District 54 receives Meritorious Budget Award

Posted February 08, 2016 10:00 pm

Submitted by District 54

For the 19th year in a row, School District 54 has received a Meritorious Budget Award from the Association of School Business Officials International for its 2015-16 annual budget.

The Meritorious Budget Award is conferred only to school systems that have met or exceeded the Meritorious Budget Award Program criteria. Developed by ASBO for school districts, the Meritorious Budget Award criteria guide school business officials toward a quality school budget presentation by enhancing the school business officials' skills in developing, analyzing, and presenting a school system budget.

Since its inception, the program has gained the distinction of being a prestigious award recognized by accounting professionals; bond counsel; underwriters; securities analysts; bond rating agencies; educational, teacher and citizen groups; and federal and state agencies.

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