Category Archives: school

No one person is responsible for a successful fiscal school year.   Customarily, during every opening month of a school year, it is important to reflect on all those who played a role in the fiscal success of school districts throughout the last school year as they align with the goals of the Statewide School Finance…

By Dr. Rick Timbs Easy, just relive the overdue, long, and avoidably delayed workings of the state government between mid-January 2025 and toward the end of April 2025 (unsettled, as of this writing). Seriously, the Executive budget, delivered in mid-January 2025 with numerous policy issues remained unresolved until the end of April 2025.  I mean,…

If you missed the Tax Cap/Tax Levy roundtable event earlier in December featuring Dr. Rick Timbs, the Executive Director of the Statewide Schools Finance Consortium, here's the full video of the very informative event. https://vimeo.com/1040150167

by Dr. Rick T imbs, SSFC / Photo credit: Auto Week To Determine Budget Impact Budget implications can include: 1. Determine the difference is the price of a Zero-Emission bus and the buses you currently purchase2. Calculate your bus replacement schedule with inflation or cost increases in mind as best you are aware of them…