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Title: 12th Annual WASBO Accounting Seminar


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12th Annual WASBOAccounting Seminar
  • Orientation for Staff New to the School Business
    Office

Presented By Karen Kucharz Robbe, School Finance
Consultant Natalie Rew, CPA, DPI School Finance
Auditor March 26, 2008
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Finance Team.Who We Are
3
Finance Team.What We Do
  • Collect data reports from districts in order to
    distribute over 6.0 billion in State Aid and
    Credits in 2007-08, including 5.3 billion in
    General and Categorical Aids
  • Provide data to individuals, organizations, state
    and federal agencies
  • Provide consultation services as needed
  • Provide a website and training opportunities to
    help people help themselves

4
Finance Team.How We Can Help You
  • Web Page Publications Tutorials
  • Phone calls, e-mail
  • Provide information via our listserv
  • (we recommend you subscribe see information
    under Mailings/List Serve on the green scan bar
    on our website)
  • New Business Manager/Bookkeeper
  • Workshop Summer

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How We Can Help You
  • Spring Finance Workshops - April
  • State Superintendents Workshop - Sept.
  • Getting It Right Workshop - Oct.
  • January WASB/WASDA/WASBO Convention
  • Various WASBO and WASDA Seminars throughout the
    year

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Lets Look at the Handouts
  • Revenue Limit
  • Plum City 7-Year Longitudinal
  • Sample 07-08 Revenue Limit Worksheet
  • Sample 08-09 Estimated Revenue Limit Base
  • Equalization Aid
  • Weyauwega-Fremont Equalization Aid 7-Year
    Longitudinal
  • Sample 07-08 Oct 15 Percentage Method
    Equalization Aid Worksheet

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Lets Look at the Handouts
  • Miscellaneous
  • SFS Homepage/Staff Assignments
  • Roadmap of the School Financial Services Website
  • School Finance Website Topics (green scan bar)
  • WUFAR Flexibility Coding Example
  • WUFAR Website Main Page
  • School Finance Multi-Tasker
  • Fund 10 SAMPLE Planning Budget
  • Reporting Grant Receivables
  • Data Extraction and Uploading Instructions
  • Slides from Power Point Presentation

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SCHOOL FINANCIAL SERVICES HOMEPAGE
All School Financial Services related resources
in alphabetical order. SAVE THIS PAGE AS A
FAVORITE www.dpi.wi.gov/sfs/index.html
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SCHOOL FINANCE REPORTING PORTAL
All School Financial Services reports are
accessed through the School Finance reporting
Portal.
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Finance Reporting Portal
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District Homepage
12
Status and Deadlines
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Financial Data Home
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Financial Reports
  • Aid Certification PI-1505 AC - The purpose of
    this report is to provide the department with
    school district annual report data that will be
    used in the October 15th certification of aid.
  • Annual Report PI-1505 This application collects
    complete year end fiscal data for reporting,
    verification, and auditing purposes.
  • Budget Report PI-1504 This application collects
    budgeted fiscal data for estimating general state
    aids. Per WI Stats. s. 65.90Every district
    annually must formulate a budget and hold public
    hearings thereon.
  • Tax Levies PC-401 - This application collects
    school district tax levy information creates
    individual municipal tax certification pages, and
    reports information to both DPI and the
    Department of Revenue.

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Financial Reports
  • Indirect Cost Rate Adjustment PI-1161 This
    report collects data in order to develop the
    districts indirect cost rate for recovery of any
    indirect costs related to federal grants and
    contracts.
  • Interdistrict Integration Transfer Program Report
    PI-1541 This report collects data in order to
    identify how the district used aid paid to the
    district under State Statute 121.85(6).
  • Intradistrict Integration Transfer Program Report
    PI-1542 - This report collects data in order to
    identify how the district used aid paid to the
    district under State Statute 121.85(6).
  • Debt Schedules PI-1505 De4bt This report
    collects long-term debt amortization (repayment)
    schedules for all district indebtedness under
    State Statute 120.115.
  • Referenda PI-1572 This report allows Districts
    to notify DPI of upcoming referendum within 10
    days of resolution adoption and to report within
    10 days of holding a referendum of the results of
    that referendum.

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Financial Reports
  • Sage Class Expansion Claim PI-7206 - This report
    collects data from districts eligible to receive
    Sage aid on debt service expenses.
  • Special Education Claim Annual PI-1505 SE
    This report collects year end special education
    fiscal data for special education categorical aid
    eligibility.
  • Special Education Claim Budget PI-1505 SE -
    This report collects budgeted special education
    fiscal data for estimating special education
    categorical aid eligibility.
  • State Tuition Claim Form PI-1524 This report
    collects data needed to calculate state tuition
    payments to districts as per State Statute 121.79.

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TAX LEVIES (PI-401) Due November 14
  • The best thing since sliced bread!
  • On or before November 1, every public school
    board must approve the levy amounts necessary to
    operate and maintain district schools
    (s.120.12(3) Wis. Stats.).
  • School district levies for the general
    operations (fund 10), non referendum debt service
    (fund 38), referendum debt service (fund 39),
    capital expansion (fund 41), and community
    services (fund 80).
  • On or before November 6, the school district
    clerk must certify to each municipal clerk the
    amount of school district tax to be assessed on
    the tax rolls of that municipality (s.120.12(3)
    Wis. Stats.).
  • This internet report collects levy amounts by
    fund from the school district, automatically
    apportions the total levy across the underlying
    municipalities, and produces individual municipal
    tax invoices.

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BUDGET FINANCIAL REPORT (PI-1504) Due December 5
  • This report collects budgeted fiscal data for
    estimating general state aids. Per WI Stats. s.
    65.90Every district annually must formulate a
    budget and hold public hearings thereon.
  • The School Finance Services team has developed
    budget adoption worksheets to assist the district
  • Budget Hearing and Adoption
  • http//www.dpi.wi.gov/sfs/budhear.html
  • Budget Development and Planning- Revenue Limit
    Executable Worksheet
  • http//www.dpi.wi.gov/sfs/buddev.html

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Aid Certification Data Form PI-1505 AC Due
August 29
  • The purpose of this report is to provide the
    department with school district annual report
    data that will be used in the October 15th
    certification of aid.
  • Two options available for filing PI-1505 AC via
    internet
  • Manually enter PI-1505 AC data
  • Load strip file to annual, complete the annual
    before PI-1505AC due date
  • School Finance reporting Portal SAFR
    http//dpi.wi.gov/sfs/index.html
  • Only selected data from full financial report
    necessary to certify Equalized Aid on October 15
  • 43 lines Most districts will use maybe 23

