The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) announced that Greenville ISD received the GFOA’s Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for its annual budget for the fiscal year beginning September, 2015.

The award represents a significant achievement by the school district and reflects the district’s commitment to meeting the highest principles of governmental budgeting. In order to receive this award, GISD had to satisfy nationally recognized guidelines for effective budget presentation. The district was assessed on a policy document, financial plan, operations guide and communications device and the budget documents had to be rated “proficient” in all four categories.

GISD Superintendent Don Jefferies says of the award, “The continued recognition of our finance department illustrates our dutiful prudence with taxpayers’ dollars. I am proud of our staff and their diligence in establishing clean financial plans and effectively maintaining campus and district budgets.”

Greenville ISD has installed cost-saving and revenue enhancing mechanisms to maintain financial strength even among state and federal cuts. Among these, the district developed and implemented staffing ratios to efficiently staff campuses, employed an employee absence tracking system, and created bus and web advertising campaigns.

Jefferies continued, “Receiving the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award from GFOA reflects the expertise and efficiency of the district’s business office and the commitment across the board to wisely utilize funds. I am proud of all of our staff and their ability to smartly make use of resources to offer our students a world-class education.”

Those with questions on the Greenville ISD budget or budgeting process are encouraged to call Kelli Tharp, Chief Communications and Business Development Officer, at 903.408.4483.