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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hello School Business Office Colleagues,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">FY25 Q4 files Actual files (Revenue, Expenditure, or Balance Sheet) were
<b><u>due on August 30<sup>th</sup></u></b>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Please check that your files are submitted. We understand that your financials may not yet be audited. We recommend submitting preliminary files and then submitting audited files with any necessary changes
once the audit is complete. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">If your files were submitted and in
<b>pending status</b>, we will review them shortly.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">If your files were submitted and in
<b>approved status</b>, please certify them so they migrate to our database. <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">If your files were submitted and either
<b>failed or were rejected</b>, please review the error, correct it, and resubmit your files.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">If your files are not submitted,
<b><u>please prioritize submitting any missing FY25 Quarter 4 Actual files as soon as possible</u>.</b> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">All data must be submitted, DOE reviewed, and SAU certified for use in the FY27 EPS subsidy calculation.</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> We need all SAUs’ information to appropriately calculate
the FY27 EPS Subsidy.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">If you need help with coding please contact Terri Beal or me. Please also contact us if you are having technical issues that are causing delays.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thank you in advance!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Ida<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:26.0pt;font-family:"Edwardian Script ITC";mso-ligatures:none">Ida Batista
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">________________________________________ <br>
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<b>Ida Batista</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">School Finance Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Maine Department of Education</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"> <br>
23 State House Station <br>
Augusta, Maine 04333-0023 <br>
</span><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Email</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none">:
</span></b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#77206D;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="mailto:Ida.Batista@maine.gov"><span style="color:#77206D">Ida.Batista@maine.gov</span></a></span></u><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><br>
<b>Phone</b>: 207-624-6795</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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