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Full Financial Annual Report PI-1505 Due October
1
  • This application collects complete year end
    fiscal data for reporting, verification, and
    auditing purposes
  • Two options available for filing PI-1505 via
    internet
  • Manually enter PI-1505 data
  • Load strip file to annual
  • School Finance reporting Portal SAFR
    http//dpi.wi.gov/sfs/index.html

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SPECIAL EDUCATION Budget and Annual (PI-1505 SE)
  • Fund 27
  • Budget Special Education Claim 2006-2007
  • Due December 7, 2007
  • Annual Special Education Claim PI-1505 SE
  • Due September 5st 2008

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Non-Financial Data Home
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Non-Financial Reports
  • Pupil Count Summer PI-1804/1805 This
    application collect pupil count data at the end
    of the summer preceding the regular school year.
    The district will receive membership credit in
    the aid and revenue limit calculations.
  • Pupil Count September PI-1563 This
    application collects pupil count data as of the
    third Friday in September. The district will
    receive membership credit in the aid and revenue
    limit calculations.
  • Pupil Count January PI-1563 - This application
    collects pupil count data as of the second Friday
    in January. The district will receive membership
    credit in the aid calculation.

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Non-Financial Reports
  • Youth Challenge Academy PI 1563-YCA This
    application collects pupil data on students
    attending the National Guards Challenge Academy
    at Fort McCoy. The district will receive
    membership credit in the aid and revenue limit
    calculations.
  • Pupil Transportation PI-1547 This application
    collects pupil data for transportation
    categorical aid eligibility.
  • School Calendar PI-1505 Cal This application
    collects data on the districts days of
    instruction and is used to determine compliance
    with Wisconsin Statute 121.006(2)(a).
  • School Census PI-1505 Census - This report
    collects school census data as of June 30 for the
    purpose of paying out Common School Library Aid
    to Wisconsin School Districts.

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WUFAR and Government Accounting
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WUFAR ACCOUNTING SYSTEM
  • Statutory Requirement 115.28(13) Prescribe a
    Uniform Financial Fund Accounting System
  • Provides consistent reporting for comparability
    from year to year and between districts
    (uniformity)
  • Must be used for all financial reports submitted
    to DPI
  • Districts are not required to us WUFAR as an
    accounting system. (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED)
  • Account structure can be modified to meet local
    information requirements

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WUFAR ACCOUNTING SYSTEM
  • WEBSITE LINK
  • www.dpi.wi.gov/sfs/wufar.html
  • WUFAR MANUAL
  • ACCOUNT TITLES DESCRIPTIONS
  • MATRIX
  • ALLOWABLE ACCOUNT CLASSIFICATIONS BY FUND

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WUFAR
  • UPDATED AT LEAST TWICE A YEAR - Last updated
    September 14, 2007
  • Next update May 2008
  • PRINT IT OUT

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WUFAR Account Format
  • Fund Location Object/ Function Project
  • Source
  • --------------------------------------------------
    -----
  • XX XXX XXX XXXXXX XXX

flexibility
limited flexibility
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WUFAR Account Format
  • Dimensions
  • First dimension - defines the activity by fund
  • Second dimension identifies the location
  • Third dimension - Object/Source
  • Expenditure dimension is object
  • - Defines service or commodity used in
    accomplishing a function
  • - What is it you are purchasing? Salaries 100 ,
    Oil for Heat 332, not to be confused with
    electricity for heat 334.
  • Revenue dimension is source.
  • - Defines revenues by their origin
  • - You receive income. Who is giving you money?
    Is it the federal government? Is it fees the
    students are being charged? Federal Food service
    aid - 717

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WUFAR Account Format
  • Dimensions Continued
  • Fourth dimension is the function
  • Describes purpose for which a service or object
    is acquired.
  • Is it to provide regular curriculum 120 000? Or
    are the expenditures for general administration
    230 000, building repair 254 300.
  • Final dimension is the project.
  • Used to identify cost related to specific
    grants, and projects. For example the Food
    service aid Breakfast - 546 , Food service Aid
    Lunch 547, 548 Milk
  • For those projects not identified by DPI, the
    district can use project code to group
    expenditures related to projects of interest to
    the district, district technology expenses. Run
    reports across functions

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FUNDS
  • GENERAL FUND 10
  • FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS RELATED TO THE DISTRICTS
    DAY TO DAY BUSINESS OPERATIONS NOT REQUIRED TO BE
    ACCOUNTED FOR IN OTHER FUNDS
  • SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
  • FUND 21
  • GIFTS ,DONATIONS AND FUNDRAISING FOR DISTRICT
    OPERATIONS
  • FUND 23
  • BALANCE OF TEACH GRANTS BEING USED FOR
    TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES.
  • FUND 27
  • SPECIAL EDUCATION AND RELATED SERVICES FUNDED
    WHOLLY OR IN PART WITH STATE OR FEDERAL SPECIAL
    EDUCATION AID
  • FUND 29
  • SPECIAL REVENUE K-12 INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS NOT
    REQUIRED TO BE REPORTED IN OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE
    FUNDS Federal Indian Education Head Start
  • DEBT SERVICE FUNDS
  • FUND 38
  • REPAYMENT OF DEBT INCURRED WITHOUT REFERENDUM
    (INSIDE THE REVENUE CAP)
  • FUND 39
  • REPAYMENT OF DEBT INCURRED THROUGH REFERENDUM
    (OUTSIDE THE REVENUE CAP)

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FUNDS
  • CAPITAL PROJECT FUNDS
  • FUND 41
  • RECORDING CAPITAL EXPENDITURES FINANCED THROUGH
    A CAPITAL EXPANSION TAX LEVY
  • FUND 48
  • RECORDING CAPITAL EXPENDITURES FINANCED THROUGH
    A TIF DISTRICT. (CURENTLY NO DISTRICTS IN
    WISCONSIN USE FUND 48)
  • FUND 49
  • MOST COMMONLY USED. RECORDING CAPITAL
    EXPENDITURES FINANCED THROUGH BONDS, NOTES, STATE
    TRUST FUND LOANS, OR LAND CONTRACTS.
  • FOOD SERVICE FUND - FUND 50
  • ACCOUNT FOR THE DISTRICTS ACTIVITIES RELATING
    TO PUPIL AND ELDERLY FOOD SERVICE
  • AGENCY FUND - FUND 60
  • ACCOUNT FOR MONEY HELD ON BEHALF OF STUDENT
    ORGANIZATIONS AND PARENT ORGANIZATIONS
  • COMMUNITY SERVICE FUND - FUND 80
  • ACTIVITIES WHERE THE PRIMARY FUNCTION IS TO
    SERVE THE COMMUNITY ADULT EDUCATION, DAY CARE,
    COMMUNITY POOL (Open to everyone in the community

