1. MS Department of Education Office of School Financial Services
Updates for MASS Winter Conference 2017

2. Office of School Financial Services
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3. Office of School Financial Services
EdBuild
Report can be found at
MDE has not been asked to calculate any amounts or comparisons
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4. Office of School Financial Services
FY18 MAEP
Detail sheets are ready
Will be placed in SharePoint
FY18/Annual Forms
Compare line items to FY17 amounts
Does not represent allocations
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5. Office of School Financial Services
Financial Transparency Study Group
MS has been identified as a leader for our collection of detailed financial data
Participating in a national group
Coding expenditures to the school level
Soon to be required by ESSA
Greater consistency in coding of expenditures by all districts
Gulfport is our test site
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6. Office of School Financial Services
Tax Assessment Data from County Clerks
Currently receiving district tax data
Assessed Value
Current Mills, VocEd Mills, Debt Mills
District verification in late April
Information will be used to calculate the FY19 Local Contribution amount
In the event of a discrepancy, contact the Assessor’s office and have them correct with our office
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7. Office of School Financial Services
Hancock Bank Payment
Program ends in January 2018
Our plan is to continue to operate as normal during the FY18 year
A very few districts are paying out early
Kim will be in touch on any changes
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8. Office of School Financial Services
Business Manager Information
Please notify us when information changes such as , phone numbers, etc.
Superintendents should notify our office by if a change is made in employee status
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9. Office of School Financial Services
Juvenile Detention Center
All districts must share in the cost
There is not an option for non-participation
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10. Office of School Financial Services
EEF Procurement Cards
Expect an request to report any unused/undistributed EEF cards
Need to reduce the inventory to the actual number of cards used
Report the Supply Account No for each card not used
Destroy the card
SFS will notify UMB to deactivate the cards (copied to you)
2017 MASS Winter Conference
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