Business Office and Accounting Services Support to our Campuses and Departments
SOUTHSIDE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 1460 MARTINEZ-LOSOYA RD. SAN ANTONIO TX 78221
The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts' Transparency Stars program recognizes local governments for going above and beyond in their transparency efforts. The program recognizes government entities that accomplish the following:
- Open their books not only in their traditional finances but also in the areas of contracts and procurement, economic development, public pensions, debt obligations; and
- Provide clear and meaningful financial information not only by posting financial documents but also through summaries, visualizations, downloadable data, and other relevant information.
Southside Independent School District adopted a tax rate that will raise more taxes for Maintenance and Operations than last year's tax rate.
MISSION STATEMENT
The Southside ISD Business Office is committed to providing transparent financial information in an easily accessible format that is clear and meaningful to our community. Financial transparency is achieved through summaries, visualizations and downloadable data as well as other relevant financial information.
The Southside ISD Business Office directs and manages accounts, budgets, district finances, materials management(purchasing), and Payroll processing.
Southside ISD is committed to providing Financial information that is transparent, relevant, and easily accessible to the community. Click HERE for Financial Transparencies.
GOALS
To provide excellent customer service to all Southside ISD campuses, departments, and vendors. To ensure applicable Southside ISD Board policies, guidelines, and standardized operational and financial procedures governing the management and use of activity funds are communicated effectively to campus staff. SISD Business office shall ensure compliance with district policies, guidelines and procedures, and the Texas Education Agency’s Financial Accountability System Resource Guide; thereby, increasing accountability of activity funds and enhancing the trust of students, parents, and the public we serve.
PURPOSE
The primary responsibility of the Business Office is to assist all Southside ISD campuses in the daily operation and maintenance of their respective business operations, which includes ensuring the proper collections, disbursement, and controls of activity funds.
The Business Department provides training on activity fund guidelines and procedures; district approved accounting practices with applicable board policies. The Business Office is responsible for maintaining and updating the district’s Activity Funds Manual, Sponsor/Staff Handbook, and all activity funds forms. The Business Office offers one-on-one training for campus personnel and develops training content for sponsor/staff training while providing daily assistance with inquiries related to business operations.
It is the policy of Southside Independent School District not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, handicap, or age in its employment practices as required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended; and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended. Southside Independent School District will take steps to assure that lack of English language skills will not be a barrier to admission and participation in all educational and CTE programs.
Es norma de Southside Independent School District no discriminar por motivos de raza, color, origen nacional, sexo o impedimento, en sus programas, servicios o actividades de CTE, tal como lo requieren el Título VI de la Ley de Derechos Civiles de 1964, según enmienda; el Título IX de las Enmiendas en la Educación, de 1972, y la Sección 504 de la Ley de Rehabilitación de 1973, según enmienda.