Resources

Budgeting Resources

Tools, tips and resources to help understand school bugeting, finance and bond elections.


About OSBA's financial servicesThis is a for-fee service from OSBA

This free service returns funds to your districts budget by electronically recovering bad checks and direct depositing those funds to your bank account.

Engaging the community in budget development

Learn from Gresham-Barlow School District how to engage your community in setting budgeting priorities.

2011 Legislative Policies & Priorities

OSBA Legislative Policy Committee's policies and priorities for the 2011 legislative session.

Education Coalition charts on needed educational re-investment

Coalition charts

Bond and local option election data

Upcoming school district, ESD and community college bond and local option elections plus recent unofficial election results.

Budget committee process frequently asked questions

A quick overview of the budget committee process and frequently asked questions.

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Budgeting Publications

Budget Committee Handbook

Budget committees are a key part of a district's decision-making process. Although most school funding now comes from the state, the function of your local budget committee has not changed. This eight-page handbook, written by OSBA staff, explains the committee's duties and responsibilities.

Modification of AIA Construction Contracts

A guide to sample modification language for commonly used AIA model construction contracts.

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Budgeting Related Links

Association of School Business Officials International

Professional association provides programs and services to promote the highest standards of school business management practices, professional growth, and the effective use of educational resources.

Elections division

The Elections Division uniformly interprets and applies the election laws that allow our democracy to function.

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