Templates

Template for Calculating TEA's Expenditure Target . This template is designed to facilitate district compliance with proposed expenditure targets established annually by TEA pursuant to TEC § 44.011 (Link to Expenditure Targets Template)

Budget Report Template to post district's expenditure budgets on Web Page as required by HB1. A school district must post the budget summary on the school's Internet Web site when it post the "Notice of Public Hearing" on the budget in the newspaper.(Link to Budget Reporting Template)

Use Omar's 09 template to calculate your "projected" revenue for 2008-09, use state aid template for 2007-08 and 2008-09 (Release 7, dated 7/24/2008). This version has tabs for newspsper notice. Copy data from your 2007-08 LPE.DPE template into Omar's 09 template and update the 2008-09 data cells. Be sure to enter 2007 CPTD T-2 Values.

Notice: (I will post the 2008-2009 LPE.DPE Templates before the end of the first six weeks grading period)

2007- 08 LPE.DPE Template (release 2, wb4) (Expanded version of Omar's Template) to compare "earned" DPE with "payment" LPE is now available (Link to single track template)
Multi Tracks: If your district has an AEP, JJAEP or has students attending campuses with different numbers of calendar days, you likely have multi-tracks. If so, use one of these templates: (LPE.DPE 'Two Track' Template); (LPE.DPE 'Three Track' Template); (LPE.DPE "Four Track' Template

Template to post utility usage & aggregate cost on school district web page as required by HB 3693 (Link to Template)

Federal Funds Maintenance of Effort (MOE) Template for 07-08
This template may be used to help a district determine compliance with Federal Funds Maintenance of Effort (MOE) requirements.

Federal Funds Maintenance of Effort (MOE) Template for 08-09 (Compare 07-08 with 08-09) This template may be used to help a district determine compliance with Federal Funds Maintenance of Effort (MOE) requirements.

Cash Flow Template (Short Form) (Excel Worksheet: This template will be useful for reporting to board)

Special Education Block Grant Template that will allow user to calculate "earned" Special Ed. Funding by Instructional Setting (Excel Worksheet).

Special Education Maintenance of Effort Template (See Special Education)

Business Office Checklist

School FIRST Templates:
2006 - 2007 Template
2005 - 2006 Template
2004 - 2005 Template

NOTICE: Memo from TEA Regarding FIRST Rating and public hearing This memo gives info regarding the required public hearing for FIRST and the Management Letter that is a part of that hearing (LINK to Memo)

Notice, FIRST: TASBO/TSPRA "FIRST Communication Resources Kit" (Including notice of public meeting to discuss your district's State Financial Accountability Rating )

Notice, FIRST: Link to “65% Rule” indicators 13 and 14 of 2006-07 FIRST worksheet as posted on the Texas Register

Notice, FIRST: Annual Financial Report (Link to) items to be included in the annual financial management report prepared by the school district.