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
- Assessing Your Fiscal Health Handout
- Assessing Your Fiscal Health Tracking Tool
- Budgeting Requirements Guide
- Department of Treasury Public School Academy State Aid Note
- MDE Pupil Accounting Manual
- MDE Public School Accounting Manual
- MDE 2022-23 Audit Manual
- MDE Audit Services
- MDE Bulletin 1011 – Analysis of Michigan Public Schools Revenue and Expenditures
- MDE Bulletin 1014 – Michigan Public Schools Ranked by Select Financial Information
- MDE Budget and Salary Compensation Transparency Reporting
- MDE Grant Program Allocations
- MDE Office of Educational Supports
- MDE Office of Financial Management
- MDE School Performance and Supports
- MDE State Aid and School Finance
- MDE State Aid Status Reports
- MDE State School Aid Update
- MDE Universal Service Fund (E-Rate)
- MI School Data
- Uniform Grant Guidance
- Uniform Budgeting and Accounting Act
- State School Aid Act of 1979