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FUNDS
  • TRUST FUNDS
  • ASSETS HELD BY THE DISTRICT IN A TRUSTEE
    CAPACITY FOR INDIVIDUALS AND PRIVATE
    ORGANIZATIONS
  • FUND 72
  • ACCOUNTS FOR GIFTS AND DONATIONS SPECIFIED FOR
    THE BENEFIT OF PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS AND
    ORGANIZATIONS NOT UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE SCHOOL
    BOARD - SCHOLARSHIPS
  • FUND 73
  • ACCOUNTS FOR RESOURCES HELD IN TRUST FOR
    FORMALLY ESTABLISHED OTHER POST EMPLOYMENT
    BENEFITS PLANS (OPEB)
  • PACKAGE AND COOPERATIVE 66.03 PROGRAM FUNDS
  • MULTIDISTRICT PROGRAMS
  • -WRITTEN COOPERTIVE 66.03 AGREEMENT
  • -REVENUE MUST EQUAL EXPENDITURES
  • FUND 91
  • EXPENDITURES MADE BY A HOST DISTRICT FOR
    PROGRAMS MADE AVAILABLE TO OTHER DISTRICTS
    THROUGH A CESA
  • FUND 93
  • TEACH LOAN CONSORTIAM
  • FUND 99
  • ALL OTHER TYPES OF COOPERATIVE INSTRUCTIONAL
    FUNDS- NO SPECIAL EDUCATION

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Expenditure Accounts OBJECTS Per WUFAR
  • 26 OBJECT ACCOUNTS associated with each
    instructional function
  • 100 - Salaries
  • 200 - Benefits
  • 300 - Purchased services
  • 400 - Non Capital Objects
  • 500 - Capital Objects
  • 600 - Debt Retirement
  • 700 - Insurance and Judgments
  • 800 - Transfers
  • 900 - Other

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Revenue Accounts SOURCES Per WUFAR
  • All revenues, long term debt proceeds and
    interfund transfers-in must be coded as a
    SOURCE
  • 100 - Interfund Transfers
  • 200 - Local Sources
  • 300/400 - School Districts
  • 500 CESAS
  • 600 State
  • 700 Federal
  • 800 Debt
  • 900 Other
  • See also the Aid register Coding of Federal and
    State Programs

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Expenditure Accounts FUNCTIONS per WUFAR
  • 100 000 - INSTRUCTION
  • 200 000 - SUPPORT SERVICES (Guidance, Library,
    Supervision, Business Administration,
    Maintenance, Transportation, Food service,
    Central services
  • 300 000 - COMMUNITY SERVICES
  • 400 000 - NON PROGRAM (Interfund transfers,
    adjustment and refunds, Revenue transit to
    others)
  • INSTRUCTIONAL FUNCTIONS PERMITTED IN 6 FUNDS
  • INSTRUCTION IS RESTRICTED TO INTERACTIONS
    BETWEEN PUPILS AND TEACHERS

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Balance Sheet Account Coding
  • EVERY FUND HAS A BALANCE SHEET
  • ASSETS
  • XX B 700 000 001
  • FUND - ASSET ACCOUNT - YEAR
  • LIABILITIES
  • XX B 800 000 001
  • FUND - LIABILITY ACCOUNT - YEAR
  • FUND BALANCE EQUITY
  • XX B 900 000 001
  • FUND - LIABILITY ACCOUNT - YEAR
  • 001 Beginning of the year , 002 End of the year

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Expenditure Account Coding
  • EXPENDITURES
  • XX EXXX XXX XXX XXX
  • FUND OBJECT FUNCTION PROJECT
  • EXPENDITURE RECOGNITION
  • WHEN ITEMS ARE USED/PLACED IN SERVICE
  • WHEN SERVICES ARE PROVIDED
  • SUMMER PAYROLLS RELATED BENEFITS
  • UNSETTLED CONTRACTS NO ADDITIONAL COST UNTIL
    SETTLEMENT LAST DATE OCTOBER

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Revenue Account Coding
  • REVENUE
  • XX R XXX XXXXXX XXX
  • FUND SOURCE FUNCTION PROJECT
  • Typically no function
  • Exception All Transfers-in and out must use a
    41XXXX function (See WUFAR)

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The WUFAR
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ACCOUNTING TRANSACTIONS
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LONG TERM DEBT
  • Used for acquiring capital assets, such as
    buildings and equipment.
  • Proceeds are receipted and expended in the
    Capital Projects Fund 49 SOURCE
  • Principal and interest payments are reported in
    fund 38 (non referendum) or fund 39 (referendum)
  • General Fund? highly unlikely, used only for
    operational purposesmust notify DPI.

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LONG TERM DEBT
  • Accounting transactions
  • Record Referendum Bond Proceeds
  • Dr. Cash 2,000,000
  • (Acct. 49B 711 000)
  • Cr. Long Term Debt Proceeds-Bonds 2,000,000
  • (Acct. 49R 000 000 875)
  • Record Principal and Interest payment
  • Dr. Principal Expense 165,000
  • (39E 281 000 675)
  • Dr. Interest Expense 40,000
  • (39E 281 000 685)
  • Cr. Cash 205,000
  • (10B 811 700)

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BOND ANTICIPATION NOTES
  • Notes issued prior to receiving the proceeds of
    the permanent debt issuance to enable the
    District to get going on projects
  • Report BAN proceeds in the Capital Project Fund
    49
  • 49R 000 000 873 Long Term Debt Proceeds Notes
  • Report Principal and interest payments in the
    Debt Service Fund 39
  • Report proceeds of the permanent debt issuance
    in the Debt Service Fund 39 as a refinancing
    transaction.

