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Finance Best Practice Resources
note: None of the documents represented on this page are meant to represent legal advice or lessen the need for charter school developers or operators to seek legal counsel.
Hot Topics
2011 Teacher Salary Survey Results
2010 Public School Financial Transparency Act [PDF]
2009 Administrative Salary Survey Results
Family Economic Data Survey Memo (7 pages) - Includes the following:
2009-2010 Family Economic Survey Form Attachment A: Parent/Guardian Instructions Attachment B: Determining Official Instructions Attachment C: Income Eligibility Guidelines
Best Practice Resources
Finance Management Guide for Colorado Charter Schools [PDF]
Five-Year Budget Template [XLS]
Related Links
- National Resource Center on Charter School Finance & Governance - Supports state policymakers, charter school
authorizers and charter school operators in creating successful and sustainable charter schools through effective
finance and governance:
http://www.charterresource.org/index.cfm - Colorado Department of Education, Public School Finance Unit
http://www.cde.state.co.us/index_finance.htm - Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB)
http://gasb.org - Internal Revenue Service
http://www.irs.gov - National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA)
http://qualitycharters.org/index.php - Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA)
http://copera.org
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