Finance
Dollars & Sense
Sheila Glass is the CFO of Avon Schools and she's been looking for a way to explain the complicated topic of school finance to our friends and neighbors. Welcome to 'Dollars & Sense with Sheila and Friends'. Stay tuned for future episodes.
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Welcome to 'Dollars & Sense with Sheila and Friends'. Put on your hard hat and come behind the caution tape as Sheila and her friend explain how Avon Schools has managed to fund school construction, renovation, and expansion projects while decreasing the district's debt service fund.
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Welcome to 'Dollars & Sense with Sheila and Friends'. In this episode, you'll find out how the state legislature funds Indiana public schools and you'll learn how you can lend your voice to the cause, clearly and respectfully asking our state representatives to fully fund public schools.
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Welcome to 'Dollars & Sense with Sheila and Friends'. In our tastiest episode yet, you'll learn about fund accounting — or is it 'fun' accounting? — and you'll understand the guidelines that dictate how school districts like Avon Schools budget and keep track of the monies spent.
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Welcome to 'Dollars & Sense with Sheila and Friends'. What is the referendum? How does it work? Join CFO Sheila Glass and a special friend as they discuss this important aspect of school funding and learn how the 2018 referendum is making a difference for Avon students and educators.
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Welcome to 'Dollars & Sense with Sheila and Friends'. How do we get funds to pay for school buildings, make utility payments, buy and maintain school buses, and more? Join CFO Sheila Glass and a special friend as they discuss local taxes. Their goal is to help our friends and neighbors better understand school finance.
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Welcome to 'Dollars & Sense with Sheila and Friends'. How do school districts like ours get the money they need to pay teachers? Join Avon Schools CFO Sheila Glass and a special friend as they share a tasty illustration to help friends and neighbors better understand school finance.
2025 Budget Adoption
Below are documents related to the 2025 budget adoption process. The rates and levies for the advertised and adopted 2025 budget will be higher than expected – to protect revenue for the 2025 levy. The reason for doing this is to help guard against errors that might be made by the county or state in forecasting excise revenues, assessed values, and property tax caps. Advertising a higher amount also protects from any changes that may happen during the 3 month budgeting process. At any point in the budget process, proposed budgets can be decreased below what is advertised. The goal is to ensure the school district can maximize revenue to the extent possible.
Similarly, the items listed on the Capital Assets Plan and Capital Improvements Plan, as well as the costs associated on the Bus Replacement Plan, can only be completed if there is sufficient revenue to fund these projects and purchases. Avon Community School Corporation (ACSC) is expected to be negatively impacted by property tax caps approximately $6-$7 million in 2025. In other words, ACSC can anticipate that approximately $6-$7 million of the approved property tax levy will not be received due to property tax caps. As a result, many of the items included on these plans will not be completed.
Learn the Basics
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Avon Schools Superintendent Dr. Scott Wyndham talks with CFO Sheila Glass about the basics of school finance, the referendum, property taxes, and why school finance matters to you.
Finance Files
Contacts
Sheila Glass
Chief Financial Officer
Veronica Jones
Corporation Treasurer
Cheryl Baker
Deputy Treasurer - Accounts Receivable
Carolyn Realey
Deputy Treasurer - Accounts Payable
Sherry Bowles
Accounts Payable Specialist
Ariane Joseph
Grant Specialist
Gail Mata
Inventory Specialist
Laura Moore
Payroll Coordinator - Certified
Kelly Connell Payroll Coordinator - Support Staff
Jennifer Webster
Administrative Assistant to CFO
IN Government Finance Dashboard
The Indiana Government Finance dashboard displays summary information about political subdivisions, including revenues, expenditures, and assessed values. For school corporations, educational performance data is also provided. Political subdivisions with a website should post a link to the Gateway dashboard to their website.
IC 5-14.3.9-5(b) states the following:
(b) A political subdivision shall prominently display on the main Internet web page of the political subdivision's Internet web site the link provided by the department to the Indiana transparency Internet web site established under IC 5-14-3.7.
