Business Services Department - Mission, Beliefs, and Responsibilities
Mission
The Belmont-Redwood Shores School District's Business Services Department exists to provide the operational foundation for excellent schools. Our mission is to develop, implement, and continuously improve fiscal services, facilities services, and child nutrition services to ensure fiscal and operational integrity, effectiveness, and sustainability.
In our work we are mindful of the impact of our work on the daily lives of students and staff. In order to best serve them, we commit to:
Building and maintaining resilient systems and processes that are both user-friendly for schools and ensure rigorous internal control
Maintaining transparency in our operations by communicating in ways that distill our expertise into accessible terms for end users
Ensuring detailed accuracy in all domains of our work
Investing in continuous improvement of our knowledge, processes, and systems to become and remain trusted experts in our domains
Seeking to understand the reasons behind questions and responding quickly with a problem solving mindset
Building trusted relationships by approaching our work with a customer service mindset
Core Responsibilities
The Belmont-Redwood Shores School District's Business Services Department is responsible for the District's fiscal services, facilities services, and child nutrition services, including the following:
Fiscal Services: budgeting, payroll, benefits, purchasing, accounts receivable/payable, parcel tax, general obligation bonds, budget advisory committee, citizens' oversight committees, risk management, contracts & agreements
Facilities Services: maintenance & operations, expansion & modernization, facilities use, joint use agreements
Food (Child Nutrition Services): food service program, vended meals contracts, National School Lunch Program qualification and reimbursement