Kyrene School District

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Budget Terminology

» What is a Maintenance and Operations Budget?

» What is a Capital Budget?

» How do Overrides support school district budgets?

» How do Bonds support the budgets?

» How is transportation funded?

» How do I find more information on Kyrene's budget?

» What is a Maintenance and Operations Budget?

The Maintenance and Operations (M&O) Budget includes the day-to-day expenses of running the school system, like salaries, supplies, transportation and utilities. The majority of operating expenses are paid out of the district’s M&O Fund , which is funded through a mix of local, state and federal tax dollars.

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» What is a Capital Budget?

The Capital Budget includes construction of new schools, expansion of existing schools, major renovation and replacement of older facilities, equipment, vehicles, technology, textbooks and other instructional aides. Back to Top

» How do Overrides support school district budgets?

Voter approved overrides allow districts to increase their budgets by an approved amount. Available overrides include Maintenance and Operations Override (10% maximum), K-3 Override (5% maximum) and a Capital Override (voter approved amount). Currently, Kyrene voters have approved all three overrides. We thank the Kyrene Community for their continuous support of these Overrides. Back to Top

» How do Bonds support the budgets?

Bonds are paid for over a number of years through taxes. Bonds support capital budget needs. Currently in Kyrene, Bonds are supporting the overall capital improvement plan www.kyrene.org/cap as well as buses and instructional technology in our schools. Back to Top

» How is transportation funded?

School district transportation budgets are calculated by taking the total daily route miles (miles driven to transport students) divided by the number of students (number of students eligible to be transported based on distance from school). The calculation determines the multiplier factor used by ADE (Arizona Department of Education) to calculate the transportation budget. Back to Top

» How do I find more information on Kyrene's budget?

▪ For more information on Kyrene’s budget, visit www.kyrene.org/budget

▪ Contact Karin Smith, Director of Business Services: karinsmith@kyrene.org

▪ Return to this website which will continue to be updated when new information becomes available.

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