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<title>2012-2013 Administrative, Budgeting, and Financial Reporting Handbook</title>
<description>The ABFR Handbook provides school districts, educational service districts, and other users with a reference manual and working documents for policies and procedures relating to School Apportionment and Financial Services at OSPI.</description>
<link>http://www.k12.wa.us/safs/ins/abf/1213/hb.asp</link>

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<title>F-203 Screen Shots for SY 2012-13</title>
<description>This document contains screen shots of the F-203 system for 2012-13.</description>
<link>http://www.k12.wa.us/safs/ins/abf/1213/F-203%20ABFR%20Screen%20Shots%202012-13%20SY.pdf</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 4 Jun 2012 08:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>F-203 Data Dictionary</title>
<description>A document containing information about the various data fields used in the F-203 system.</description>
<link>http://www.k12.wa.us/safs/ins/abf/1213/ABFR%2-0-%20F203%20Data%20Dictionary%20ABFR%20Update.xlsx</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 4 Jun 2012 08:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>F-203 Edit Page</title>
<description>A document containing the various edits that can be encountered when using the F-203, where they come from and what they mean.</description>
<link>http://www.k12.wa.us/safs/ins/abf/1213/ABFR%20Edits%20Page.pdf</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 4 Jun 2012 08:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Indirect Cost Limits and Recoveries</title>
<description>Contains all of the calculated indirect rates for school districts for the 2012-13 school year.</description>
<link>http://www.k12.wa.us/safs/Misc/FederalIndirect/1213%20Rates.xls</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 5 Jun 2012 08:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Salary Information</title>
<description>Contains information on state-funded salaries for teachers and other staff, including LEAP Documents 1 and 2.</description>
<link>http://www.k12.wa.us/safs/INS/ABF/1213/BP6.pdf</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 5 Jun 2012 08:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Employee Health and Benefit Rates</title>
<description>Contains information on the Health and Benefit Rates for school employees, based on budgetary information.</description>
<link>http://www.k12.wa.us/safs/INS/ABF/1213/BP7.pdf</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 5 Jun 2012 08:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>K-4 &amp; K-12 Staff Ratio Funding</title>
<description>Contains infomration on the K-4 and K-12 staff funding ratios outlined in statute.</description>
<link>http://www.k12.wa.us/safs/INS/ABF/1213/BP10.pdf</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 5 Jun 2012 08:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Report 1159</title>
<description>Provides a sample Report 1159 to demonstrate K-4 and K-12 staff ratio compliance. Individual reports for each district are available on the Reports page.</description>
<link>http://www.k12.wa.us/safs/INS/ABF/1213/Report%201159.pdf</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 5 Jun 2012 08:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Form 1158</title>
<description>A downloadable sample report for reporting the Net Increase in Basic and Special Education Certificated Instructional Staff for the 2012-13 School Year.</description>
<link>http://www.k12.wa.us/safs/INS/ABF/12313/Form%201158.pdf</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 5 Jun 2012 08:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Form 1160</title>
<description>A downloadable sample report for reporting Staffing Ratio Enrollment using a month other than October for the purposes of compliance. Districts must a select a month when all programs are operating.</description>
<link>http://www.k12.wa.us/safs/INS/ABF/1213/Form%201160.pdf</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 5 Jun 2012 08:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Chapter IX: Maintenance of Effort</title>
<description>Contains information on the Federal Cross-Cutting, Vocational, and Special Education Maintenance of Effort tests, and the Special Education Federal Excess Cost test as well.</description>
<link>http://www.k12.wa.us/safs/INS/ABF/1213/12-13_Ch09_MOE.pdf</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 5 Jun 2012 08:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Chapter XI: Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards</title>
<description>Contains information and directions on how districts should complete the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA).</description>
<link>http://www.k12.wa.us/safs/INS/ABFR/1213/12-13_Ch11_SEFA.pdf</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 5 Jun 2012 08:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>SEFA Template</title>
<description>A downloadable Excel template that districts may use when preparing their SEFA.</description>
