2001-02 Budget Preparation Timeline
July 2000
July 26: Initial Allotments from NCDPI are received and distributed.
August 2000
August 24: Finance Manuals are distributed to budget managers and clerical staff.
October 2000
October 24: Submit 2000-2001 Official Budget document to Government Finance Officers Association and Association for School Business Officials for review for Distinguished Budget Awards.
October 30: Payroll data was loaded into the budget development files.
October 31: Personnel verification printouts were distributed to central office budget managers for 2001-2002.
November 2000
November 8: Budget developments packets are distributed to Cabinet.
During November: Cabinet meet with staff and prepare budget request.
November 9: Budget input is requested from the principals.
November 17: Central office budget managers return verified personnel reports for 2001-2002 to the Budget Department.
December 2000
December 20: Central office budget managers return completed budget worksheets for 2001-2002 to the Budget Department.
January 2001
During January: Budget Department will return a proof set of all budget request to each budget manager to review. This is the first opportunity budget managers will have to see the personnel and non personnel request combined.
January 30: Unbalanced budget delivered to the Superintendent and Cabinet.
February 2001
February 6, 13, 20, 27: Cabinet work sessions on the budget.
February 15: NC Department of Public Instruction releases 2001-2002 Planning Allotments.
March 2001
March 19: Deliver balanced budget and budget message to the Board of Education.
April 2001
April 2: Public hearing on the budget request.
April 5: Board of Education work sessions on the budget.
April 23: Board of Education work session. Board of Education finalizes the budget request.
May 2001
May 15: Submit budget to county commissioners.
June 2001
June 25: Board of Education adopts budget resolution.