How Does My Principal Prepare Her Budget?By: Rachel Austin
Budget Preparation
• The business manager sends my principal the previous year’s budget to work off of.
• That budget has been approved by the voters. They do not have a number to work within.
Course Enrollment
• At the beginning of each year my principal prepares her budget for the year• She must first run reports in Infinite
Campus to find out how many students are enrolled in each course
Retrieve the Schools Budget
• The school budget is sent from the district office
What’s included in the spreadsheet:• Each department has a function code.• Items are broken down and categorized into object codes• A description is included for each item• The quantity and amount is also specified
Object Code 700
• All items in the 700 object code require investigation• These are the more expensive items
requested• Quotes and bids must be provided for
these items
Is this the budget for the entire school?•NOCTE Department• Career and Technical Education department has a
separate budget • CTE receives money from the state known as Perkins
money• These funds are specified on a separate spreadsheet
Library • The library also has a separate budget spreadsheet
How are big items cut?
• At the beginning of the year directors turn in a Personal Priorities List• They must specify why their request is needed• Example: a secretary for humanities
department
700 Priority List
• At the beginning of the school year all the directors and administrators sit down to decide the budget.• Each director gets their number one choice• After that they move onto everyone’s number
two, three and so on. • They will do this until they have run out of funds
SHS Budget
This is how Salem High School’s Budget is Decided