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DEBT REFINANCING
  • New debt incurred to Pay Off existing debt
  • This includes the pay off of a BAN or WRS
    Liability
  • Pay off may include the payment of new debt
    proceeds to an escrow agent
  • Takes place in Debt Service Funds 38 or 39
  • TIP CONTACT A DPI SCHOOL FINANCE AUDITOR FOR
    THE CORRECT ENTRY (Do not try this at home)

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Reporting District Long-Term Debt
  • Wis. Stats. 120.115 Requires districts to notify
    DPI of any changes in their long-term debt
    repayment schedules within 10 days of adopting a
    resolution or revising the schedules
  • Via the School Finance Reporting Portal
    Financial Data Home - Debt Schedules
  • New Loans, Prepayments of principal, refinancing,
    will require an update by district. Updating the
    debt schedules can be done at any time during the
    year
  • Debt amortization schedules must be entered as
    part of Annual Report submission process if not
    updated previously

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Reporting District Long-Term Debt
  • The PI-1505 Annual Report has built in edits to
    check the following
  • 08B debt balances at beginning and end of year
    must agree to the schedules
  • For each type of debt
  • Beginning Balance
  • Plus New Debt Incurred (Issued)
  • Minus Principal Payments
  • Equals Ending Balance
  • Function 281000, 283000, 285000, 289000 principal
    and interest amounts in funds 38 and 39 must
    agree to debt schedules
  • New debt proceeds will be verified against
    referenda database to determine if properly
    reported as Fund 39 debt

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Short Term Borrowing
  • PURPOSE
  • Cash flow
  • It can actually be for any legal purpose
  • AUTHORITY
  • Wisc. Stat. 67.12(8)
  • By two-thirds Board resolution
  • When - anytime after levy adoption
  • AMOUNT
  • Do a cash flow analysis
  • It works like a revenue (tax) anticipation note
  • Maximum - 1/2 of a districts revenue limit
  • Do not report as long term debt! Do not report
    on the debt schedules

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Short Term Borrowing
  • BALANCE SHEET TRANSACTIONS
  • Receive Proceeds
  • Increase (Dr.) Cash 10B 711 000,
  • Increase (Cr.) Temporary Notes Payable 10B 811
    100
  • Repay Principal
  • Reduce (Dr.) Temporary Notes Payable Sheet 10B
    811 100
  • Reduce (Cr.) Cash 10B 711 000,
  • Pay Interest Expense
  • Perport (Dr.) Interest Expense 10E 283 000 682
  • Reduce (Cr.) Cash 10B 711 000
  • Record (accrue) interest as of June 30th, if
    note is still outstanding

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Capital Lease
  • Finance equipment acquisition through a vendor
    or a bank (vehicles, electrical upgrades copiers,
    etc)
  • Record Capital Lease Financing (buy a bus)
  • (Dr.) Vehicle addition expenditure 10E 256300
    550
  • (Cr.) Capital Lease Proceeds 10R 000 000 878
  • Principal and interest payment
  • (Dr.) Capital Lease Principal 10E 281 000 678
  • (Dr.) Capital Lease Interest 10E 281 000 688
  • (Cr.) Cash 10B 711000

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Reporting Upcoming Referenda and Results
  • Districts notify DPI of upcoming referendum
    within 10 days of resolution adoption
  • Report via DPI school finance reporting portal
    Financial Data Home - Referenda
  • https//www2.dpi.state.wi.us/safr/
  • Information required is same as what was
    requested on old paper Form PI 1572
  • --District contact
  • --Purpose of borrowing or use of revenue limit
    dollars
  • --Actual wording of resolution question
  • --Actual results of election

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Reporting Upcoming Referenda and Results
  • Debt referendum
  • Dollar amount of proposed borrowing
  • Revenue limit referendum
  • Dollar amount of increases in revenue limit
    authority and years involved
  • --Recurring exemption no end year
  • --Non recurring exemption must list start and
    stop years and amounts for all years
  • Referenda filing requirements
  • Copy of adopted resolution authorizing election
  • Copy of board of canvassers statement which
    reports official vote tally
  • Due at DPI within 10 days of election
  • Can be faxed to Gene Fornecker, 608/266-2840 or
    mailed

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Reporting Upcoming Referenda and Results
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Reporting Upcoming Referenda and Results
Click to add details for upcoming referendum
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Reporting Upcoming Referenda and Results (contd)
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Referenda Statistics
  • Users can access from our database listings of
    referenda that have passed or failed for both
    debt and revenue limit questions
  • Data can be downloaded into EXCEL for statistical
    analysis purposes
  • https//www2.dpi.state.wi.us/safr/all_referenda.as
    p

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SPECIAL EDUCATION FUND 27
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SPECIAL EDUCATION ACCOUNT CODING
  • http//www.dpi.wi.gov/sfs/speced.html

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WUFAR Account Format Review
  • Fund Location Object/ Function Project
  • Source
  • --------------------------------------------------
    -------------
  • 27 XXX XXX XXXXXX
    XXX
  • All special education expenses, regardless of
    funding source must be accounted for in fund 27.
  • The function number and the project number are
    the most critical elements of the total account
    code.

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Special Education Expense Coding
  • Function Number
  • Identifies the special education program
  • 152000 Early Childhood
  • 158000 Cross Categorical
  • 156600 Speech Language
  • 159200 Substitutes

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Special Education Expense Coding
  • The Business Office and the Special Education
    Department will need to work closely together to
    ensure that staff members are being charged to
    the appropriate program or function.
  • Appropriate staff licensure is important when
    assigning staff to various functions.
  • Psychologists/Social Workers/Nurses/Counselors
  • Must be employed not contracted
  • Only portion of the time responsible for Special
    Education
  • Methods used for allocation
  • Types of activities eligible for special
    education
  • http//www.dpi.wi.gov/sfs/ltrjan12_06.html

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Special Education Expense Coding
  • Project Number
  • The key to using the correct project code is
  • understanding that the project code can
    identify very important information
    including
  • - whether the expense is categorical
    aid-eligible
  • - the source of the funding (local, state, or
    federal dollars)
  • - if it was a package program (other dist,
    CESA, CCDEB)
  • - if its a grant, who is the grant-holder
  • .all critical information we need to compute
    categorical aid.

