Forms—Charter Schools

Arizona Revised Statutes (A.R.S.) §15-977(J), requires charter schools to provide a summary of results achieved through programs funded with Classroom Site Project (CSP) monies. Charters should use this form for fiscal year 2026 and thereafter and submit the form to the Arizona Department of Education annually by November 15.

The forms and instructions for completing the FY 2026 charter school AFR, including the school-level AFR, are available for use in the new, online AFR portal (portal). The link below will take you to a new page with a brief summary of the portal, a link to the portal, and account creation and access instructions.

AFR portal

While charters will now use the portal to complete the FY 2026 AFR and school-level AFR, unfillable display versions of the Excel files are available below for reference purposes only. 

Read the Submission and Publication Instructions for information on the steps required to submit completed AFR files to ADE and AFR publication requirements.

Click here to view a video created to show a general overview of the AFR Portal to help users understand how to use the portal to complete and export their AFR files. (total time 40 minutes).
 

Charters should use these final forms and instructions for completing their charter school budgets. Extract the files to C:\CSFORMS\. The C:\CSFORMS\ folder should also include the most recently revised version of the charter's fiscal year 2026 budget files. Read the Submission and Publication Instructions for additional information.

All charters should use the final budget forms for budget revisions during the fiscal year. The Arizona Department of Education will not accept budget revisions submitted on the preliminary budget form

Charters should use these final forms and instructions for completing their charter school budgets. Extract the files to C:\CSFORMS\. The C:\CSFORMS\ folder should also include the most recently revised version of the charter's fiscal year 2025 budget files. Read the Submission and Publication Instructions for additional information.

All charters should use the final budget forms for budget revisions during the fiscal year. The Arizona Department of Education will not accept budget revisions submitted on the preliminary budget form.

This Legal Compliance Questionnaire is for use in audits of charter schools sponsored by universities and community college districts that are exempt from complying with the USFRCS. Charter schools the Arizona State Board for Charter Schools sponsors should continue to refer to the guidance the board issues.

Charter sponsors should use this form to submit its annual report to the Arizona Auditor General on or before October 1 of each year.