Budget
Actuals
UCOA
SEG
Hodge Podge
1000

Before this date each year, each local school board shall submit to the PED an operating budget for the school district or charter for the ensuing year

April 15

1000

When are quarterly Actuals due?

Due the last working day of the month following the end of the reporting period.

1000

All Capital Projects funds start with what?

3xxxx

1000

This public official's office releases the annual unit value that drives the SEG formula

Secretary of Education

1000

Who was the winner of the 2025 SBB Salsa Contest?

Kat "Salsa Queen" Mangin

2000

This type of entity requires their Governance Council approval and Board Council approval of the budget

Local Charter

2000

Although not required to be budgeted this way, at what level must Actual expenditures be submitted?

School-site/Location 

2000

Since the UCOA has not been fully updated, SBB staff have to check what expenditure object to ensure it is not coded to the wrong function

53330- Professional Development

2000

This piece of SEG is based on a comparison of prior year 40D MEM versus current year 40D MEM to see if it results in greater than 1% increase

Growth

2000

A charter turns in their budget 4 weeks late and wants you to reopen their funds after the budget has been Deputy Secretary reviewed. This is the correct response

Anything that says no politely

3000

Before this date each year, each local school board shall have a public, published hearing that fixes the subsequent years budget. 

June 20

3000

This Operational revenue is almost always ONLY received in the final quarter of the year. 

Forest Reserve

3000

This is the only UCOA component with 6 digits.

Location

3000

On the 910B-5, what component will never have a value for the preliminary, signed 910B-5 during Op-Bud?

Save Harmless

3000

By far, this is the most common type of expense in a school's budget

Salaries and Benefits

4000

What is the amount of governing council members required to approve a budget?

A quorum 
4000

Besides Substitutes and Board Members Job Codes, which additional Job Code NEVER requires a FTE?

1613- Separation Pay

4000

Under what function would you expect to be the only place to find lines for job code 1316-Audiologist

2100 Support Services- Students

4000

What is the only thing that NM still takes credit for and reduces your SEG by a portion of the projected revenue?

Energy Efficiency Renewable Bonds

4000
This is the term for the exception granted when the Secretary waives the length of school day or remote learning requirements (assuming 1140 hours is met)

Hardship Exception

5000

In the first year of a new charter, what two units are based on those of the district in which the charter school is geographically located?

At-Risk and TCI (SCM also acceptable)

5000

Under which line would I enter an amount if I had to restore cash(debit) and reverse the original expenditure/liability(credit). Sometimes entities just credit fund balance for this as well.

Line 3- Prior Year Warrants Voided


5000

Name the program code that was created and the one that was deleted to comply with CFR Title 34 (Child with a disability) and to follow the NCES Handbook starting in FY25 to address a specific SPED group.

Created- 4050 Special Education- Gifted

Deleted- 4025 At-Risk Special Programs

5000

What is the final unit value for FY26?

Unknown, will be set by Jan 31

5000

In the accreditation matrix, how many items is School Budget responsible for and what are they?

2;  Operating Budget criteria and School Level Expenditures in Actuals