Office of Budget and Reporting
BCPS Office of Budget and Reporting
Focused on Quality; Committed to Excellence
BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Services Provided
Provide guidance and support to schools and offices in budget
formulation, management, and the Budget Reporting and Analysis
Support System (BRASS).
- Develop and manage the Operating Budget request process
- Coordinate the Capital Budget Program request process
- Manage Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment (FF & E)
budgets
- Review and approve Capital Budget allotments
- Compile, analyze, and present consolidated budget requests
and recommendations to Deputy Superintendents and the Superintendent
- Coordinate requests for information from fiscal authorities,
and provide timely and accurate responses
- Submit budget appropriation transfers and budget supplements
to the Superintendent, Board of Education and County fiscal
authorities for their review and approval.
- Manage the year-end budget process
- Administer the Qualified Zone Academy Bond Program
- Develop and present BCPS budget information to stakeholder
groups
- Develop budget projections for current and future fiscal
years
- Calculate and distribute non-salary allocations to schools
- Train and assist schools and offices in budget formulation
and management
- Project salary and other personnel services costs using
payroll and human resources data
- Maintain and support automated budget information systems
- Review, approve, and process budget line transfers
- Design, generate and provide financial reports and analysis
- Monitor actual position count against budgeted position