MDE Guidelines for Budget and Salary/ Compensation Transparency Reporting

 

In the spirit of promoting reporting transparency as it relates to expenditures made by Michigan’s public schools, the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) Guidelines for posting financial data to district websites as required by the State School Aid Act (MCL 388.1618(2)) is now available.

These guidelines were developed with input from the House and Senate Fiscal Agencies, the State Budget Office, and representatives from the Michigan School Business Officials.

In order to assure compliance with the statutory requirements, all data elements defined in the Guidelines must be available on the district’s Main Home Page in the form and manner described in the Guidelines.

The data must be posted within 30 days after the local, intermediate or PSA board has adopted its annual operating budget for the 2010-11 school fiscal year.
If you have questions regarding the statute or Guidelines, please contact Glenda Rader at raderg@michigan.gov or 517-335-0524.

Early implementation of these Guidelines is encouraged.