The Leander ISD Financial Services Department has earned the Meritorious Budget Award from the Association of School Business Officials (ASBO) for the eighth time, continuing the departmentโ€™s excellent track record of fiscal transparency.

โ€œWe have an outstanding Finance Department and Budget team here at Leander ISD,โ€ Director of Budget and Compliance Jodi Levie said. โ€œThis award reflects the Districtโ€™s commitment to maintaining fiscal responsibility, transparency and effective business practices.โ€

This award recognizes the districtโ€™s commitment to fiscal transparency through review of a 200-page budget document created by the finance department and budget team. The document is complete with visual aides and pictures, ensuring that it is user-friendly and accessible for any community members who are interested.

Comments received this year included:

  • โ€œThe District did an excellent job meeting all the Financial Section criteria. The information flows in a logical sense. The District follows the pyramid approach, and the data is all-inclusive and is clear for readers to understand.โ€
  • โ€œThe budget is an excellent document that includes a wealth of information in graphic and narrative form. It is user-friendly for the average taxpayer with an abundance of data to meet varied readersโ€™ needs.โ€
  • โ€œThe document is liftable and easily understood by the layperson. The District did a good job at discussing major goals and objectives and how the District intends to achieve them.โ€

Congratulations to the Financial Services Department for another year of incredible work!