2000-01 Budget Preparation Timeline
July 1999
July 20: Initial Allotments from NCDPI are received and distributed.
July 21: Finance training for principals/assistant principals/ bookkeepers/clerical staff.
July 22: Finance training for central office staff.
August 1999
August 23: Finance Manuals are distributed to budget managers and clerical staff
September 1999
September 17: Submit 1999-2000 Official Budget Document to Government Finance Officers Association and Association for School Business Officials for review for Distinguished Budget Awards.
October 1999
October 5: Finance training for principals/assistant principals/ clerical staff.
October 6: Finance training session for central office staff.
October 18: Distribute personnel, verification printouts to central office for 2000-2001.
November 1999
November 5: Distribute forms and materials to central office budget managers for FY2000-2001.
November 8: Central office budget managers return personnel budget request for 2000-2001 to the Budget Department.
December 1999
December 16: Central office budget managers return budget request for 2000-2001 to the Budget Department.
January 2000
During January: Budget Department sent a proof set of all budget requests to each central office budget manager to review.
February 2000
February 4: Received notification from The Association of School Business Officials (ASBO) International that WCPSS has been awarded The Meritorious Budget Award for excellence in the preparation and issuance of a school system annual budget.
March 2000
March 6: Deliver unbalanced budget to Superintendent.
March 6, 13, 20, 22, and 27: Cabinet work sessions to establish Superintendent’s priorities.
March 28: Budget update session for all principals.
March 31: Budget update session for central office budget managers.
April 2000
April 10: Deliver balanced budget and budget message to the board of education. Place budget on file for public inspection in superintendent’s office.
April 12: Board of Education budget work session.
April 25: Board of Education budget work session.
April 25: Hold a Public Hearing on the budget request.
April 28: Board of Education budget work session.
May 2000
May 5: Board of Education work session.
May 8: Board of Education work session. Board of Education adopts the budget.
May 15: Submit budget to county commissioners.
June 2000
June 26: Adopt a budget resolution