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Each school district and AEA must prepare and certify an estimate of proposed expenditures/expenses from each and every fund and for each and every purpose for the next ensuring fiscal year (July 1 to June 30), the amount of income proposed to be raised from all sources, and a comparison of the proposed expenditures/expenses with the amounts for like purposes for the two preceding years.
AEA
The AEA receives funding through the local school district budget process to provide instructional services, media services and special education support services to local school districts and accredited nonpublic schools. An AEA is a school corporation.
Critical Filing Dates
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Department of Management
This is the homepage for Local Governments on the Iowa Department of Management's website. Information available at this site includes information on tax increment financing (TIF), the utility tax replacement program, and valuations. Under the heading "Property Tax" spreadsheets are available on school tax rates, instructional support levies, and physical plant and equipment levies by district. Under the heading "Budgets" are spreadsheets on unspent balances in a listing for the past year and in a multi-year history of unspent balances by district, AEA enrollments and costs, FY2004 budget reductions, and the certified budget software.
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Legislative Guide to Area Education Agencies
This is a legislative guide published by the Iowa Legislative Service Bureau.
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Contact for AEA Budgets: Jyl Huskey
School District
A school district exists primarily to operate schools or to contract for educational services. Taxes may be levied by such publicly operated agencies for school purposes. Also called a local education agency (LEA), it is a school corporation.
Contact for School District Certified Budgets: Lisa Oakley , Department of Management
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Regular Program State Cost
Budget Year
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Regular Program State Cost
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2005-06
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4,931
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2006-07
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5,128
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2007-08
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5,333
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2008-09
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5,546
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2009-10
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For the Regular Program District Cost, see Maximum Tuition Rates .
Budget Enrollment and Additional Weightings History
This file contains historical information by district for budget enrollment, special education additional weighting, supplementary weighting, at-risk formula weighting, LEP/ESL weighting, and reorganization incentive additional weighting.
 Enrollment and Weighting History (156 KB 2007-01-26 13:31:30)
Iowa Code requires districts to provide certain financial information on the website. The Department has provided information on each district in the School District Financial Report Card .
Public Disclosure of Outstanding Levies
Iowa Code requires districts, prior to certifying any levy by board approval or submitting a levy for voter approval, to facilitate public access to a complete listing of all outstanding levies within the district by rate, amount, duration, and maximum levy limitations. The Department of Management has prepared on its website the required levy information for districts, called Outstanding Property Tax Levies and Maximum Levy Limits.
http://www.dom.state.ia.us/local/schools/index.html
Critical Filing Dates
See Quick Links - Department of Education Calendar , Deadlines
Links
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Department of Management
This is the homepage for Local Governments on the Iowa Department of Management's website. Information available at this site includes information on tax increment financing (TIF), the utility tax replacement program, and valuations. Under the heading "Property Tax" spreadsheets are available on school tax rates, instructional support levies, and physical plant and equipment levies by district. Under the heading "Budgets" are spreadsheets on unspent balances in a listing for the past year and in a multi-year history of unspent balances by district, AEA enrollments and costs, FY2004 budget reductions, and the certified budget software.
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Impact of School Budget Components on Foundation Property Tax Rates
This is an issue review published by the Iowa Legislative Services Agency Fiscal Services.
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Legislative Guide to Basic Iowa Education Finance
This is a legislative guide published by the Iowa Legislative Services Agency.
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Legislative Guide to Local Property Tax
This is a legislative guide published by the Iowa Legislative Services Agency.
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Gifted and Talented Program Budget, Iowa Code section 257.42
Gifted and talented children are those identified as possessing outstanding abilities who are capable of high performance and who require appropriate instruction and educational services commensurate with their abilities and needs beyond those provided by the regular school program. As part of their school improvement plan, school boards must annually submit program plans for gifted and talented children programs and budget costs to the Department of Education.
Contact for Gifted and Talented Programs: Rosanne Malek
Program, Funding, and Expenditures Guidance
 Gifted and Talented Program Funding 2007-05-03 14:41:59
Link to Gifted and Talented Program Information
Budget Allocations
2007-08 TAG Allocations 2007-05-02 09:29:24
2006-07 TAG Allocation (47 KB 2007-01-03 16:25:17)
 TAG FAQs
Talented and Gifted Funding included in the District Cost Per Pupil (DCPP)
and required local match to be taken from the Regular Program District Cost (RPDC)
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Budget Year
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75% of funding
included in DCPP
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25% local match
from RPDC
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Total Per Budget
Enrollment
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| 1999-2000 |
38 |
12.67 |
50.67 |
| 2000-2001 |
40 |
13.33 |
53.33 |
| 2001-2002 |
42 |
14.00 |
56.00 |
| 2002-2003 |
42 |
14.00 |
56.00 |
| 2003-2004 |
43 |
14.33 |
57.33 |
| 2004-2005 |
44 |
14.67 |
58.67 |
| 2005-2006 |
46 |
15.33 |
61.33 |
| 2006-2007 |
48 |
16.00 |
64.00 |
| 2007-2008 |
50 |
16.67 |
66.67 |
| 2008-2009 |
52
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17.33
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69.33
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School Finance 
Budget Guarantee Estimator 
Budget Guarantee Changes & Property Tax Implications Presentation 
Explanation Of Financial Measures