Week 2, Group 5 Consensus

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Week 2, Group 5 Assignment Post

Top Five List of Events and Dates in the Development of the District Budget

1)      November  - Create Budget Development Plan

Budget priorities/initiatives identified by Executive Team Collect and Analyze student projections

Student schedules and campus budgets for personnel must be driven by student requests and campus programs.

2)      February 14-25 –

·         Distribute budget preparation documents to campuses and central offices

·         Conduct budget workshops for central budget managers

·         Conduct budget workshops for campus administrators by Learning Community

These documents generated by gathering this information are necessary to evaluate goals, set responsibilities and to set up the framework for the budget driven by goals and objectives.

3)      May 12 – Board of Trustee Business Briefing

·         Preliminary 2011 - 2012 Budget Review

·         Review Revenue Projections

Along with the preliminary estimate of taxable values received from Central Appraisal District, the Board of Trustees sees the preliminary budget and reviews how it aligns with revenue projections. This gives the superintendent the opportunity to gain support and understanding of the new budget by clarifying any questions and presenting information that correlates with district goals.

4)      June 23 - Board of Trustees Meeting

·         Tax Rate Public Hearing

·         Adopt 2010-2011 Budget

The community has the opportunity to weigh in on the tax rate and see how it corresponds to the new budget.

5)      Aug 25- Board of Trustees Meeting

·         Adopt a Tax Rate

Since the entire budget is predicated on the tax rate adopted by the board, this final step assures that the budget will be covered for the upcoming school year.