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.

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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]

• 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