School Finance

The School Finance Section is responsible for calculating and distributing Basic Formula, Classroom Trust Fund, Proposition C, Transportation and Small Schools Grant payments to local school districts and charters schools throughout Missouri. School Finance is responsible for the creation and publication of the Missouri Financial Accounting Manual and assists local school officials with the coding of revenues and expenditures as well as budgeting for the above mentioned state revenues. The Section also assists school districts and charter schools with the completion of the Annual Secretary of the Board Report (ASBR) and MOSIS/Core Data cycles that contain information such as attendance, free and reduced lunch, calendar, and tax levy information, which have an impact on the state aid payments.  

Acceptable Collateral
Annual Secretary of the Board Report (ASBR)
Audit/Schedule of Selected Statistics
Bond Direct Deposit
Contact
NameTitle
David Tramel, David.Tramel@dese.mo.gov

Coordinator, Financial and Administrative Services

Contact for school governance and transportation

Tammy Lehmen, Tammy.Lehmen@dese.mo.gov

Coordinator, School Finance

Contact for districts in county 048 & Kansas City Charters, transportation finance 

Sharon Bax, Sharon.Bax@dese.mo.gov

Manager, School Finance              

Contact for districts in counties 097 & 107 to 115 & Normandy & St Louis Charters

Emilea Ament, Emilea.Ament@dese.mo.gov Contact for districts 037 to 047 & 049-072 & Audits
Stacy Engelbrecht, Stacy.Engelbrecht@dese.mo.gov Contact for districts 073 to 106
Kara Shumate, Kara.Shumate@dese.mo.gov

Director, School Finance

Contact for districts in counties 001-036 & Contact for County Clerks

Data Request
Election Calendar
Investment Policy
Listserv (ASBR & Finance)
Record Retention Schedule