finance Analyst Team has noticed a data trend: an increase in duplicate State Student I.D.s reported every new school year. Creating duplicate student I.D.s can lead to incorrect funding and pose a significant challenge for districts, charters, and the School Finance Analyst Team to resolve. To avoid such complications, it's crucial to familiarize yourself with the guidelines below and ensure we don't create any duplicate student I.D.s.

Fiscal Year 2023 A.R.S. § 15-915 Deadline for Upward Adjustment

  • Wed, May 8 2024  •
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A.R.S. § 15-915 2023 Timelines