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Project 011-Aidable Expense
  • Use this project on all original object 100
    900 expenditures when
  • the LEA is using only local dollars to fund the
    expenditure (no grant money reimbursement)
  • the expenditure is directly state special
    education categorically aidable
  • The school district incurs salary benefit
    expenses for an appropriately licensed Early
    Childhood teacher, funded w/ local dollars.
  • Fund Object Function Project

27
100/200
152000
011
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Project 019-Non-Aidable Expense
  • Use this project on all original object 100-900
    expenditures when
  • the LEA is using only local dollars to fund the
    expenditure (no grant money reimbursement)
  • the expenditure is NOT directly state special
    education categorically aidable
  • The school district purchases supplies for an
    early childhood program w/local dollars.
  • Fund Object Function Project

27
410
152000
019
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Project 340 Grant Expense
  • Use this appropriate IDEA grant project code of
    341-349 on all original object 100-900
    expenditures when
  • This expenditure is charged directly to an IDEA
    (flow-through, entitlement, etc..) grant.
  • The LEA name on the grant is the same as this
    LEA.
  • The LEA purchases supplies for an early
    childhood program that is reimbursed by grant
    dollars direct to this LEA.
  • Fund Object Function Project

27
410
152000
340
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Project 599 Grant Expense
  • Use this project code on all original object
    100-900 expenditures when
  • This expenditure is charged directly to a grant
    such as AODA, Drug Free, etc.
  • The LEA name on the grant is the same as this
    LEA.
  • The LEA purchases supplies for an early
    childhood program that is reimbursed by grant
    dollars direct to this LEA.
  • Fund Object Function Project

27
410
152000
599
72
Project 315/317Grant Expense
  • Use these projects, 315 (State) or 317 (Federal)
    on all original object 100-900 expenditures when
  • The expenditure is then charged to a
    state/federal grant of another LEA
  • The LEA name on the state/federal grant is
    another school district (NOT this LEA)
  • The LEA purchases supplies for an early
    childhood program that is reimbursed by another
    school district using federal grant dollars
  • Fund Object Function Project

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410
152000
317
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Project 515/517Grant Expense
  • Use these projects, 515 (State) or 517 (Federal)
    on all original object 100-900 expenditures when
  • The expenditure is then charged to a
    state/federal grant.
  • The LEA name on the state/federal grant is a
    CESA or a CCDEB, NOT this LEA
  • The LEA purchases supplies for an early
    childhood program that is reimbursed by a CESA or
    CCDEB using federal grant dollars
  • Fund Object Function Project

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410
152000
517
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Project 091 CESA Package
  • Use this project on all original object 100-900
    expenditures when
  • The LEA is using only local dollars to fund the
    expenditure (no grant money reimbursement)
  • The expenditure is directly reimbursed by a
    payment from CESA (using CESA local dollars no
    grant money)
  • The host district of a CESA package program
    purchases supplies for an early childhood program
    that is reimbursed w/local dollars by CESA.
  • Fund Object Function Project

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410
152000
091
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Project 092 CCDEB Package Program
  • Use this project on all original object 100-900
    expenditures when
  • The LEA is using only local dollars to fund the
    expenditure (no grant money reimbursement)
  • The expenditure is directly reimbursed by a
    payment from a CCDEB (using CCDEB local dollars
    no grant money)
  • The host district of a CCDEB package program
    purchases supplies for an early childhood program
    that is reimbursed w/local dollars by a CCDEB.
  • Fund Object Function Project

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410
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Special Education Expense Coding
package programs only certain
expenses. See Special Ed link on website.
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Our Website Get it On Your Radar
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Multi-Tasker
  • Many things happen in a business office, so the
    key is ORGANIZATION.
  • Know when major activities take place and when
    major reports are due.

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Counting Students(one of the most important
things you will do)
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Counting Students
  • 3rd Friday in September Pupil Count
  • 2nd Friday in January Pupil Count
  • Summer School Report
  • Youth Challenge Academy Pupil Count
  • June Census

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PI-1563 Pupil Count Report
  • Two Count Dates
  • September PI 1563 Pupil Count Report
  • 3rd Friday in September
  • January PI 1563 Pupil Count Report
  • 2nd Friday in January
  • (Districts may request a change to these dates
  • as a result of school not being in session.
  • New count date is usually the Thursday before
    or
  • Monday after.)

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General Counting Guidelines
  • Count the student if
  • The student is a district resident.
  • The District is financially responsible for the
    students educational program.
  • The student is present for instruction on the
    count date or meets the before and after rule.
  • So how do we get there

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PI-1563 Pupil Count Process
Needs to be converted to fulltime equivalency.
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Resources
  • http//www.dpi.wi.gov/sfs/membrpt2.html
  • General Count Instructions for the PI 1563
    Workbook
  • PI 1563 Pupil Count Workbook Form for Draft Use

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Adjusted Head Count
  • The adjusted head count must be converted to
    full-time equivalency (fte) for both revenue
    limits and equalization aid.
  • Incorrect data in the internet-based report will
    cause the fte for both revenue limits and
    equalization aid to be inaccurate. Data must be
    revised on-line.

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On-Line FTE Reports
Find your district in the Finance Team Reporting
Portal. http//dpi.wi.gov/sfs/index.html
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On-Line FTE Reports
FTE Reports for both Equalization Aid and Revenue
Limits are on website.
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Summer School FTE
  • Summer School starts the school year
  • An Excel worksheet is available to calculate your
    Summer School FTE.
  • http//dpi.wi.gov/sfs/summ_sch.html
  • Keep the Excel spreadsheet, as your auditor may
    need to review the information used to calculate
    your summer school fte. (Auditor will check fees.
    See link on green scan bar for discussion.)

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Summer School
  • The data on the front page of the Excel worksheet
    is reported to DPI on-line at the conclusion of
    summer school and is due in September.
  • The summer school report is one of the few
    reports that ask for an fte count as opposed to a
    head count.

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Youth Challenge Academy
  • Wisconsin National Guard Challenge Academy is a
    residential program committed to improving the
    quality of life for 16 to 18 year old at-risk
    teens.
  • School districts with cadets must contribute a
    portion of the costs of students enrolled in the
    Challenge Academy from their district.
  • 06-07 district cost was 7,836. 07-08 will be
    available shortly. The Academy provides the cost
    number.

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Youth Challenge Academy
  • State statute allows the school district to count
    the student, for revenue limit and equalization
    aid purposes. The Youth Challenge Academy on-line
    report will assure that proper membership credit
    is given to each district.
  • Districts report students in both September and
    January
  • Resources
  • http//www.dpi.wi.gov/sfs/doc/challfunding.doc

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FTE for Revenue Limit Purposes
  • FTE generated from the PI-1563 pupil count report
    from September Count only
  • FTE generated from the September Youth Challenge
    Academy Report
  • 40 of FTE identified in the Summer School FTE
    report

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FTE for Equalization Aid Purposes
  • FTE generated from the PI-1563 pupil count report
    from September January pupil count reports.
  • FTE generated from the September January Youth
    Challenge Academy Reports
  • 100 of the FTE identified in the Summer School
    FTE report
  • Adjustment for Part-time Private or Home-based
    Students
  • Adjustment for certain foster/group home
    students.

