DEA: Revenues from Tax Sources

Last Revised Date: 02/25/2020 The Board recognizes that the School of the Osage is primarily funded by local, state and federal tax dollars. The Board, district employees and all representatives of the district will be ethical stewards of the funds entrusted to the district.

The superintendent or designee is responsible for ensuring that the district provides accurate reports and assurances and meets other requirements to receive funding. The district shall comply with all requirements governing the funds received and will account for these funds as required by law.

The superintendent is directed to take the steps necessary to maximize the district's revenue at the local, state and federal levels within the parameters of law. The Board and the superintendent will regularly provide information to elected officials on how district funds are used and will communicate the impact that inadequate funding has on students.

The superintendent is directed to regularly provide information to the public, particularly the residents of the district, about the sources of district funding and how the district uses the funding to benefit the students of the district and the community as a whole.