EDUC+6500+Finance

Making a Purchase on a classroom set of Graphing Calculators.
Part I: Working as a team, research the steps in the process of acquiring an item used for instruction on a campus and in a district. Begin with the identification of the instructional need for the item, and end with that item in the classroom and paid for. Create diagram/s or flowchart/s that include 1. the steps in the process, 2. persons or positions responsible at each step, 3. approximate timeline, 4. instructional justification of the purchase, 5. different procedures for large and small purchases (see Part II), 6. the line item code* for that item (refer to the Chart of Accounts), and 5. any other clarifying information. You may need to create multiple flowcharts, based on the districts/campuses you study if there are significant differences in procedures.

Part II: Review district policies/procedures that provide information about different procedures to follow based on the dollar amount of the expenditure. For instance, it is common for districts to have different procedures for purchases under or over $5,000. Amounts and procedures will vary by district. Reflect these requirements in the flowchart/s.

Part III: In your Wiki, identify one ISLLC Standard and one Praxis Sub-topic that are related to purchasing.

Part IV: On one page of your wiki, provide an example of an actual purchase order.

*The line item code should be reported something like this: 12 10 103 1000 6500 610 FY Fund Location Function Program Object = =