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June Census
  • All districts must report the number of residents
    that are at least 4 years old but not yet 21.
  • HEAD COUNT not an FTE
  • Ages 4-13 if in a K-8 district
  • Ages 14-20 if in a high school district

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June Census
  • Per 120.18 Wisconsin Statutes - 2 methods
    available to calculate the census head count
  • Conduct a Physical Census on June 30th -
    120.18(1)(a)1
  • Generate a number based on a mathematical
    calculation - 120.18(1)(a)2.

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June Census Why?
  • The headcount entered into the census report is
    used to calculate the amount of common school
    fund (library) aid the district is to receive.
  • The money the district receives should be spent
    within the same fiscal year. An aid estimate is
    given in January and paid in May.

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Revenue Limits Budget Development
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Budgeting - The Big Picture
Certify Levies via PI-401 PC-401 (in portal)
Revenue Limit Calculation
3rd Friday Count, Oct 1 Tax Values, October 15
Aid
Annual Meeting?
Budget Planning Papers (basis for full budget)
Send tax bills. PI-1508
Budget Adjustments to BOE
Budget Report PI-1504
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Revenue Limit Definition
  • The revenue limit is a limit (or control) on the
    revenue a school district is entitled to receive
    from
  • 1.) General State Aid
  • (Equalization, Integration Aids,
  • Special Adjustment Aid)
  • 2.) Local Levies (10, 38, 41)
  • 3.) State Computer Aid
  • It is not an expenditure control or spending
    limit.

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Revenue Limit
  • The Revenue Limit controls the following
    revenues
  • General Aid (Equalization Aid, for most
    districts)
  • Computer Aid
  • General Fund (Fund 10), Non-Referendum Debt
  • (Fund 38) Capital Projects (Fund 41) Levies
  • The Revenue Limit does not control the following
    revenues
  • School Fees
  • Categorical Aids (Library Aid, Transportation
    Aid, etc.)
  • State and Federal Grants
  • Gate Receipts
  • Donations
  • Referendum Debt (Fund 39)
  • Community Service Fund (Fund 80) Levies

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Revenue Limit
  • Districts typically develop an estimate of their
    new-year revenue limit by the end of January in
    any given budget year.
  • This preliminary revenue picture, together with
    salary and other local expenditure and revenue
    budget estimates, serves as a guide for the
    district as it moves through budget development.
  • The process culminates in the fall of each year
    after districts receive the 3rd Friday in
    September FTE Count and the DPI October 15th
    General Aid Certification, allowing them to set
    the levy, send tax bills, and report levy amounts
    to DPI.

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A 4-Step Process
Revenue Limit
  • Step 1 Build the Base Revenue Per Member.
  • (Worksheet lines 1-3)
  • Step 2 Calculate a New Revenue Per Member.
    (Worksheet lines 4-7)
  • Step 3 Determine Allowable Exemptions.
    (Worksheet lines 8-11)

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Revenue Limit
  • Step 4 Determine Levy and Computer Aid Amounts.

Controlled Amounts Levies for Funds 10, 38,
41DOR Computer Aid(Worksheet lines 12-14)
Non-Controlled Amounts Levies for Funds 39
80 and Prior-Year Chargeback. (Worksheet lines
15-20)
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Step 1 Build the Base Revenue Line 1
Prior-Year Data (2006-07)
2007-08 Base
October 15 Aid (Line 12)
Computer Aid Received
10R 211 Levy (Line 18)
38R 211 Levy (Line 14B)
41R 211 Levy (Line 14C)
- Revenue Limit Penalty
- Levy for Non-Recurring Referendum
- Levy for Declining Enrollment
Prior-Year Data (2006-07) is Used to Build the
New-Year (2007-08) Base
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Step 1 Build the Base Revenue Line 1
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Step 1 Build the Base Revenue Line 2
2004 2005 2006 Summer FTE 16 18
12 40 6 7 5
Sept FTE 824 768 758
Total FTE 830 775
763 (830 775 763) / 3 789
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Step 1 Build the Base Revenue Line 2
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Step 1 Build the Base Revenue Line 3
2006-07 Base Line 1

Base Revenue Per Member

Base Membership 3-Year Average
8,400.00
3 Previous Years (Fall 04, 05, 06)
Prior-Year Data (2006-07)
Line 3
October 15 Aid
Summer 04 (40) Fall 04
Computer Aid
Summer 05 (40) Fall 05
10R 211 Levy
Summer 06 (40) Fall 06
38R 211 Levy
41R 211 Levy
- Revenue Limit Penalty
- Levy for Non-Recurring Referendum
(830775763) / 3 789
- Levy for Declining Enrollment Exemption
6,627,600
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Step 1 Summary
Lines 1-3
Base Revenue Per Member
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Step 2 Calculate a New Revenue per Member Line
4A
Each year, under current law, districts are
allowed to add in a per-pupil increase
(inflationary) at this point in the
computation. Computed by using the March to March
CPI-U, the dollar increase for the 2007-08 year
is 264.12. This number is used by all districts.
Increase to be used in the 08-09 Revenue Limit
computation will not be known until mid-April,
2008 which is after March 31, 2008 and after
the Department of Revenue certified the increase
to DPI. SFS will post the number on the internet
when its available.
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Step 2 Calculate a New Revenue per Member Lines
4B C
Also under current law, districts having low
revenue (less than a State-determined per-pupil
amount) AFTER Lines 3 and 4A are summed are
allowed to increase their per-pupil revenue limit
amount to reach this specified amount. For the
2007-08 school year, the Legislature had approved
8,700 for this amount. Line 4B, Low Revenue
Increase, will automatically pre-fill if your
district has low revenue. You dont need to enter
anything in the spreadsheet to get this extra
amount, if you qualify. If your district
participates in a CCDEB, please call the Finance
Team for further instructions for Line 4C.
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Step 2 Calculate a New Revenue per MemberLine 5
Line 5 is the sum of Lines 3 and 4
(auto-calculates).
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Step 2 Calculate a New Revenue per MemberLine 6
2005 2006 2007 Summer FTE 18 12
9 40 7 5 4
Sept FTE 768 758 736
Total FTE 775 763
740 (775 763 740) / 3 759
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Step 2 Calculate a New Revenue per MemberLine 6
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Step 2 Calculate a New Revenue per MemberLine 7
  • Line 7 is Line 5 multiplied by Line 6.

