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| Budget Documents and Updates FY 2011 | ||||
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Letters from the Superintendent and School Board Members to Legislators Regarding Funding |
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| Budget Manual for Schools and Central Office Departments | ||||
FY2010 Budget Manual for Schools and Central Office Departments Budget Manual topics are listed below:
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| Budget Development | ||||
The purpose of budget development is to estimate the funds required to operate the school division's educational and support programs for the coming year. This activity provides the school division with a budget development process independent of the Board of County Supervisors. Budget development includes the formulation and distribution of individual school and department budget preparation materials and the synthesis of these into a school division proposed budget. Following adjustments by the School Board, an advertised budget is prepared and forwarded to the appropriating body, the Prince William County Board of Supervisors who may further adjust the budget amounts. After finalization by the Board of Supervisors and the School Board, an Approved School Board Budget document is published for the fiscal year. Copies of the Approved School Board Budget are available upon request.
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| Budget Management | ||||
Budget management is the overall management of school division funds and expenditures. It ensures appropriate administration of public funds for schools, prohibits over-expenditure of appropriated funds (Virginia School Law 22.1-91) and reconciles budget transactions with the county government's finance department. Budget management includes assisting all school and central office budget holders and their staffs in administering and controlling their individual budgets, formulation of and compliance with appropriate budgetary principles and procedures, preparation of documents relative to the school division's budget, and maintenance of the accounting system database. The Budget Office is also responsible for the administration of the school division's Debt Service Fund.
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| Budget Analysis | ||||
Budget analysis includes the compilation of budget, revenue, and expenditure data and the preparation of various documents pertaining to this budgetary information. Budget analysis permits the dissemination of financial information for School Board and administrative decision-making, state reporting requirements, various data-gathering agencies, and citizen information.
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