<link>http://www.k12.wa.us/safs/INS/ABF/1213/SEFA%20Template.xls</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 5 Jun 2012 08:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Appendix</title>
<description>An appendix to the ABFR Handbook.</description>
<link>http://www.k12.wa.us/safs/INS/ABF/1213/12-13_Appendix.pdf</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 5 Jun 2012 08:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Revenue Account Summary</title>
<description>A listing of various revenue accounts including relevant information, such as formulas, restrictions, or CFDA information as appropriate.</description>
<link>http://www.k12.wa.us/safs/INS/ABF/1213/BP2.pdf</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2012 10:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>State Apportionment Payment Information</title>
<description>This document contains information about the schedule of payments for state apportionment to school districts.</description>
<link>http://www.k12.wa.us/safs/INS/ABF/1213/BP4a.pdf</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2012 10:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>School Finance Resource People by Subject</title>
<description>This document is a directory of the various staff members responsible for specific areas, including budgeting, enrollment, and so on. Some program-specific information is included as well.</description>
<link>http://www.k12.wa.us/safs/INS/ABF/1213/BP8.pdf</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2012 10:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Excess Cost Accounting for Special Education</title>
<description>This document contains infomration about the Washington Special Education Excess Cost Methodology for funding programs for students with special needs.</description>
<link>http://www.k12.wa.us/safs/INS/ABF/1213/BP9.pdf</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2012 10:40 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Budget Preparation - Introduction</title>
<description>This is an introductory section to the Budget Preparation chapter.</description>
<link>http://www.k12.wa.us/safs/INS/ABF/1213/BPIntro.pdf</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2012 13:50 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Chapter 7 Budgeting Receivables</title>
<description>This chapter contains information on the processes if a district needs to budget receivables from future years in order to balance its budget.</description>
<link>http://www.k12.wa.us/safs/INS/ABF/1213/12-13_Ch07_BudRec.pdf</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2012 09:50 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Chapter 8 Apportionment Advances and Redirections</title>
<description>This chapter contains information on how districts apply for an advance on their apportionment payment, or how to redirect a portion of their apportionment to their Captial Projects Fund.</description>
<link>http://www.k12.wa.us/safs/INS/ABF/1213/12-13_Ch08_Apport.pdf</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2012 09:50 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Chapter 10 Warrant Processing</title>
<description>Details the steps a second-class district must go through in order to draft their own warrants.</description>
<link>http://www.k12.wa.us/safs/INS/ABF/1213/12-13_Ch10_Warrants.pdf</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2012 09:50 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Chapter 4 Budget Status Report</title>
<description>Contains a sample F-198 Budget Status Report for districts to use.</description>
<link>http://www.k12.wa.us/safs/INS/ABF/1213/12-13_Ch04_F198.pdf</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2012 10:15 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Chapter 5 F-197 County Treasurer's Report to School Districts</title>
<description>Contains information about the F-197 County Treasurer's report to school districts, including a sample reconciliation form.</description>
<link>http://www.k12.wa.us/safs/INS/ABF/1213/12-13_Ch05_F197.pdf</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2012 10:50 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>Chapter 6 F-196 Annual Financial Statements</title>
<description>This document contains a sample of the F-196 Annual Financial Statement for school districts for the 2011-12 school year, including item numbers and descriptions of edit messages that districts may encounter.</description>
<link>http://www.k12.wa.us/safs/INS/ABF/1213/2011-12%20F-196%20PDF%20Chpt%20VI.pdf</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2012 12:50 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>F-196 Data Dictionary</title>
<description>This document is a dictionary of all of the item numbers in the F-196 Annual Financial Statement. It includes calculations where appropriate and descriptions.</description>
<link>http://www.k12.wa.us/safs/INS/ABF/1213/F-196%20Item%20Number%20Dictionary.pdf</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2012 12:50 PDT</pubDate>
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