Teachers submit requests for equipment, audio-visual materials, textbooks, and other instructional items to Principals and Directors.
Collected information is entered into the budget program.
The Superintendent and Business Manager review cost center budget requests with individual administrators. Administrative personnel review the document for completeness and accuracy. The School Committee devotes four to six meetings to reviewing the cost centers and approving a budget for submission to the City Council. The School budget must be submitted to the City Council no later than 90 days before the end of the current fiscal year which ends on June 30. It follows that the School Committee s budget is due no later than March 30.