BUDGET Activity:

When working on the Budget assignment I found I needed to ask many people for help to clarify what some terms meant and where I could locate the information. Most of the information was available online at ED Quest but it wasn’t put into the same categories that were used on the worksheet. I learned that some funds can only be spent on certain things and many times salaries are not included. The district main expenditures each year happens to be on salaries the unrestricted fund is first used to pay employee salaries. I finally learned what the EIA fund was, Emergency Impact Aid. I actually use EIA funds each year for copy charges until about mid-February which when that fund typically runs out. The last comment I want to make is about the lack of communication between administration and teachers on the types of funding available. Teachers are constantly told we need to cut our budgets but there are ways to find money from other funding sources that are not broadcasted to teachers.