This session will cover monitoring the budgeting throughout the year, as well as suggestions for providing updates to the School Board. The discussion will expand to include the integration of forecasting into the annual budget.
This course is presented as a live webinar, and will also be recorded to be viewed on-demand. This registration is for the webinar, and a separate registration for the on-demand version will open within one week of the webinar.
Topics include breakfast and lunch programs, free and reduced lunch programs, commodity program, state and federal funding, equipment requirements, fund balance restrictions, labor relations and safety practices.
This course is presented as a live webinar, and will also be recorded to be viewed on-demand. This registration is for the webinar, and a separate registration for the on-demand version will open within one week of the webinar.
This session will take an in-depth, hand-on look at the three primary reports associated with Minnesota special education funding:
- Comprehensive Aid Report
- SEDRA Report
- Tuition Billing Report
Overview of tax terminology, levy components, and timelines. The majority of the session includes how to budget property tax revenue and perform year-end reconciliations on property tax revenue. IMPORTANT: As part of this course, attendees will need to have access to their Pay 23 levy report.
This session will discuss in detail the different kinds of investments available to school districts, along with liquidity, investment policy and Minnesota legal requirements. Cash flow management strategies will also be reviewed, including short term borrowing and arbitrage.
Topics will include bus types and sizes, bus maintenance, owning vs. contracting, contract specification, purchasing laws, safety programs and fuel storage. Year-end allocation (mileage vs. routes, other funding sources), and calculating rates and chargebacks will also be covered.