The Wichita Public Schools want to honor our community’s values and priorities as demonstrated through sound financial practices.  That is why we involve members of our community in our budget creation process every year.  With your advice and counsel, we build a budget that reflects your input so we can meet your expectations.

The mission of the Business/Financial Services Division (which consists of Accounting, Budgeting, Payroll, and Purchasing) is to provide students and staff with quality, cost effective materials, supplies, and services; to pay our employees and vendors in a timely and accurate manner; to communicate both our financial plan and results of operations to the Board of Education and the community; and to allocate resources equitably to insure that monies follow the needs of students in a way that:

• respects and encourages customer feedback
• encourages collaborative decision making, open and frequent communication and mutual respect of individuals
• empowers, involves and recognizes the worth of all employees
• fosters community cooperation and involvement
• ensures legal compliance
• utilizes data-driven decision making

So that:

• customer needs are met or exceeded
• excellence is valued
• employees are respected
• business/community support is developed.