TEA Budgeting Guidelines

     TEA’s budgeting guidelines looks like a monstrous document but if you read thru it carefully, it is an excellent guide for school districts.  One person can’t be responsible for the budget; the Superintendent needs to have a strong core of individuals that will be responsible for implementing, projecting and overseeing the budget.  The TEA resource guide provides detailed information and samples of reports that school districts can use to implement their budget.  The guide identifies the different types of budgets, legal requirements for budgets, annual budget responsibilities and guidelines.  The guide provides information on how to estimate annual revenues and expenditures. It provides you with a system of monitoring the budget and forecasting.  It provides you with information regarding student enrollment projection and the different types of grants.  It is a detailed guide but it is user friendly.  It provides districts with samples of reports and letters to use as resources.  Administrators or personnel that are responsible for monitoring and implementing the budget of a district need to read and review this document. It provides school districts with important and necessary information such as State Law requirements, Tea requirements and Local district requirements.  A copy of this document must be printed and reviewed on a yearly basis to assure that all guidelines are met while developing a district’s budget.