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Meritorious Budget Awards Program (MBA)

The Meritorious Budget Awards Program, sponsored by ING, promotes and recognizes excellence in school budget presentation and enhances the school business officials’ skills in developing, analyzing and presenting a school system budget.

The Meritorious Budget Awards Program (MBA):

Provides clear budget presentation guidelines

Defines state-of-the-art budget practices

Encourages both short- and long-range budget goals

Promotes sound fiscal management practices

Promotes effective use of educational resources

Facilitates professional growth and development for the budget staff

Helps builds solid development, analytical, and presentation budget skills

Looking for hands-on help? Find out How to Create an Award-Winning Budget at ASBO's 2010 Annual Meeting.

View MBA Recipients from 2008-2009 and past budget years.

Who’s Eligible:
Any school entity (including local school districts, educational service units, and colleges and universities) that incorporates the MBA criteria into its budget is eligible for participation in the MBA Program.

NEW User-friendly applications! Applications for both US and Canadian applicants:

Download the current application for the Meritorious Budget Awards Program (340K file).

Or, download the complete Meritorious Budget Awards brochure and application (790K file).

Choose one of the three ways below to submit your budget with your application materials:

CD ROM — Submit three CD copies of your budget

Web link — Submit three copies of your Web link on a separate piece of paper

Hard copy — Submit three copies of your budget

Participants must submit their budget no later than 90 days after its legal approval. All applications are reviewed by a team of experienced school business administrators, accountants, and auditors.

Recipients of the Meritorious Budget Award receive:

A handsome plaque and certificate

Comprehensive feedback about their budget from peers trained in up-to-date school entity budget techniques

Letters of accomplishment sent to their superintendent and school board

Recognition of achievement in ASBO’s professional magazine School Business Affairs and weekly online newsletter Accents Online, as well as in their state or provincial ASBO affiliate’s newsletter

Recognition through national and local media

Continuing education points for ASBO’s Professional Registration Program

View the MBA Program fees.

Application Mentors are available to answer questions and offer assistance.

Applicants also can find guidance by reviewing the program criteria and checklist.

FAQs: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions (137K file)

MBA-related articles and resources

Find downloads of sample budgets

You can also contribute your expertise … Become an MBA Reviewer.

For More Information
Contact Michelle Williams at williamsmd@asbointl.org or 866/ 682-2729, x7067.

ASBO International is grateful to ING for their support of the Meritorious Budget Awards Program.

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