FY2016 MCPS Operating Budget
This dataset has the following 13 columns:
| Column Name | API Column Name | Data Type | Description | Sample Values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiscal Year | fiscal_year | text | 2016 view top 100 | |
| Budget Chapter | budget_chapter | text | There are 11 chapters in the Operating Budget document that are aligned with MCPS’s organizational chart. | 08-Office of the Chief Operating Officer 04-Office of Curriculum and Instructional Programs 05-Office of Special Education and Student Services 01-K - 12 Instruction 10-Office of Human Resources and Development view top 100 |
| Office-Dept-Div-Unit-Program | office_dept_div_unit_program | text | These are organizational units and programs that are contained within each of the budget chapters. | High Schools Elementary Schools Middle Schools Department of Transportation Individuals with Disabilities Education - Grant view top 100 |
| Major Object of Expenditure | major_object_of_expenditure | text | Accounts are grouped according to their purpose under 5 major types of expenditures - Salaries and Wages which includes position salaries and other (temporary part time) salaries, Contractual Services, Supplies and Materials, Other Expenses, and Equipment. | Other Expenses Other Salaries & Wages Supplies & Materials Contractual Services Position Salaries & Wages view top 100 |
| State Category | state_category | number | 1 3 2 5 6 view top 100 | |
| State Category Name | state_category_name | text | State law requires all education agencies to appropriate and record expenditures in accordance with standardized budget categories. More information on state categories is available in MCPS operating budget documents. | Administration Instructional Salaries Other Instructional Costs Mid-Level Administration Special Education view top 100 |
| Expenditure Account | expenditure_account | text | The expenditure account name describes, at the most detailed level, the purpose of the budgeted funds. | Position Salaries & Wages Local Travel Mileage Contractual Services Office Supplies Program Supplies view top 100 |
| Recommended FTE Positions | full_time_equivalent_positions | number | A full-time equivalent position, or FTE, corresponds to the number of hours a budgeted position is scheduled to work. A 1.0 FTE works full time, or 40 hours per week. | 0 2 1 4 5 view top 100 |
| Recommended Amount | recommended_amount | number | In December, the Superintendent of Schools presents his Recommended Fiscal Year Operating Budget to the Board of Education. | 0 1000 3000 5000 2000 view top 100 |
| Adopted FTE Positions | adopted_fte_positions | number | 0 2 4 1 7 view top 100 | |
| Adopted Amount | adopted_amount | number | In March, the Board of Education adopts its budget and sends its Requested Fiscal Year Operating Budget to the county executive. | 0 1000 3000 5000 2000 view top 100 |
| Approved FTE Positions | approved_fte_positions | number | A full-time equivalent position, or FTE, corresponds to the number of hours a budgeted position is scheduled to work. A 1.0 FTE works full time, or 40 hours per week. | 0 2 7 1 3 view top 100 |
| Approved Amount | approved_amount | number | By March 15th, the county executive must submit his budget to the County Council, which includes recommendations for MCPS. The County Council appropriates the budget in May, including the budget for MCPS by state category. In June, the Board of Education adopts the approved budget for MCPS which must equal the total budget by state category appropriated by the County Council. The Board may make changes to the budget within state category. | 0 1000 2000 3000 5000 view top 100 |