Budget & Salary Compensation Transparency Reporting
INTRODUCTION
Section 18 (2) of the Public Act 94 of 1979, The State School Aid Act, has been amended, which requires each school district to post certain information on its Website within 30 days after a board adopts its annual operating budget or any subsequent revision to that budget. The Annual Budget & Transparency Reporting is an opportunity to communicate to our community on how we utilize the resources that are provided to us.
The following information is required to be posted on our Web site:
1. The annual operating budget and subsequent budget revisions.
2. Using data that has already been collected and submitted to the Michigan Department of Education (MDE), a summary of district or intermediate district expenditures for the most recent fiscal year for which they are available., expressed in the follow two (2) pie charts which were provided for the general fund of the district or intermediate district by the Center for Educational Performance and Information (CEPI):
a. A chart of personnel expenditures broken down into the following subcategories:
i. Salaries and Wages
ii. Employee benefit costs, including, but not limited to, medical dental, vision, life, disability, and long term care benefits.
iii. Retirement benefit costs
iv. All other personnel costs
b. A chart of all district expenditures, broken into the following subcategories:
i. Instruction
ii. Support Services
iii. Business and Administration
iv. Operations and Maintenance
3. Links to all of the following:
a. The current collective bargaining agreement for each bargaining unit.
b. Each health care benefits plan, including, but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, disability, long-term care, or any other type of benefits that would constitute health care services, offered to any bargaining unit or employee in the district.
c. The audit report of the audit conducted for the most recent fiscal year for which it is available.
d. Bids required under section 5 of the public employee health benefits act, 2007 PA 106, MCL 124.75.
4. The total salary and a description and cost of each fringe benefit included in the compensation package for the superintendent of the district or intermediate district and for each employee of the district whose salary exceed $100,000.
5. The annual amount spent on dues paid to association.
6. The annual amount spent on lobbying services.
7. The district provides to parents and community members a dashboard or report card demonstrating the district's eforts to manage its finances responsibly. The dashboard or report card shall include at least all of the following for the 3 most recent school years for which the data are available:
a. Graduation and dropout rates.
b. Average class size in grades kindergarten to 3.
c. College readiness as measured by Michigan merit examination test scores.
d. Elementary and middle school MEAP scores.
e. Teacher, principal, and superintendent salary information.
f. General fund balance.
g. The total number of days of instruction provided.
SECTION 1:
Annual Operating Budget and Subsequent Revisions
SECTION 2a and 2b:
Summary of Expenditures – Expressed in Pie Charts
SECTION 3a, 3b and 3c:
Listing of the Collective Bargaining Agreements, Health Care Plans and Audit Report
Current Collective Bargaining Agreements:
Employer Sponsored Health Care Plans:
Link to Messa:
Link to non-affiliated life and LTD insurance:
Audited Financial Statements:
Bids requierd under section 5 of the public employee health benefits act, 2007 PA 106, MCL 124.75
SECTION 4:
Employee Compensation Information
Description and cost of each fringe benefit included in the compensation package of Qualifying Individuals whose salary exceeds $100,000
SECTION 5:
Annual Amount Spent on Dues Paid to Associations
SECTION 6:
Annual Amount Spent on Lobbying or Lobbying Services
The District did not spend any money on lobbying or lobbying services during the fiscal year 2010-11
SECTION 7:
Best Financial Practice Incentive Payment Requirement E (Dashboard)
SECTION 8:
Teacher Evaluation System
