School Financial Services
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School Financial Services
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Accounting, Auditing and Financial Management
- Aid Payments
- Aids Register
- Audit Requirements
- Budget and Adoption
- CESA Annual Report Information
- County Children with Disability Education Board (CCDEB)
- Debt Reporting Information
- Funds
- Property Value
- PSCP, SNSP & ICS Impacts
- School District Fund Balance Policy
- Standard Tuition
- Wisconsin Uniform Financial Accounting Requirements (WUFAR)
- State/Federal Aid and Grant Programs
- Counting Children
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Reporting to SFS
- Referenda Information
- WISEdata Finance and WiSFiP
- School Finance Reporting Portals
- Additional Reporting Instructions
- Chapter 220 Membership Reporting
- School Level Reporting per Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
- School Calendar - Days and Hours of Instruction
- PI-1500 District Contacts Report
- CESA Annual Reports
- Revenue Limits
- Calendars and Communication
- Statistical
- Presentations and Tutorials
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School District Support
- Pupil Transportation
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School District Reorganization
- Detachment and Attachment of Territories
- School District Consolidation
- Dissolution of a School District
- Creating a New School District
- Territory Annexed to Certain Municipalities
- School District Boundary Dispute Resolution
- Forms and Templates
- History and Orders
- Glossary of School District Reorganization Terms
- School Operations
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Accounting, Auditing and Financial Management
Calendar and Due Dates
The Wisconsin School District Fiscal Year Spans July 1 to June 30
Most school district budgeting and accounting activities are cyclical in nature (that is, they occur each year in the same order and within the same general time frame). However, because pre- and post-fiscal year activities will require your attention for more than 12 months, you could feasibly be working on three fiscal years at the same time.
For instance, in December you might be answering Department of Public Instruction (DPI) follow-up questions on the previous-year's Annual Report, submitting the new year's Budget Report and possibly gathering enrollment projections for a "first look" at next year's Revenue Limit. Plus, when you are new to a finance job, it seems like every activity requires LOTS of background research to even start to get an idea of what you need to be doing (let alone actually doing it).
Calendar Resource for Organizing Your Work
Fiscal Year at a Glance
The Fiscal Year at a Glance is a document that lists which financial reports need to be filed with SFS and when they are due.
State Aids Payment Schedule
The State Aid Payment Schedule is organized by school year (July - June) and found on the AIDS Payment page.
NOTE: s. 121.15(2)(a) Wis. Stats. No state aid payments may be made to any district until the annual report under s.120.18 has been filed with DPI. No state aid payments may be made to any district in the months of November to June until the budget and membership report under s. 121.05 is filed with DPI. If the state superintendent notifies a school district that a state aid payment may be withheld under par. (a) or (b), he or she shall notify each member of the school board or the school district clerk and the school district clerk shall promptly distribute a copy of the notice to each member of the school board.