How States Manage Their Money

States First, the state financial reporting tool by CORE, is the most robust and intuitive financial data management system available. States First saves valuable time and resources by automating the collection of district and school level financial data, validating the data based upon state defined codes, and storing it in a centralized data warehouse, from which state administrators can generate detailed reports for budget estimation and analysis.

Fund Management Made Manageable
With States First, state financial officers now have the key financial data needed to meet state and federal reporting requirements and shape spending policies in a matter of minutes.

State and District Perspectives
Whether a state or district administrator, States First can assist you in dynamically changing your financial data submission and validation systems.

States First - State Level Solution
State and federal legislation requires state departments of education satisfy financial compliancy and reporting requirements, as well as set spending policies by predicting trends.

States First help State Departments of Education meet these important demands by automating and simplifying the processes of:

Expense and Revenue Tracking

State and Local Level Spend Trend Analyses

Budget Management

Approving or Denying Financial Submissions

Defining Fund Codes and Code Combinations

Reporting and Analysis

Setting Exception Rules

Data Validation

States First - District Level Results
Local school districts must submit accurate accounts of their expenses, revenues, and balance sheets to the state for review. States First assists them in simplifying this
process and automating the following:

Expense and Revenue Tracking

Local Level Spend

Trend Analysis

Budget Management

Approving or Denying Financial Submissions

Defining Fund Codes to Match State Defined Codes

Reporting and Analysis

Submission of Fund Codes for Verification

Approval Data Validation