The recording below is from the USD Budget Workshop held July 2, 2020. Budget workshops are conducted for superintendents, board clerks, and business managers of unified school districts. The 2020-21 budget document is reviewed and we discuss the new school finance bills passed by the 2020 Legislature. County clerks, school auditors/CPAs, school board members, and officers of teacher associations may also find this helpful and informative. Presenters: Dale M. Dennis, Deputy Commissioner of Education, and S. Craig Neuenswander, School Finance Director.
KSDE Budget Workshop (approx. 3 hour session)
Powerpoint presentation
Workshop packet materials listed below - 2020-21 budget document (pdf format)
- USD Budget (Codes and Forms) example (pdf)
- 2nd Publication (if applicable) 2-Year Property Tax Review and Public Notice of Vote
and sample Resolution to Adopt Budget
- Cover Page, Index and Coding the budget
- Budget-at-a-Glance
- Budget Profile
- Graphs (one-page summary) includes: Expenditures, FTE Enrollment, Mill Rates by fund, Amount Per Pupil by function, Average Salary
- Graphs and Tables (24 pages) from Sumexpen file - created from data in example USD budget document
- Required Student and Staff Training
- USD Documents required to be posted online
- 2020 House and Senate Education Summaries booklet - includes:
- Enrolled bills passed into law during the 2020 legislative session (summary)
Also includes an overview of new federal legislation enacted March 27, 2020:
- CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security) Act
- ESSER (Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief) funds
- ESSER Special Education funds
- Online Budget Packet (link) Additional resources concerning issues related to the budget