Another Gold Circle Leadership Award

For a fourth year in a row, Spring Branch ISD (SBISD) has been issued the Texas Comptroller’s Gold Leadership Award, its highest level of recognition.

View the 2013 Leadership Circle Score Sheet: http://www.texastransparency.org/local/scoresheet2013/isd_springbranch.php

Among other highlights, SBISD is recognized for posting its budgets, financial reports and a searchable check register online. SBISD has won several national awards for financial reporting and transparency.

Highlights:

• The Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) gave its highest recognition, Distinguished Budget Presentation, to SBISD in 2010-2011. GFOA issues this award for budget documents that function as policy documents, financial plans, operations guides and communications tools.
• SBISD’s Finance Department has earned the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for 20 years. The award is given by the same group, GFOA, for the district’s comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR).

The SBISD Finance Department team is directed by Associate Superintendent for Finance Karen Wilson.