Littleton Public Schools Policy

Policy Code    DA Policy Name    Fiscal Management Goals Adoption            July 2, 1984 Revised

The Board of Education recognizes that money and money management comprise the foundational support of the whole school program. To make that support as effective as possible, the Board of Education intends:

      To encourage advance planning through the best possible budget procedures.

      To explore all practical and legal sources of dollar income.

      To guide the expenditure of funds so as to achieve the greatest educational returns.

      To require maximum efficiency in accounting and reporting procedures.

      To maintain a level of per-student expenditure needed to provide high quality education.

As trustee of community, state, and federal funds allocated for use in local education, the Board of Education has the responsibility to protect the funds and use them wisely.