School Finance 101

Missouri School Finance 101 - Thank you to Balance HQ for putting this training together for staff, board, and community members.

This series offers a 101 level overview of school finance. To follow along with this series on your own, simply navigate to the google sheet, make a copy of the spreadsheet, and you can make edits and see the underlying calculations.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1m08YhGCSmlzVaCQGc4Ej_yretBbzC-w6ogLcPdTiSUw/edit?usp=sharing

Part I: The Basics

Episode 0: Introduction

https://www.loom.com/share/55bee342e60f40329586dd83a9d21eb9

Episode 1: Funds

https://www.loom.com/share/b0afc0f544bf4d90a365474db19e57bc

Episode 2: Fund Balance

https://www.loom.com/share/15f1af04c6294307ab49c48f33d6af63

Episode 3: Levy

https://www.loom.com/share/5032e71fd7474941b9f594b5aad33154

Episode 4: Basic Formula

https://www.loom.com/share/b8c6b9a339e94cfb819790bdeae25fdb

Episode 5: Payroll

https://www.loom.com/share/cd859c40a3fb42369183842057358212

Episode 6: Tracking Activity

https://www.loom.com/share/99c0df184a1e41bb845a588b436426cc

Episode 7: Transfers

https://www.loom.com/share/99b71bec7301473d9a063e4ed5d6ac0c

Episode 8: Bringing it all Together

https://www.loom.com/share/65c6014d3fb341ab87f876e02b3f23b3

Coming Soon

Part II: State Revenue

Part III: Local Revenue

Part IV: Salary Schedules

Part V: DESE Accounting Manual