Common Core of Data (CCD) School-Level Finance Survey (SLFS) 2016-2018

Survey of School-Level Finances
FY 2015 Fiscal Data Plan
1. For school-level data submitted by your state, are you able to exclude expenditures from federal funds
other than Impact Aid programs from the indicated items on the survey?
 Yes
 No
2. For school-level data submitted by your state, are you able to exclude expenditures for the following
programs from the indicated items on the survey (refer to page 4 of the survey form for specific
inclusion and exclusion instructions)?
a. Prekindergarten programs:

 Yes

 No

b. Adult education programs:

 Yes

 No

c. Special education programs:

 Yes

 No

3. For school-level data submitted by your state, are you able to separate supplies, equipment, and
purchased services into technology and nontechnology categories in accordance with the guidance
provided on the survey form and in the NCES accounting handbook, Financial Accounting for Local
and State School Systems: 2014 Edition?
 Yes
 No
4. Is your state able to report the following exhibit items for this survey (refer to pages 2 and 3 of the
survey form for item definitions)?
a. Teacher salaries:

 Yes

 No

b. Instructional aide salaries:

 Yes

 No

c. Improvement of instruction:

 Yes

 No

d. Library and media services:

 Yes

 No

e. Books and periodicals:

 Yes

 No

f. Technology software:

 Yes

 No

5. For the personnel categories listed in Part I of the survey form, would your state be able to provide a
corresponding:
a. Point-in-time headcount:

 Yes

 No

b. Averaged monthly headcount:

 Yes

 No

c. Point-in-time FTE count:

 Yes

 No

d. Cumulative FTE count:

 Yes

 No

e. Total hours:

 Yes

 No

6.

Will your state need to prorate district-level expenditures to schools in order to account for all
spending in the district for any of the items on this survey? Please state which items you will need to
prorate amounts for, if any.
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7.

Please provide any explanations or comments regarding the data reported in this survey.
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8. What is the estimated number of hours that you expect your state education agency will spend on
collecting and reporting data specifically for this survey? __________________________________
9. What is the estimated number of hours that you expect a local education agency in your state will
spend on collecting and reporting data specifically for this survey? __________________________