August 30, 2022

Welcome to the first department-wide email of the new school year from the Office of Business & Finance. This bulletin will be sent weekly, when there is news or an update from the Office of Business & Finance; look for it on Tuesdays. 

Nothing in this communication will contain sensitive information, so please share any or all the articles with your staff. BFin Bulletins are archived on the Business & Finance page of the DMPS website.    

The Office of Business & Finance is comprised of three departments — Financial Services, Employee Services, and Procurement Services — and Board Support. 

• Financial Services includes: Financial Planning & Analysis, Grants, Communications and Continuous Improvement, Accounting, Accounts Payable, Treasury, and Accounts Receivable.  
• Employee Services includes: Benefits, Risk Management, and Payroll.
• Procurement Services includes: RFP procurement and purchasing.  

Click here to view an organization chart with current Office of Business & Finance employees.

Contact information for Office of Business & Finance staff is included below:

• Business and Finance ALL STAFF 
• Business and Finance ALL STAFF organized by task 
• Financial Services 
• Employee Services 
• Procurement Services 

Please read on for some important messages from Accounting and Purchasing:

• Job Opportunity for Students
• Purchasing Masks

ACCOUNTING

Job Opportunity for Students 

The Finance Department is looking for one or two motivated students to work in our office. Do you know of a student (current or former) who is responsible and ready for a job? We are accepting applicants with a referral from current employees. The Clerical Receptionist (casual labor) positions are flexible, we work around school classes and activities, and the pay is outstanding. This is a great opportunity for students to get business experience in a supportive environment. Students can work 5 to 40 hours per week! Applicants must be 16 or older. Office hours are 8:00 to 4:30. More information is attached. If you are willing to refer a promising student, send an email to: pamela.gomez@dmschools.org.

PURCHASING

Masks

Office Managers, Bookkeepers, Office Assistants: The district will not and cannot require masks for the upcoming school year. Buildings may order small quantities of masks to have on hand, but it is not the expectation that DMPS will be providing masks. Therefore, the Superintendent and Health Services have communicated to building administration that buildings should not place large orders of masks.