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• Computation of General Fund & Supplemental Budgets
• Assessed Valuation
• Mill Levies History
• History of Total Expenditures
• History of Selected Funds
• Budget Comparison 
• Comparison of Building Budget Expenditures 
• Enrollment Data
• State Department of Education Financial Information 

The business office is located in the Administrative Office of the school district, 201 South Main in Goddard.  Rod Dietz is the Assistant Superintendent of Schools, CFO, and is responsible for the financial affairs of the school district, food service, grounds, maintenance, and transportation.  He is assisted by Jan Capps (business secretary), Sue Wise (payroll clerk), Ann Sears (payroll clerk), Karin Coleman (accounts payable clerk), and Jessica Coffman (accounts payable clerk).  Three directors assist the staff in the business office in the administration of the food service, grounds / maintenance, and transportation departments. 

The published budget for the 2007-2008 school year is $66,584,880 with the General Fund totaling $30,255,668 and the Supplemental General Fund (LOB) amounting to $8,700,000.  The budget consists of seventeen funds and has been broken down into various sub categories to present different comparisons (budget). 

The Estimated Legal Maximum General Fund Budget (Form 150) is used to compute the General Fund Budget authority and Local Option Budget (LOB) authority for unified school districts. It takes into account the Full Time Equivalency (FTE) enrollment and additional weightings for correlation weighting, vocational, at-risk, transportation, new facilities, and special education to determine the Total Estimated Weighted FTE enrollment. The Total Estimated Weighted FTE (6,825.1) is then multiplied times the Base State Aid Per Pupil ($4,433 approved by 2008 legislature) to calculate the General Fund authority for each school district. 

The Kansas State Department of Education maintains all types of financial data for all school districts in Kansas.  In addition to Goddard USD 265, it is possible to make a multitude of comparisons of numerous school districts by going to their web site.  That address is provided for you under the link “State Department of Education Financial Information”. 

The Kansas Constitution charges the state legislature to provide a fair and equitable education for each child in Kansas.  The current school finance formula has been in existence since 1992.  Each year during the legislative session, the funding of public education is probably one of the most intense topics of discussion held by the Senate and House of Representatives.  In January, 2005, the Supreme Court of the State of Kansas ruled that the current school finance formula was unconstitutional and quite a battle ensued last year between the legislature and the court.  The legislature had to come back for a special make-up session before finally passing legislation that temporarily satisfied the courts.  The 2006 legislature made further changes that completely satisfied the courts. 

The monthly payroll for the district is approaching $1.750 million dollars.  Certified employees are paid once a month on the 20th and classified employees are paid every two weeks.  Over 80% of the general fund and supplemental general fund is spent on wages and salaries.  Employees can have their payroll checks deposited directly into a bank account if they choose.  Each month approximately 1,000 checks or direct deposits are made to employees. 

The district purchases goods and services from over 2,000 vendors.  Each month over 350 checks are processed to pay the bills.  The monthly stack of purchase orders and invoices is over three feet high.