This item is a pass-through item to the eligible employee. No local funds are used. The Federal Government provides resources to local tax recipient bodies to offset potential property tax losses due to Federal property, i.e., housing complexes, military facilities, etc. The Federal Government allows the school system to charge federally funded programs an Indirect Cost for overhead services provided, such as utilities, general administration, etc. The other major item included in this category is Medicaid reimbursements for health services provided by the School District.
Average salary is used to compute budget dollars.
Due to the nature of certain costs, such as pupil transportation, utilities, insurance, in-city mileage, and certain contracted services, the requirement for resources is treated as outside the School Board s control. The remainder of purchased services represents uses of per pupil allocations to schools for operating expenses and support departments operating costs. This category is based on approved requests from schools and departments and includes textbook allocations funded by the State for both Public and Non-Public Schools. This category represent uses of per pupil allocations for school and approved support department budget requests. The current year debt repayment to retire long-term borrowing.