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When Special Education Doesn’t Cost Everything plus the Kitchen Sink

At fiscal year end we sometimes see that actual costs are significantly below budget and one of the causes can be “savings” in Special Education. I put “savings” in quotes because this does not usually reflect a reduction in costs. It often reflects improper budgeting, which can lead to a number of unfortunate consequences. Other priorities may have been

August 11, 2015 Short URLBudget, Government, Procedures and Practices, Public Schools, Uncategorized, Working Together

Coding the LCAP

A colleague at another district said “When you figure out how to reflect the LCAP in the budget, let me know.” Really? I think you have too much faith in me. For those of you not in California, the problem is this. When we adopt a budget we have to be able to show how our

July 6, 2015 Short URLaccount codes, accounting, chart of accounts, LCAP, Local Control Accountability Plan, local control funding formula, problem solving, SACSAccounting, Budget, Daily Work, Procedures and Practices, Productivity

Lottery Budgeting Basics (California)

This post, another in the “Basics” series, is designed to fill in some of the gaps that can exist for new employees in school finance. I remember when I first started at a school district and was confused by the fact that the attendance data used in Lottery revenue calculations seemed to bear no resemblance to actual ADA. Also, the

April 3, 2015 Short URLCalifornia Lottery, school fundingAccounting, Basics, Budget, Finance, Public Schools