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Superintendent Horne, Senate President Petersen and Speaker Toma issue response to Governor’s recent claims about Empowerment Scholarship Account costs

  • Wed, Oct 11 2023  •
    • News

PHOENIX – Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne, Senate President Warren Petersen and Speaker Ben Toma have issued the following joint statement in response to Governor Hobbs’ recent claims regarding the costs of the Empowerment Scholarship Account program.

Data Capture Reminder - 10/15/23

  • Thu, Oct 5 2023  •
    • Data Hot Topics
    • Hot Topics

Data capture for the November 22nd payment is 10/15/23 at 5 pm. Reminder: Payment 5 will be based on data captured that is passing integrity and generating ADM in AzEDS. Actual data in AzEDS will be used to calculate ADM for Payment 5.

School Level AFR Forms Are Available To Submit In Budget System

  • Wed, Oct 4 2023  •
    • Hot Topics

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

Data Management Alert: Special Education Data Updates Webinar Wednesday, October 18th

  • Wed, Oct 4 2023  •
    • Data Management
    • Updates

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.

FY 2024 September Expenditure Report (BUDG-25)

  • Tue, Oct 3 2023  •
    • Budget Hot Topics
    • Hot Topics

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.

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: When October 1 Falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or Other Non-Session Day

  • Fri, Sep 29 2023  •
    • Data Management
    • Updates

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:

DATA MANAGEMENT ALERT: FY24 Need Concurrency Matrix Update

  • Mon, Sep 25 2023  •
    • Data Management
    • Updates

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

School Level AFR Updates

  • Fri, Sep 22 2023  •
    • Budget Hot Topics
    • Hot Topics

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.

AFR Packet Forms Are Available To Submit In Budget System

  • Wed, Sep 20 2023  •
    • Budget Hot Topics
    • Hot Topics

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.

Horne applauds four Arizona “Blue Ribbon Schools”

  • Tue, Sep 19 2023  •
    • News

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.