Budget Preparation
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Budget Preparation |
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Personnel Requests Schools should use the staffing worksheets to determine needs for 2008/2009. Submit all required forms to your respective Associate Superintendent. A committee comprised of the Deputy and Associate Superintendents for Campus Development for recommendations to the Cabinet will review campus personnel requests. Cabinet will review all personnel needs for recommendations to the Board of Trustees. Other Budget Requests A. Campus Budgets 1. Basic Programs – The BFU (Base Funding Unit) represents a guaranteed, or minimal funding level to support the basic programs of the school (including Media Services, Music, and Athletics). The BFU provides for equity between schools and fiscal control for the district
9th – 12th 6th,7th,& 8th
K – 5th
The initial Base Funding Unit (BFU) allocation is based on the higher of the FY2007/2008 1st grading period, or 1st semester enrollment. There will be a contingency fund budgeted for schools that experience an increase in enrollment in FY2008/2009. At the end of the 1st grading period in FY2008/2009, the campus enrollment will be compared to the enrollment that was used to set the base allocation. If the campus has experienced an increase in enrollment, then the campus will be allocated additional funds equal to the BFU amount for the additional students. The Budget Office will notify the campus in the 2nd grading period as to any increase and request a budget amendment to indicate desired budgets to increase. Generally, if a campus has experienced a decline in enrollment, no action will be taken. However, if the decline is due to boundary changes, funding may be adjusted. No justifications are required for the BFU allocations. As such, BFU requests may not exceed the calculated BFU funding level. The BFU budget request will be submitted to and approved by the appropriate Associate Superintendent for Campus Development. 2. Required Budget Items – Cell Phones, Payroll Costs, Transportation Costs, and Copiers a. Cellular phones – All costs associated with the use of cellular phones will be charged to the campus/department using the phones. The campus/department will be expected to budget enough in the telephone account (199 51.XXX.099.XXX 6256) to cover the base charges and usage fees. If a manager desires additional cell phones, they will need to be acquired through the Business Office under the district contract and you will need to allocate the funds to the account to cover the cost of equipment plus usage fees. Under no circumstances should the manager set up telephone contracts outside the district contract, nor pay for private telephone contracts with district funds. The campus/department has the flexibility to select from a number of cellular plans. You may contact the Business Office and select a plan that has a minimal fixed fee plus an additional cost for each minute of usage or you may select one that has a base monthly fee that includes a fixed number of minutes. b. Payroll Costs – All schools should include the cost of substitute teachers for staff development and part-time extra help (maximum six weeks). Extra help paid longer than six weeks must be approved by the respective Associate Superintendent, and Associate Superintendent for Human Resources in order to charge a central office budget. Intermediate schools should also include cost of Health Occupation students assigned to your school. * Substitute Teachers for Staff Development: 199 13.XXX.XXX.XXX 6112 $70.00/day Minimum c. Employee Travel Expenses: 199 XX.XXX.XXX.XXX 6411 Use of personal vehicle......................................... $0.485/mile Meals for overnight travel................. actual up to $36.00/day Lodging........................................... actual up to $115.00/day d. Student Transportation Costs - Use object code ‘6494’ for costs associated with transporting students on PISD busses for field trips (Function 11) and co-curricular/extracurricular activities (Function 36). 3. Special Programs – Campuses will be allocated additional funds for Special Programs that serve special student populations. These program allocations are as follows:
Compensatory/At Risk
TBD
Bilingual/ESL
TBD Special
Education
TBD The above allocations represent minimal funding levels for those programs. Schools may allocate regular BFU funds to meet additional needs of any special program. Justifications are not required as long as total budget requests equal or are less then the school’s combined basic and special program allocations. Requests should be coordinated through the coordinator of the program as indicated. The role of the coordinator will be to act as a technical advisor to the campus and district leadership in the administration of the program. The coordinators should assist in ensuring that students giving rise to the funding allocations receive services through those funds, as well as monitoring compliance with program guidelines. Ensure that all requests for Special Programs are coded to the proper Program Code. The following information is provided for your assistance in determining the proper codes and coordinators for the Special Programs: Program
Code Coordinator 4. Technology Fund – Campuses will be allocated state technology funds (Fund 411) at $24 per student to continue implementation of the District Technology Plan. Technology funds should not be expended prior to September 1, and must be spent by June 30th each year. Unspent technology funds will be transferred to the Instructional Technology Department budget. 5. Start Up Cost for New Classes – If a new class is created, sometimes there are “startup costs” to get the class going. These costs may be for additional furniture, equipment, or supplies. The creation of the class may be due to programmatic changes or could be necessitated by enrollment growth. If the new class is created due to enrollment growth, the additional BFU funds the campus receives for the growth should cover the additional supplies expenses. However, it is acknowledged that additional furniture/equipment may be required that cannot be provided out of the BFU funds. If this is true, the principal is asked to check with the warehouse for surplus furniture first. If the creation of the class is due to program changes additional supplies or equipment might be needed that cannot be purchased with existing BFU funds. Absent enrollment growth, the assumption is that new furniture is not needed. If special circumstances exist that would cause this assumption to be untrue, then the circumstances should be described justifying any requests for additional funds. If start-up costs are needed as described above, the principal may request such additional funds through their Associate Superintendent for Campus Development. Requests should include itemized justifications to be considered by the Cabinet. 6. Other Budget Information – Include all budget requests on your Excel worksheets, except facility upgrade needs and personnel requests. The campus budget should include: a. Detail codes for regular and special program needs. b. Media Services (Responsibility code 821). Athletics, Music, and Vocational detail budget requests for all secondary schools will be entered by the respective departments and forwarded to the Budget Office. Principals and Directors should determine funding levels for these programs early in order to expedite transfer of this data. Remember that requests exceeding combined BFU and special program allocations must be justified. 7. Special Requests – Principals may make special requests for budgetary provision for items that cannot realistically be funded out of their regular allocations. These requests may be for new programs or projects that will serve the general student population or special populations. Each Special Request must be justified in detail. Indicate any negative ramifications or consequences to your operation and/or the district if the request is not approved (e.g. service required by State law). After being reviewed by the principal’s Associate Superintendent for Campus Development, all Special Requests for all campuses will be reviewed by a committee comprised of the Deputy and Associate Superintendents for Campus Development. This committee shall make recommendations as to which requests should be approved by the Cabinet for inclusion in the district budget. Your Associate Superintendent will notify you about those requests approved by the Board in order for you to initiate the requisition process. B. Facility Upgrade Requests Use the Request for Facilities Upgrade form to request facility upgrades or renovation needs. Requests should be described and justified in detail, and submitted to the respective Associate Superintendent. Facility upgrades are presented to the committee comprised of the Deputy and Associate Superintendents for Campus Development. They review the requests and solicit estimates from the Associate Superintendent for Facilities and Construction. The requests will be evaluated according to the costs of the project, age of the building, impact on the instructional program, and whether the request can be coordinated with other construction activities already scheduled for the facility. Managers will be notified of approved requests by August of each year. C. Non-Campus (Service Departments) Budgets 1. Continue zero based system. 2. Justify requested funds by indicating specific needs. 3. Include estimated payroll costs for overtime, and part-time support employees.
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