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Texas Education Agency Response to Standard and Poor's Ratings Services Article 

Read the agency's response (PDF, 160 KB) to the Standard and Poor's Ratings Services article Texas School Districts' Potential State Funding Paybacks Could Hurt Credit Ratings. Also available is a brief description of the settle-up process (PDF, 32 KB).

Important Announcement Regarding FSP Payments for Fiscal Year 2012

School districts and charter schools that are scheduled to receive payments in August WILL receive their August 2012 payment on or before August 25, 2012. This payment will NOT be delayed until September. See the letter from the Legislative Budget Board for more details.

2011 Actual and 2012 Budgeted PEIMS Financial Data Now Available 

Recently released Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) data are now available on the agency website.

Downloadable 2011 actual and 2012 budgeted data are available through the PEIMS Financial Data Downloads page. The data are available in three formats: single file (.csv), multiple file (.txt), or Microsoft Access database (.mdb).

Financial reports of 2011 actual and 2012 budgeted data for a particular district or campus are available through the PEIMS Financial Standard Reports page.

Please note that both of these pages are also accessible through links on the main School Finance Reports and Data page. See the first two links under the heading "Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) Financial and Standard Reports."

School Finance Tax Information

Find information on property tax policy, including the regular program adjustment factor, on the School Finance Property Tax Policy Information page.

Missed Instructional Days

A new application for a waiver for missed instructional days is available. Questions concerning the submission of this waiver should be directed to the State Waivers Unit at (512) 463-9630.

School Finance Presentations

Find presentations on school finance, including presentations given at recent conferences, on the School Finance Presentations page.

School Finance Correspondence

Find school finance–related correspondence from the agency on the School Finance Correspondence page.

State Funding Updates

Receive updates on state funding topics by subscribing to the Office of School Finance’s Listserv. To subscribe, follow the link, select "State Funding Updates" from the drop-down list, click Join or Leave, enter your name and email address, and click Join FUNDING.


For more information, contact:

Office of School Finance
(512) 463-9238 

 

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