Shrewsbury Public Schools Business Office

School Finance Basics was a cable television production hosted by Patrick Collins, former Director of Business Services, for the Shrewsbury Public Schools. The main purpose of the show is to provide factual information about the finances and operations of Shrewsbury Public Schools. Each show has different guests and covers a wide range of topics.

On the links below you may view the Powerpoint slides presented during each episode.

• December 2005: Sources of Funds & Cost Efficiency
• February 2006: The School Department Budget Process
• March 2006: Debunking Some Myths
• April 2006: Cost Cutting History
• May 2006: Internal Controls
• July 2006: Technology
• December 2006: Special Education Circuit Breaker
• February 2007: Selected Revenue Generating Programs
• June 2007: The Payroll Function

If you have any comments or questions you may forward them to the new business manager, Ann Mahan @ amahan@shrewsbury.k12.ma.us

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