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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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