Introduction
Section 18 (2) of the Public Act 94 of 1979, The State School Aid Act, has been amended, which requires each school district and intermediate school district to post certain information on its website within 15 days after a board adopts it annual operating budget or any subsequent revision to that budget. The Annual Budget & Transparency Reporting is an opportunity to communicate our community on how we utilize the resources that are provided to us.
The following information is required to be posted on our website:
1. The annual operating budget and subsequent budget revisions.
2. Using data that has already been collected and submitted to the Michigan Department of Education (MDE), a summary of district
expenditures for the most recent fiscal year for which they are available, expressed in the following two (2) pie:
a. A chart of personnel expenditures broken down into the following subcategories:
i. Salaries and Wages
ii. Employee benefit costs, including, but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and long
term care benefits.
iii. Retirement benefits costs
iv. All other personnel costs
b. A chart of all district expenditures, broken into the following subcategories:
i. Instruction
ii. Support Services
iii. Business and administration
iv. Operations and Maintenance
3. Links to all of the following:
a. The current collective bargaining agreement for each bargaining unit.
b. Each health care benefits plan, including, but not limited to medical, dental, vision, disability, long-term care, or
any type of benefits that would constitute health care services, offered to any bargaining unit or employee in the
district.
c. The audit report of the audit conducted for the most recent fiscal year for which it is available.
d. Bids required under section 5 of the public employee health benefits act.
4. The total salary and a description and cost of each fringe benefit included in the compensation package for the superintendent of
the district and for each employee of the district whose salary exceeds $100,000.
5. The annual amount spent on dues paid to associations.
6. The annual amount spent on lobbying activities.
7. Any deficit elimination plan or enhanced deficit elimination plan the district was required to submit under this article.
8. Identification of all credit cards maintained by the district as district credit cards, the identity of all individuals authorized to use each
of those cards, the credit limit on each card, and the dollar amount, if any, for each individual's authorized use of the credit card.
9. Costs incurred for each instance of out-of-state travel by the school administrator of the district that is fully or partially paid for by the
district and the details of each of those instances of out-of-state travel, including at least identification of each individual on the trip,
destination and purpose.
Section 1 - Annual Operating Budget and Subsequent Revisions
2023/2024 Revised GF Budget
Adopted January 29, 2024
2023/2024 Budgets
Adopted June 12, 2023
Adopted June 12, 2023
Section 2a and 2b - Summary of Expenditures Expressed in Pie Charts
Fiscal Year 2022/2023 Personnel Expenditures
Fiscal Year 2022/2023 Operation Expenditures
Section 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, 3e, 3f, and 3g - Listing of the Collective Bargaining Agreements, Health Care Plans, Audit Report, Procurement Policy, Expense Reimbursement Policy, and AP Check Register
Collective Bargaining Agreements
Teachers
Administrators
Food Service
Audited Financial Statements
Bids Solicited for Health Care Plans
2017 Health Insurance Bid
Accounts Payable Check Register
Section 4 - Salary and Benefits for Superintendents and Employees with Salary Exceeding $100,000
Section 5 - Annual Amount Spent on Dues to Associations
Section 6 - Annual Amount Spent on Lobbying or Lobbying Services
There were no expenditures for lobbying activities or lobbying services for the 2022/2023 year.
Section 7 - Approved Deficit Elimination Plan
The district has not incurred a deficit.
Section 8 - District Credit Card Information
Current Credit Card Information
Section 9 - District Paid Out-of-State Travel Information
There were no expenditures for Out-of-State Travel for the 2022/2023 year
Section 10 - Educator Evaluation Postings and Assurances
As required by PA 173, MCL 380.1249 (3), Atherton Community Schools provides the following postings and assurances regarding the Educator Evaluation processes and protocols used in the district:
State Approved Teacher Evaluation Tool
Charlotte Danielson's Framework for Teaching
MASA School Advance Administrator Evaluation Instrument
Section 11 - MICIP Plan
As part of the MI Kids Back-on-Track program if you feel your student needs additional assistance, please contact the building principal.
Atherton Elementary - Katie Morford at kmorford@athertonschools.org or (810) 591-0604
Atherton Junior Senior High School - Natalie Cooper at ncooper@athertonschools.org or (810) 591-9184
Atherton Virtual Academy - Tina Davis at tdavis@athertonschools.org or (810) 591-0850
Section 12 - Continuity of Learning Plan
2-14-2024 CONTINUITY OF LEARNING PLAN AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN UPDATE
9-15-2023 CONTINUITY OF LEARNING PLAN AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN UPDATE
2-6-2023 CONTINUITY OF LEARNING PLAN AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN UPDATE
8-30-2022 CONTINUITY OF LEARNING PLAN AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN UPDATE
JANUARY 2021 COVID LEARNING PLAN
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