Finance and Organizational Services

Announcements / New Information  [date posted]

• 2019/20 Payment of State Apportionment [02/04/2020]
• Regulations Governing Driver Qualifications & Operational Procedures for Pupil Transportation Vehicles (NDE Rule 91) Approved by the Governor [02/04/2020]
• New mileage Reimbursement Rate effective January 1, 2020 – $.575  [01/02/2020]

Upcoming Due Dates/Dates of Importance

• Dates for 2020/21 School District Budget Preparations (webinar, new superintendent orientations, & budget assistance)
• Exempt (Home) School [Rule 13]  – NDE will discontinue accepting 2019/20 submissions effective 5:00 p.m. CT on Thursday, April 30, 2020
• Exempt (Home) School [Rule 13]  – The 2020/21 forms and information will be available by the end of May 2020.

Most Recent “Announcements/Reminders from School Finance & Organization Services” Email (SFOS Bulletin)

• April 2, 2020

FOS Programs

• Annual Financial Report (ESU)
• Annual Financial Report (School District)
  • AFR Look-Up
    • School District
    • Statewide District AFR
  • 2018/19 ESSA Financial Coding Information
  • 2018/19 Financial Reporting (ESSA) Online FAQ
  • Per Pupil Costs
  • Statewide Information
  • Users’ Manual – Program Budgeting, Accounting and Reporting System for Nebraska School Districts
• Apportionment
• Audits (School District)
  • 2018/19 Audit Confirmation Contacts
  • Audit Confirmation Look-Up
• Budgeting (School District)
  • 2019/20 Budget Factors Certification
  • 2019/20 Budget & LC-2 Materials
  • 2019/20 Expenditure Exclusion Requests Approved by the State Board
• Contracting Students
• Core Services & Technology Infrastructure Certification (ESU)
• Enrollment Option Program
• ESSA Financial Coding Information
• Exempt (Home) School Program
• Forms
• Grants Management System (GMS) Information
• Indirect Cost Rates
• LEP Allowance Expenditure Requirement
• Payment Information
• Poverty Allowance Expenditure Requirement
• Pupil Transportation
  • 2019/20 Checklist
  • 2019 Reminders
• Qualified School Construction Bonds (Rule 87)
• Qualified Zone Academy Bonds (Rule 87)
• Reimbursement Rates
  • Mileage Reimbursement Rate effective January 1, 2020 – $.575
• Rules & Regulations (related to FOS Programs)
• School Reorganization
  • District Dissolution and Unification Lists (under “Reorganization Reports”)
• Special Education Reporting Information
• Staff/Program Contacts
• State Aid Certification Information
  • 2019/20 State Aid Certification
  • Prior to 2019/20 School Year
• Statistical Information for Public School Districts (levy and valuation information)
• Superintendent Pay Transparency Act (revised 12/17/2014)
  • Search Contracts by School or Superintendent/Administrator
  • Meeting Notices (revised 02/01/2017)
    • ESU Administrator
    • Superintendent
• Textbook Loan Program (Rule 4)
• Users’ Manual – Program Budgeting, Accounting and Reporting System for Nebraska School Districts 
• Webinars

FOS Teams – FOS includes the following teams: Central Accounting, Financial Services, and School Finance & Organization Services