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