2012 CAFR - Pickerington Local School District
2012 CAFR - Pickerington Local School District
2012 CAFR - Pickerington Local School District
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PICKERINGTON LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT<br />
FAIRFIELD COUNTY, OHIO<br />
NOTES TO THE BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS<br />
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, <strong>2012</strong><br />
NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - (Continued)<br />
GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS<br />
Governmental funds are those through which most governmental functions typically are financed.<br />
Governmental fund reporting focuses on the sources, uses and balances of current financial resources.<br />
Expendable assets are assigned to the various governmental funds according to the purposes for which<br />
they may or must be used. Current liabilities are assigned to the fund from which they will be paid.<br />
The difference between governmental fund assets and liabilities is reported as fund balance. The<br />
following are the <strong>District</strong>’s major governmental funds:<br />
General fund -The general fund is used to account for and report all financial resources not accounted<br />
for and reported in another fund. The general fund balance is available for any purpose provided it is<br />
expended or transferred according to the general laws of Ohio.<br />
<strong>District</strong> debt service fund - The <strong>District</strong> debt service fund is used to account all debt activity except the<br />
debt associated with the library which is accounted for in another nonmajor debt service fund.<br />
Classroom facilities fund - The classroom facilities capital projects fund is used to account for<br />
financial resources and expenditures related to the school facilities construction project.<br />
Other governmental funds of the <strong>District</strong> are used to account for (a) financial resources that are<br />
restricted, committed, or assigned to expenditures for capital outlays including the acquisition or<br />
construction of capital facilities and other capital assets, (b) specific revenue sources that are restricted<br />
or committed to an expenditure for specified purposes other than debt service or capital projects and<br />
(c) financial resources that are restricted, committed, or assigned to expenditure for principal and<br />
interest.<br />
PROPRIETARY FUNDS<br />
Proprietary funds are used to account for the <strong>District</strong>’s ongoing activities which are similar to those<br />
often found in the private sector. The <strong>District</strong> has no proprietary funds.<br />
FIDUCIARY FUNDS<br />
Fiduciary fund reporting focuses on net assets and changes in net assets. The fiduciary fund category<br />
is split into four classifications: pension trust funds, investment trust funds, private-purpose trust funds<br />
and agency funds. Trust funds are used to account for assets held by the <strong>District</strong> under a trust<br />
agreement for individuals, private organizations, or other governments and are therefore not available<br />
to support the <strong>District</strong>’s own programs. The <strong>District</strong> has no trust funds. Agency funds are custodial in<br />
nature (assets equal liabilities) and do not involve measurement of results of operations. The <strong>District</strong>’s<br />
agency funds accounts for student activities and amounts held for individuals and organizations.<br />
C. Basis of Presentation and Measurement Focus<br />
Government-wide Financial Statements - The statement of net assets and the statement of activities<br />
display information about the <strong>District</strong> as a whole. These statements include the financial activities of<br />
the primary government, except for fiduciary funds.<br />
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