Fiscal Resources
Providing a quality education to students requires looking at every aspect of a school. One area that is critical to the success of a school is the strategic allocation of resources to ensure that the mission of the school is implemented. A school’s finances ensure the school has the necessary resources to reach the intended outcomes of excellence. It is important to understand how finances can provide the greatest opportunity for successful educational outcomes for students.
Strategic Budgeting Video
Templates and Samples
- Original Budget Template
- Amended Budget Template
- Budget Hearing Notice Template
- Quarterly Financial Statements Template
Resources
- Budgeting Requirements Guide
- Assessing Your Fiscal Health Handout
- Assessing Fiscal Health Tracking Tool
- Michigan Department of Education (MDE) State Aid Status Reports
- MDE State School Aid Update
- MDE Pupil Accounting Manual
- MDE 2019-20 Pupil Membership Auditing Manual
- MDE Budget and Salary Compensation Transparency Reporting
- MDE Bulletin 1011 – Analysis of Michigan Public Schools Revenue and Expenditures
- MDE Bulletin 1014 – Michigan Public Schools Ranked by Select Financial Information
- MDE Public School Accounting Manual
- Michigan Education Information System
- MDE 2018-19 Michigan School Auditing Manual
- Uniform Budgeting and Accounting Act
- Uniform Grant Guidance
- Financial Statement Audits
- State School Aid Act of 1979
- MDE Grant Program Allocations
- Department of Treasury Public School Academy State Aid Note
- MDE State Aid and School Finance
- MDE Audit Services
- MDE School Performance and Supports
- MDE Office of Educational Supports
- MDE Office of Financial Management
- MDE Universal Service Fund (E-Rate)
- MI School Data