Chico Unified School District's Fiscal Services Department is divided into four major areas, Accounting, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll, and Purchasing, as well as student attendance, purchasing, and inventory. 
 

Primary responsibilities of the department: 

• Maintenance of the General Ledger
• Payment of salaries and benefits for district employees
• Payment of invoices and claims for the operation costs of the district
• Monitoring expenses to assure state and district regulations are met
• Collecting revenue due to the district
• Providing financial information to the Board of Education and district administrators
• Preparation of state, federal and local reports
• Accounting for all financial transactions of the district according to general accepted accounting principles
• Preparation of state, federal and local reports
• Accounting for all financial transactions of the district according to general accepted accounting principles

 

Proposition 30 added Article XIII, Section 36 to the California Constitution effective November 7, 2012. School Districts are required to determine how the moneys received from the Education Protection Account are spent in the schools within its jurisdiction on an annual basis. On June 22, 2022, the Board will hold a Public Hearing and approve the expenditures of the Education Protection Account (EPA).