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ASB Budget Building. Types of School Budgets. Building Budget: Used to fund school expenses. Does not fund ASB expenses. ASB Budget: Used to fund student activities, cannot be used for building expenses
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Types of School Budgets Building Budget: • Used to fund school expenses. Does not fund ASB expenses. ASB Budget: • Used to fund student activities, cannot be used for building expenses • Student Money, students MUST be involved in all aspects of the budget and spending of all money.
Building Budget • Pays for staff salary, libraries, books, copiers etc. • Managed by building Principal and school budget committee. • Not used to fund student activities
Used to fund student activities, cannot be used for building expenses/Curriculum Must be used for Cultural, Athletic, Recreational, or Social purposes. (C.A.R.S) Student Money: Students must be involved in all facets of the budget building process Expenses can only be approved by the agreement of the Advisor, the students, and the fiscal officer Any use of Roosevelt (facilities, logos, equipment) teams or students ties the fundraiser to the school and the money must be deposited into the ASB account. The Principal has absolute authority regarding any ASB budget items ASB Budgets
Terms to Remember! • ASB: Associated Student Body. • ASB Budget: Overall student body activities budget • ASR: Associated Students of Roosevelt, name that the Roosevelt ASB chooses to use. • Budget Capacity: Your “ability to spend”. It does not represent real dollars in the bank. Just as you budget and plan to save for a trip, you cannot pay for the trip until you have real dollars in the bank. There are no credit cards in ASB!! • Line Item: A line in the budget that designates a specific projected cost. (ex: uniforms) • Carryover: unused dollars from the previous budget cycle
Budget Planning • One of the best ways to think of budget planning is to think of how we all plan for the expenses of a trip somewhere. • We will use a trip to Portland to show the students how to plan for expenses (establishing a budget capacity) and find funding for the proposed expenses.
“How planning an ASB team account is like planning a trip to a Portland Timbers Game” • Transportation cost to Portland, train ticket: $120 • Hotel accommodation in Portland: $100 • 4 meals at $15 per meal, $60 total for the trip. • Ticket for entry to game: $25 • Taxi to and from hotel to game: $30 • Souvenir: $10 • Total projected cost: $345 • Savings account: $100 (like carryover) • Lawn mowing in the neighborhood: $ 50 (like fundraiser) • Job at market: $100 (like fundraiser) • Grandparent give: $100 (like booster contribution) • Total: $350
“Translating trip to Portland to ASB Team budget building.” • Uniforms $2000 • Team building $500 • Trip to Away Tournament $ 1500 • Capital Expense, buy portable batting cage for team $ 800 • Equipment $500 • New pop up screen • Batting Tee • New set of catcher gear • Sources of funding: • Existing ASB budget, called “Carryover” $1000 • Fundraising $2000 • Direct Donation, either individual, or by group (Booster) $2300 Total anticipated income $5300 Total projected expenses $5300
Commonly asked Questions Question: “We want to change the budget and use those dollars for something else, can we do that?” Answer: No. Once the budget is set, it cannot change. You can fund a lesser similar project but not change the overall budget or add dollars. Question: “We had a great fundraiser and raised a lot money. We want to use it now for a big party at the end of the season. Can we do that? Answer: You cannot exceed your budget capacity. Any extra raised has to be carried over to the next year. Question: “We want to expand our program and need to buy a new spring floor. We plan on having a big camp to pay for it. Can we do that? Answer: Yes, as long as the camp is properly insured and the money goes into the ASB
Filling in your form: Once you have opened the Budget Worksheet, complete the following steps • ASB Code: This information is located on the left of your reconciliation report next to your club name • Group/Cost Center Name: This is the name of your club • Calculating your beginning balance: • Take the amount that is currently in your account • Subtract any expenses you anticipate having during the remainder of the school year. • Add any revenue you anticipate gaining for the remainder of the school year or over the summer. • Fundraisers • Donations • ETC. • The number you have left will be the beginning balance line item on your budget worksheet. • You are now ready to begin putting together your budget. • When you are finished creating your budget, please save it into your personal files as: yourclubname_2016 • Upload a copy to the electronic dropbox located in step three of the instructions section on the website • Be sure to turn in a signed copy to Ms. Plesha’s box in the main office