ESS Blog
Mon, Jun 22, 2026
The $75 million additional funding provided by Arizona Senate Bill 1735 for FY 2026 will be distributed in two payments: $37.5
Mon, Jun 22, 2026
The second payment of the Free Reduced Priced Lunch (FRPL), District Additional Assistance (DAA), and Charter Additional Assistance (CAA) will be appropriated on Wednesday, June 24th.
Mon, Jun 22, 2026
Please be aware of scheduled maintenance, affecting ADEConnect and related ADE application systems:
Thu, Jun 18, 2026
BUDG-25 reports for all school districts have been posted to the School Finance website. FY 2026 June BUDG-25 reports have been calculated using the FY 2026 June BSA-55 information.
Fri, Jun 12, 2026
The ADE/ESS Academic Achievement & Inclusive Practices team is pleased to announce the K–12 State Braille Transcriber Project.
Fri, Jun 12, 2026
Base Level Amount 15-901 &
Thu, Jun 11, 2026
The Arizona Department of Education School Finance team, in coordination with the Auditor General’s Office, anticipates the release of the final FY2027 District and Charter Expenditure Budget Forms
Wed, Jun 10, 2026
Current levels insufficient
PHOENIX – State schools superintendent Tom Horne is urging the Governor and state lawmakers to add more staff to the growing Empowerment Scholarship Account
Tue, Jun 9, 2026
Effective June 8, 2026, integrity error -40105: Preschool exit outcomes may not be entered until the last day of the student's program, will now be a FED SPED warning instead of a FED SPED f
Tue, Jun 9, 2026
Apprenticeships help address chronic shortage
PHOENIX – A new $300,000 grant will be used by the Arizona Department of Education (ADE) to expand its existing teacher apprenticeship and
Tue, Jun 9, 2026
Don't Miss This Summer Professional Learning Opportunity!
Fri, Jun 5, 2026
Thu, Jun 4, 2026
ESS/Program Support & Monitoring is pleased to announce the release of the SY 2026–2027 P
Thu, Jun 4, 2026
ADE/ESS is pleased to announce that registration for the 2026–2027 Special Education New Director Symposium (SENDS) is now open!
Thu, Jun 4, 2026
The Exceptional Student Services Data Management team will host the next live Special Education Data Updates webinar on Wednesday, June 17, 2026, from 2:00 to 3:00 pm.
Tue, Jun 2, 2026
The Charter Estimated Counts template has been updated to include additional funding type fields such as FRPL and GIFTED.
Thu, May 28, 2026
The School Finance Budget System is now available for fiscal year 2027 budget file submissions.
Thu, May 28, 2026
BUDG-25 reports for all school districts have been posted to the School Finance website. FY 2026 May BUDG-25 reports have been calculated using the FY 2026 May BSA-55 information.
Fri, May 22, 2026
Beginning May 1st of each fiscal year, -40055 integrity rule is re-run to capture any misaligned or unreported data related to SPED Exit Date, SPED Exit Reason, Enrollme
Mon, May 18, 2026
Budget forms for the upcoming fiscal year are typically published shortly after the state budget passes to incorporate any changes in state law.
Fri, May 15, 2026
As mandated by A.R.S.
Thu, May 14, 2026
Average Daily Membership (ADM) is calculated using data submitted in the Arizona Education Data Standards (AzEDS) system.
Thu, May 14, 2026
To be eligible for an increase in expenditure capacity and state aid, all FY2025 15-915 requests must be submitted by June 01, 2026, to ensure all data changes/corrections are completed before June
Wed, May 13, 2026
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) 2004 requires that each public school district with geographic boundaries maintain records and provide to the State informat