Training & Support Hub for Budget Resources
Browse our collection of step-by-step training videos of School Finance's budget resources to guide you through every process. Our goal is to empower our internal and external stakeholders with the knowledge and skills needed to locate, complete, submit, and understand School Finance reports and data effectively.
School Finance Budget System
ADE Connect Budget System Basics
This presentation provides an overview of the new School Finance Budget System. This presentation will review the purpose of the new system, changes between the new system and Common Logon, and how to obtain access.
Contact Information
This presentation provides a step-by-step guide on how to update contact information in the new Budget System.
File Submission
This presentation provides a step-by-step guide on how to upload files in the new Budget System. The presentation will also review how to understand the file submission process, such as the status of the submitted file and the layout of the website page.
File Due Dates & Submission Window
This presentation provides an overview of how due dates and submission windows will function within the new Budget System. This presentation provides a voiceover and graphics to help you better understand how due dates and the submission windows will work in the new system.
Uploading Cover Page, Audit Documents, & Website Links
The link below is a Hot Topic that outlines how to submit cover pages, audit documents, and any required weblinks not already on a form's cover page:
Budget & Payment Reports & Processes
Reconciling School Finance Budget & Payment Repots
This presentation provides an overview of how to reconcile School Finance Payment Reports (including BSA-55 & BSA-64) with different data reporting flows and shows how to similarly reconcile School Finance Budget Reports (including Budg-25 & Budg-75).
Understanding School Finance Budget & Payment Reports
This presentation provides an overview of School Finance Payment Reports and Budget Reports.
Understanding A.R.S. 15-915 Processes & Impacts
This presentation provides an overview of the different types of A.R.S. 15-915 processes and their impacts on funding and budget capacity.
Templates
School Finance has created the following templates to help school districts and charters better understand School Finance calculations and to assist with calculating certain budget items.
BSA-55
- The BSA-55 template utilisizes data that can be found on the published BSA-55 reports.
M&O Override
- The M&O Override template utilisizes data that can be found on the published BSA-55 reports and a district's Expenditure Budget submission.
Capital Override
- The Capital Override template utilisizes data that can be found on the published BSA-55 reports and a district's Expenditure Budget submission.
Guidance
A.R.S. 15-915 Guidance
This document outlines the requirements to complete an A.R.S. 15-915.
A.R.S. 15-915 Guidance (updated 9/30/2025)
To explore further resources, visit our School Finance presentations page or our live training schedule on the ADE events page (search School Finance).
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