Financial and Business Services
School Business manages approximately $11 billion in state and federal funds and provides various technical support services to School Districts/Local Education Agencies (LEAs), Independent Public Schools (IPS - charters, lab schools, and regional schools), their employees, and other public school stakeholders.
Keep up to date with us through our Newsletters, the What's New section below, and our topic pages in the navigation bar to the right.
School Business Systems Information for New Finance Officers and Staff - Please follow this link to our Finance Office Guides heading to find our summary of key operating systems.
What's New
Budget
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Conference Budget Summary September 22, 2023
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Budget Update September 19, 2023
Paid Parental Leave
- Paid Parental Leave Presentation August 2, 2023
- Parental Leave Employee Benefits Manual Updates August 2, 2023
- Draft Reimbursement Procedures to IPS for Classroom Substitutes September 22, 2023
Voluntary Shared Leave Reporting 2022-2023 - LEAs only (Excludes Independent Public School Operations: Charter Schools, Lab Schools, Regional Schools and the Innovative School District)
This survey is collected annually in response to General Statute 126-8.3(c) and is due September 20, 2023. It must be submitted online - https://ncdpi.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cC3CVPiOxFuItGm. To assist with completing the online survey, a preview of the questions is available.
Note: Enter whole numbers only. Do not enter decimal points, symbols, or text.
If you have questions about the survey, please contact Amanda Cruz in the Division of School Business at 984-236-2448 or amandacruz@dpi.nc.gov.
Allotment Policy Manual Update August 2, 2023
Travel Subsistence Rate Revision Effective July 1, 2023
UERS Specifications and Required Implementation Date
ESSER II Voluntary Reversion Request Process - ALL PSUs
PSUs were notified by the Office of Learning and Recovery in early June of a request for any voluntary reversions of ESSER II funding. That request is time sensitive and was centered primarily on those funds that would need to be redistributed in July to be used for the specific purpose of summer instructional activities. However, the form and process may be used for any of the ESSER II Programs that a PSU feels they cannot use effectively for the purpose directed and/or by September 30, 2023, when the grants end.
Click below for the form and process instructions:
The funding related to the summer programs is time sensitive if we hope to get the funds redistributed for effective use in July. The deadline for this initial request is JUNE 20, 2023. We welcome any other reversions as may be warranted and will continue to accept those thru August 18th. With your help we can ensure these funds are used effectively for the benefit of the students of North Carolina. Thank you for your consideration. The forms can be returned to, and questions directed to, Kristie Weber at Kristie.Weber@dpi.nc.gov.
2023-24 Indirect Cost Rates for LEAs, Charter, Regional and Lab Schools
- 2024 LEA Indirect Cost Rates effective 07/01/2023 - 06/30/2024
- 2024 Charter School Indirect Cost Rates effective 07/01/2023 - 06/30/2024
- 2024 Regional and Lab School Indirect Cost Rates effective 07/01/2023 – 06/30/2024
- More information
Closing Procedures for FY 2022-2023
LEA FO Webinar Presentation May 2023
Missed Days 2022-2023 Survey
- Review of survey questions
- Survey link: https://ncdpi.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_78v5MfH9e2vvs0u
ESSER III (PRC 181) FY 2022 Learning Loss Expenditure Survey
- Report providing the PRC 181 allotment amount for each unit
- Example of survey questions
- Survey link: https://ncdpi.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eDp5yuMub5DbAai
Teacher Compensation Requirements for Read to Achieve Summer Reading Camps
Professional Certification for NC School Finance Officers - SBE Policy
Low Wealth Funding
- Low Wealth Supplemental Funding - FY23-24 Planning Allotment vs. FY22-23 Initial Allotment - updated April 27, 2023
- Calculating Low Wealth Supplemental Funding
2023 Highlights of the NC Public School Budget
COVID Funds - Expenditure and Allotments Data spreadsheet as of May 31, 2023, and the Allotment and Expenditure Data Visualization is through May 31, 2023.
Contact Information
School Business Senior Director: Jennifer Bennett
School Allotments: Kristie Weber, Section Chief
School Reporting: Gwendolyn Tucker, Section Chief
Monitoring & Compliance: Shirley McFadden, Section Chief
School Business manages state and federal funds that are allotted to LEAs and IPSs. We collect, compile and analyze public school financial, student and personnel data. We provide support to LEA and ISP financial offices and monitor compliance with state and federal laws.
Who We Are - School Business April 2021
Phone Number: 984-236-2440
Mailing Address:
School Business
Department of Public Instruction
6336 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-6336
2023-2024 List of NC LEAs (school systems) including Independent Public Schools and other Educational Entities
LEA contact information, including Superintendents, Finance Officers, Personnel Administrators, & Principals can be found in EDDIE. Use the LEA Personnel Report (located under the Reports Menu) to obtain all LEAs, or use the Search or Selection boxes to navigate to an individual LEA or school. For help with LEA or school information and creating mailing labels or reports, please go to the EDDIE Information page.
Independent Public Schools (Charter, Laboratory, Regional) contact information is in EDDIE. Charter schools can also be found on the Office of Charter Schools website: Charter School Contacts.