January 2000-February 2000 5. The assistant superintendent for Business Services sets the effective date the measures will go into effect. This recommendation could be implemented with existing resources. Most use a popular accounting software package to account for activity fund transactions. However, six campuses keep their books manually, and one uses a different accounting software package.
Manual bookkeeping is more difficult than computerized bookkeeping and is less efficient.
Reports and reconciliations can be prepared quicker and easier using accounting software. Moreover, data storage and retrieval and is easier and more efficient. The information age brings with it the ability to process huge volumes of data quickly. The district should require every school to convert from a manual to a computerized bookkeeping system and use the same accounting software to account for activity funds so that funds can be more easily audited. This conversion would ensure that every school uses the same software and would also ensure a more efficient process.