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Assessment of Needs and Capacity of District Office Professional Staff

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CATEGORIES<br />

POLICY<br />

FINANCIAL<br />

RECORDS<br />

SCHOOL FUNDS<br />

FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION<br />

Table 21: Comments from Finance<br />

AN ANALYSIS OF ISSUES AND GAPS IN SCHOOL OPERATIONS<br />

FINANCE<br />

ISSUES & PERCEPTIONS FROM THE ISSUES AND PERCEPTIONS FROM THE<br />

SCHOOL<br />

DISTRICT OFFICE<br />

• Need training on Public Finance Management<br />

Act<br />

• Delegation <strong>of</strong> powers (Financial accounting)<br />

must be addressed<br />

• Hindrance <strong>of</strong> political interference (Dept must<br />

clarify this)<br />

• Quintiles to be revised for correct funding<br />

• Quintiles do not address needs <strong>of</strong> the<br />

community, not accurate<br />

• Section 21 schools - municipal accounts to be<br />

paid by state!!<br />

• Monthly income <strong>and</strong> expenditure reports are<br />

required<br />

• Annual school financial audit is required<br />

• Maintain proper financial records<br />

• Not all schools have cheque books due to low<br />

funds<br />

• Training needed on administering a school<br />

fund account<br />

• Fundraising activities must be held<br />

• School fees must be collected<br />

• Training is required on managing petty cash<br />

• Developing <strong>and</strong> managing school based<br />

business must be addressed<br />

• School fundraising activities must be managed<br />

properly<br />

• Funds allocated to schools <strong>and</strong> maximizing<br />

ones school allocation<br />

• Auditing – Expensive<br />

• Some <strong>of</strong> functions not available in district, e.g.<br />

authorization<br />

• Schools' financing year ends December, so<br />

funds to be deposited early<br />

• School Budget must be adhered to<br />

• Cash flow projections, expenditure <strong>and</strong><br />

deviation analysis<br />

• Opening <strong>and</strong> managing a bank account<br />

• Managing donations<br />

• Managing procurement procedures<br />

• Managing claims <strong>and</strong> payments<br />

• Receipt <strong>of</strong> funds<br />

• Effective payroll management<br />

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• Allocation <strong>of</strong> Quintiles<br />

• All schools should have current/cheque<br />

accounts<br />

• Need updates from financial section on<br />

financial issues e.g. investigation <strong>of</strong><br />

financial audit from schools<br />

• Quintiling to be realistic & equitable<br />

• There must be clarity on the list <strong>of</strong> items<br />

under paper budget

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