701.03 Financial Records

701.03 Financial Records
Financial records of the school district are maintained in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) as required or modified by law.  School district monies are received and expended from the appropriate fund and/or account.  The funds and accounts of the school district will include, but not be limited to:

Governmental fund type:

      ·    General fund

      ·    Special revenue fund

                  --Management Levy fund

                  --Public Education and Recreation Levy fund (PERL)

                  --Student activity fund

      ·    Capital projects fund

                  --Physical Plant and Equipment Levy fund (PPEL)

                  --Secure and Advanced Vision for Education (SAVE)

      ·    Debt service fund

Proprietary fund type:

      ·    Enterprise fund

                  --School nutrition fund

                  --Child care fund

       
Fiduciary funds:

      ·    Trust

                  --Expendable trust funds

                  --Nonexpendable trust funds

                  --Pension trust funds

      ·    Agency Funds

Account groups:

      ·    General capital assets account group

      ·    General long-term debt account group

The board may establish other funds in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and may certify other taxes to be levied for the funds as provided by state law.  The status of each fund must be included in the annual report.

It is the responsibility of the superintendent to implement this policy and bring necessary changes in the maintenance of the school district's financial records to the attention of the board.

 

Legal Reference:           Iowa Code §§291; 298; 298A.  281 I.A.C. 98

                             

 

I.C. Iowa Code

Description

   

Iowa Code  § 291

Board Officers

Iowa Code  § 298A

School District Fund Structure

I.A.C. Iowa Administrative Code

Description

281 I.A.C. 98

Education - Categorical Funding

Cross References

Code

Description

701.02

Transfer of Funds

701.04

Governmental Accounting Practices & Regulations

802.04

Capital Assets

802.04-R(1)

Capital Assets  - Regulation

802.04-R(2)

Capital Assets  - Management System Definitions

 

Approved 10/20/11     Reviewed  7-17-24              Revised  7-17-24                       

ddvorak@northl… Mon, 04/16/2018 - 09:01