The Office of Business and Finance is comprised of three departments — Financial Services, Employee Services, and Procurement Services — and Board Support.
Please read on for some important announcements from Accounting, Financial Planning, Benefits, Payroll, and Purchasing:
- Year End Accounting Procedures
- Certified Budget
- Employee Benefit Open Enrollment
- Personal Leave Payout
- Year End Purchases
BFin Bulletins are archived on the Business & Finance page of the DMPS website.
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ACCOUNTING
Year End Procedures
IMPORTANT: Year End processing dates and instructions are outlined in the year-end procedures document for many areas of the district. Included are dates for technology orders, Central Stores orders, payroll dates, p-Card usage, and much more.
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FINANCIAL PLANNING
Certified Budget
On April 12, the Board of Directors certified the FY 2023 budget, setting the tax rate at $15.34. The summary is as follows:
ALL FUNDS
Total Beginning Fund Balance: $276.3 M
Total Anticipated Revenues: $583.0 M
Total Anticipated Expenditures: $609.8 M
Total Anticipated Ending Fund Balance: $249.6 M
More information on the proposed budget is available at https://www.dmschools.org/departments/business-finance/budget/
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BENEFITS
Employee Benefits Open Enrollment
The annual open enrollment period for employee benefits will be open MAY 2, 2022 – MAY 31, 2022.
Instructions for making changes in Benefitfocus will be emailed to employees on May 2, 2022.
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PAYROLL
Personal Leave Payout
The comprehensive agreements allow for DMEA, ESP, AFSCME, and Trades employees to receive pay for one full day or two full days of unused personal leave.
- Due to snow days, the last day to use personal leave is May 26, 2022
- The option to enter personal leave payout requests in NOVAtime will be available beginning May 1
Instruction guides have been to assist in this process:
If you have questions, please contact DMPS Payroll Supervisor, Megan Fouche.
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PURCHASING
Year End
Although year end is a few months away, funds spent for FY21-22 purchases must be received and invoiced before June 30, 2022. Please keep this in mind, as supply chain issues have not improved and continue to affect all industries. Unfortunately, we are finding that products can take several months to receive. Please be proactive, start planning and inputting your orders as soon as possible so that you may fully use this year’s funding.
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Upcoming Deadlines/Reminders |
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UPCOMING DATES
May 1 ― Personal Leave Payout Request Available
May 2 – May 31 ― Employee Benefits Open Enrollment Window
May 3 - DMPS Board Meeting
May 17 - DMPS Board Meeting
May 20 ― All technology items, textbooks, furniture, and purchase order requisitions and approvals must be completed in BusinessPlus
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CONTACT BUSINESS & FINANCE
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It is the policy of the Des Moines Community School District not to illegally discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion, creed, age (for employment), marital status (for programs), sexual orientation, gender identity and socioeconomic status (for programs) in its educational programs and its employment practices. There is a grievance procedure for processing complaints of discrimination. If you believe you have (or your child has) been discriminated against or treated unjustly at school, please contact Carol Wynn-Green, 2100 Fleur Drive, Des Moines, IA 50321; phone: 515-242-7709; email: carol.wynngreen@dmschools.org.
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