But, wait, 8,700 x 759 6,603,300 - NOT
6,627,600! A new provision in the 07-09
Biennial budget allows districts to use Line 1 if
Line 5 multiplied by Line 6 is less than the Line
1 amount.
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Step 2 SummaryLines 4-7
Calculate a New Revenue per Member
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Step 3 Determine Allowable ExemptionsLines 8-11
  • Exemptions to the Revenue Limit allow districts
    to levy additional amounts up and above the
    amount generated by the computation up to this
    point.
  • Line 8 tracks Recurring Exemptions.
  • Line 10 tracks Non-Recurring Exemptions.
  • Its important to understand the distinction
    between the two.

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Step 3 Determine Allowable Exemptions
Lines 8-11
  • Recurring Exemptions (Lines 8A-E) are
    base-building that is, if the district taxes
    for any of this additional authority, the levy
    amount is automatically included in the
    succeeding years base.
  • Any unused Recurring authority is eligible
  • for 100 carryover into the next year.

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Transfer of Service
  • What Transfer of Service is
  • a recurring exemption to the revenue limit
  • based on WI Stat. 121.91(4)(a)
  • an increase on the local tax levy

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Transfer of Service
  • What Transfer of Service does
  • helps the district cover unexpected costs for
    incoming Spec Ed/ESL (English as a Second
    Language) transfers
  • helps the district cover the cost of new
    operation expenses that were once provided by
    another municipality

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Transfer of Service
  • What Transfer of Service is not
  • a payment from the State
  • a payment from another school district

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Transfer of Service
  • Forms and instructions can be found at
  • http//dpi.wi.gov/sfs/transerv.html
  • (Look for an online application later this
    spring. Districts using the online application
  • will have a 1 month extension of the due date
    from July to August.)

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Step 3 Determine Allowable ExemptionsLines 8-11
  • Non-Recurring Exemptions (Lines 10A-C) are not
    base-building that is, if a district taxes for
    any of these exemptions, the amount is not
    included in the succeeding years base.
  • In addition, any unused Non-Recurring authority
    is not eligible for carryover in the next year
    districts have one, and only one opportunity to
    use Non-Recurring exemptions.

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Step 3 Determine Allowable ExemptionsLines 8-11
  • Line 11 is the final Revenue Limit With All
  • Exemptions for your district.
  • This is the total revenue your district can
    receive from the combination of property tax from
    Funds 10, 38, and 41, State General Aid
    (Equalization, Special Adjustment, and
    Integration Aids) and State Computer Aid.

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Fly-Over Review
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SummaryHow We Arrived at Line 11
Line 10 Adding non-recurring exemptions
2007-08 Line 11
Base from 2006-07 Data
Line 8 Adding recurring exemptions
Line 4-7 Adding the state per-pupil increase with
new 3-year avg
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Comparing Line 11from Year to Year
  • Line 11 represents the total amount of resource
    your district will get from Property Tax, State
    Aid, and Computer Aid. (about 70-90 of total
    revenues for most districts).
  • For budgeting purposes, its very important to
    compare this Line 11 with the previous years
    Line 11. Major decreases in Line 11 from year to
    year can have serious implications for your
    budget.

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Comparing Line 11from Year to Year
2006-07
2007-08
Line 11 Amounts
Decrease probably means budget cuts. The earlier
in your budget process you discover this, the
better.
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Comparing Line 11from Year to Year
  • See 7-Year Revenue Limit History under
  • Budget Development and Planning on website.

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Aid CertificationLine 12
  • Generated from the PI-1505-AC and PI-1506-AC.
  • Must use the October 15 cert.
  • (It IS the amount of general aid the district
    will book
  • during that fiscal year.)

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Step 4 Determine Levy and Computer Aid Amounts
  • Controlled Amounts - Lines 12-14
  • General State Aid
  • Fund 10, General Fund Levy
  • Fund 38, Non-Referendum Debt Levy
  • Fund 41, Capital Projects Levy
  • Computer Aid
  • Non-Controlled Amounts - Lines 15-20
  • Fund 39, Referendum Debt Levy
  • Fund 80, Community Service Fund
  • Fund 10, Src 212, Property Tax
    Chargebacks

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Controlled AmountsLine 14
Line 11 Total Resources from Property Tax and
Levy
October 15 Aid Certification reduces what you can
levy. Line 12

Fund 10 Levy
Fund 38 Levy
Line 13 Allowable Limited Revenue
Fund 41 Levy
Computer Aid
Computer Aid is based on the total levy, but, at
this point in the computation, we dont have
total levy yet. Calls for a strategy on how to
get the limited portion right.
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StrategyLine 14
  • First, type in the amounts you intend to levy for
    Funds 38 and 41 (lines 14B 14C, respectively).
  • Then, enter into line 14A the difference between
    line 13 and the sum of lines 14B C.
  • By doing this, you have levied to your maximum.
    Note that districts may choose to levy less than
    the maximum.
  • Remember Line 14 cannot exceed Line 13 ! If it
    does, you must reduce something in Line 14 (or,
    remain in a penalty situation).

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Non-Controlled AmountsLine 15
Enter anticipated levy amounts into Lines 15
A,B, C.
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Computer AidLine 17
Once you have entered all of the levy amounts on
Lines 14 15, the spreadsheet automatically
calculates Computer Aid on Line 17. You must
enter property values in Line 17 for the
calculation to work properly. Computer Aid is
based on property values and total levy. The
Department of Revenue certified the 2007 Property
Values on October 1, 2007, so an estimate is used
until the certification arrives.
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Computer AidLine 17
  • Its actually a Property Tax Exemption for
    Business Computers.
  • Instead of receiving property taxes for this
    property, districts receive an aid payment from
    the Department of Revenue (DOR) to make up the
    loss in value.
  • Computer value is certified by the DOR along with
    the Tax Apportionment values in October.
    Districts use this value in their Revenue Limit
    computation to determine the Computer Aid amount.
  • Computer Aid must be considered in the context
    of revenue limit calculation because it replaces
    a portion of a districts allowable tax levy.

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Fund 10 LevyLine 18
  • Once all your numbers are entered into the
    spreadsheet, Line 18 (NOT Line 14A) will be the
    amount of your Fund 10 Levy.

