Top Five State Budget Development Insights
January - The superintendent as the budget officer approves the budget process for the district. The superintendent cohesively teams with the board of trustees to ascertain the budget process based on district goals and identify the roles and responsibilities of both parties.
February - The budget preparation process is shared with key stakeholders at the campus level. Meetings
with key stakeholders will include principals, SBDM committee, central office personnel, and special or support service teams begin to collaborate and develop plans for the campus budget funding and expenditures based on campus needs.
April – May; Complete review of campuses and district budgets by Special Programs, Support Services, Supervisors, and SBDM teams. Review of projected revenue estimates is the responsibility of the Superintendent and the Chief Financial Officer.
June - Complete first draft of district budget, schedule administrative budget meeting / workshops, and complete final draft.
August – A directive of TEA budget must be prepared and adopted by August 20th. (For publication requirements in the newspaper; June 19th for districts with July 1st fiscal year start date) And or August 31 (June 30th for districts that have July 1st fiscal year start date)
You did a great job on your definition of a goal driven budget. You were very insightful.
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