BUDGET
A school district budget is an annual plan for maintaining the financial health of the organization. All school districts are required by state law to adopt a balanced budget each year. The district budget serves a variety of purposes: It’s an estimate of district income to be received and a plan for district spending; it’s a policy document that reflects the vision and priorities of the district; and it’s an operational plan for making district decisions. School district budgeting is a constant process involving continuous planning and evaluation.
CHECK REGISTER
A check register is a listing of all payments incurred monthly by the District. The check register includes payment date, payment amount, payee and description for each entry.
COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT
Official annual report of a government. This annual report consists of four parts: management’s discussion and analysis, the basic financial statements, required supplementary information and another schedules section that presents various Texas Education Agency required schedules. The basic financial statements is comprised of the Government Wide-Financial Statements that provides both long-term and short-term information about the District’s overall financial status, the Fund Financial Statements that focus on individual parts of the government and reports the District’s operations in more detail and the Notes to the Financial Statements that explains and provides more detailed data.
SCHOOL FINANCIAL INTEGRITY RATING OF TEXAS
The state’s school financial accountability rating system, known as the School Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (FIRST), ensures that Texas public schools are held accountable for the quality of their financial management practices and that they improve those practices. The system is designed to encourage Texas public schools to better manage their financial resources to provide the maximum allocation possible for direct instructional purposes.
DEBT MANAGEMENT
Long Term debt information includes debt obligation, funding source, original date of issue, maturity date, interest rate payable, purpose, principal amount of original issue, outstanding balances and outstanding debt per capita.
TEXAS TRANSPARENCY
Link to the Texas Comptroller’s website about transparency in government, including local debt.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM
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CONTACT INFORMATION:
McAllen Independent School District
2000 North 23rd Street
McAllen, TX 78501
(956) 618-6000