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Total All Fund Levy Line 19
  • Line 19 is the sum of all levies from all funds
  • (line 18 line 15). Computer aid is not
    included here.
  • Line 19 is the levy to be apportioned to
    municipalities and must equal the total amounts
    on the PI-401.

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Apportioning the Levy With the PI-401
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Apportioning The Levy With the PI-401
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Total Debt Service Line 20
  • Line 20 is a total sum of your debt-related
    levies.
  • It has been included here as a convenience.

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Looking Ahead to the 08-09 Revenue Limit
Computation
  • The most up-to-date Revenue Limit worksheets can
    be found on the School Financial Services
    website
  • http//www.dpi.wi.gov/sfs/index.html
  • Under
  • Late Breaking
  • Budget Development and Planning
  • Worksheets DPI-Printed

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Budget Strategy for Long Term Debt
The Fall, 2008 levy should be enough to cover
your debt payments due in the Spring of 2009 and
Fall of 2009. (calendar year) The 2008-09
Budget Report should reflect the amount of your
debt payments you will pay in the Fall of 2008
and Spring of 2009. (fiscal year) Make sure
you levy enough money to cover your long-term
debt payments!
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Using This Data for Budgeting
  • Rev Lim Fund 10
  • Line 18 Src 211
  • Line 15C Src 212
  • Line 12 Src 621
  • Line 17 Src 691

(yellowed lines represent the amounts that come
from the controlled portion of the Revenue
Limit.)
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Equalization AidDetour
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Equalization Aid
  • Why do you need to know how to calculate aid when
    DPI calculates it for you?
  • Because you will be asked by your board members,
    constituents and the media.
  • So you can figure out why your aid has changed
    AND explain why.
  • Because you may want to do estimates and what
    ifs

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College Scholarship Example
You are eligible for up to a 10,000
scholarship!!!

v Based on need. (what you can contribute) v
Delay in getting . (after 1st semester
grades) v College sets the award limit amount.
Remember these concepts.they will apply to
Equalization Aid !!!
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Equalization Aid - How It Works (Its all
percents..)
20
80
50
50
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How Did the College Share in the Tuition?
What you could pay.
10,000 amount.
Compare, then
Compute actual scholarship amount.
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Equalization Aid Formula
  • State Shares in District Cost
  • Aid is Based on a Districts Ability to Pay
  • (Measured by Property Wealth per Member)

Basic premise (similar to scholarship) The more
property wealth per member a district has, the
less state aid it will receive.
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How Does the State Sharein District Costs?
State Guaranteed Value Per Member
District Value Per Member
Compare, then
Compute Equalized Aid
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3 District Factors
  • 1. Costs (Shared Cost)
  • 2. Wealth/Property Taxbase
  • 3. Pupils (Membership)
  • All Prior-Year Data
  • (2006-07 data is used for 2007-08 aid.)

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1. District Factor Costs (prior year)
Total General Fund (Fund 10) Expendituresplus
()Total Debt Service Funds (Funds 38 39)
Expendituresminus (-)all local misc. revenue,
grant revenue,and categorical aid. Known as
Shared CostLess than other cost measures.
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2. District Factor - Wealth/Taxbase(prior year)
  • Property Taxbase is Used to
  • Determine Wealth and Ability to
  • Support District Expenditures
  • Uses Equalized Valuation
  • or Fair Market Value
  • (NOT Assessed Value)

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3. District Factor Membership (prior year)
Average of 3rd Friday F.T.E. - September 2nd
Friday F.T.E. - January plus () F.T.E. Summer
School
  • F.T.E. full-time equivalent
  • 2 halftime (.50) kdg students 1 F.T.E.

Summer School 48,600 minutes 1 F.T.E.
(2007-08 aid uses September 2006, January 2007,
and Summer 2006 numbers)
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Value Per Member
  • Crucial Statistic
  • Value per Member
  • Total Equalized Value Membership

200,000,000 800 250,000 200,000,000 1,000
200,000
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Equalization Aid 3 Levels
Positive Tertiary Aid
District Value per Member


50
50
Negative Tertiary Aid


75
25
Negative Secondary Aid
Positive Secondary Aid
10
90
Positive Primary Aid
No Aid


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Equalization Aid 3 Levels
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Equalization Aid
  • So, how does this work for my district?
  • Percentage Method on the Website
  • http//www.dpi.wi.gov/sfs/index.html
  • Under
  • Budget Development and Planning

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Equalization Aid
  • How can I determine where I am in the aid
    formula?
  • Aid Formula Position on the Website
  • http//www.dpi.wi.gov/sfs/index.html
  • Under
  • Budget Development and Planning

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Equalization Aid Explaining Changes Across Time
  • How can I explain changes in my districts aid?
  • 7-Year History on the Website
  • http//www.dpi.wi.gov/sfs/index.html
  • Under
  • Budget Development and Planning

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Equalization Aid, Line 12 of the Revenue Limit
Worksheet
  • On October 15, 2008 DPI will certify an amount to
    districts. It is the amount of aid the districts
    will receive in 2008-2009
  • We will provide the required estimate shortly
    before July 1
  • Place that amount on line 12 of the 2008-09
    revenue limit worksheet.

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Final Budget Development
  • Finalize current year expenditures and revenues
  • Expenditures
  • Salary/benefits per contract/negotiations
  • Other program/district expenditures
  • Revenues
  • Revenue Limit revenues
  • Equalization Aid
  • Tax Levies
  • Computer Aid
  • Categorical Aids (review prior year reports)
  • Grants
  • Local Revenues

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Final Budget Development
  • The districts budget is a roadmap based on the
    districts best estimations.
  • Remember Two major revenues remain an estimate
    until mid-October when the district can
    calculate the revenue limit for taxing purposes
  • Equalization Aid
  • Tax Levy

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Budget Hearing Adoption
  • The Budget Hearing and Adoption process is
    outlined in state statute 65.90.
  • All districts are required to have a budget
    hearing.
  • Common and Unified High School Districts are
    required to hold the budget hearing at the same
    time and place as the annual meeting.

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Budget Hearing and Adoption
  • School boards are required to approve a
    proposed budget for presentation at the budget
    hearing.
  • An excel file is available to assist with the
    recommended format for budget presentation and
    publication.
  • http//www.dpi.wi.gov/sfs/budhear.html

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Budget Hearing and Adoption
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Budget Publication
  • School Districts must publish notice of the
    budget hearing as well as the proposed budget
    summary.
  • Common S.D. at least 10 days prior
  • Unified and UHS S.D. at least 15 days prior
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