FINANCIAL SECTION - School District U-46
FINANCIAL SECTION - School District U-46
FINANCIAL SECTION - School District U-46
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APPROPRIATION ACCOUNT. A budgetary account established to record a<br />
specific authorization to spend. The account is credited with original and any<br />
supplemental appropriations, and is charged with expenditures and<br />
encumbrances.<br />
ASSESSED VALUATION. The assessed valuation is the total dollar value<br />
assigned to all real property and improvements thereon, plus personal property,<br />
subject to taxation.<br />
ASSETS. The entire property owned by the <strong>School</strong> <strong>District</strong>.<br />
AUDIT. An audit is an examination of the financial records of the <strong>School</strong> <strong>District</strong><br />
to obtain reasonable assurance that the financial statements prepared by the<br />
<strong>District</strong> are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test<br />
basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial<br />
statements. It further includes an assessment of the accounting principles and<br />
procedures used, and of the significant financial estimates made by<br />
management.<br />
AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE (ADA). Average daily attendance is the<br />
average attendance of a school taken over a three-week period commencing the<br />
first Monday after Labor Day in September. Kindergarten counts as one-half<br />
ADA.<br />
BALANCED BUDGET. The budget is balanced if revenues are equal to or<br />
exceed expenditures.<br />
BOARD OF EDUCATION. The seven member Board of Education is an elected<br />
body that has been created according to state statute, and vested with<br />
responsibility for educational activities in the <strong>School</strong> <strong>District</strong>.<br />
BOND. A bond is a written promise ot pay a specific sum of money, called the<br />
face value or principal amount, at a specified date or dates in the future, called<br />
the maturity date, and with periodic interest payments at a rate specified in the<br />
bond. A bond is generally issued for a specific purpose or project, such as<br />
construction of a new facility. The difference between a note and a bond is that a<br />
bond generally is for a longer period of time, and requires greater legal formality.<br />
BONDED DEBT. Bonded debt is part of the school district debt that is covered<br />
by outstanding bonds of the <strong>District</strong>. This is sometimes called “funded debt.”<br />
BONDS ISSUED. Bonds issued are reflected when bonds are sold.<br />
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