Business Services

The Business Services Department is responsible for all financial and business activity employed in the operation of the school system.  This includes budgetary and financial accounting, payroll, purchasing, accounts payable, billing, forecasting, and building accommodation planning and coordination with the Connecticut State Department of Education.  This office is also responsible for administering employee benefits along with many state and federal compliance requirements.

The Payroll Department handles over 400 active employees including certified and non-certified staff, substitutes, tutors, coaches and system-wide employees.  Payments must also be made for such payroll-associated costs as state teachers' retirement, municipal employees' retirement, union dues, tax shelter annuities, and over twenty other deductions. 

The district uses the MUNIS financial software to process payroll, purchase orders, pay vendors, and record budget transactions.  The district has internal control procedures that include an electronic approval process for payments to over 2,500 vendors and/or contractors.  The Business Office will process, record and track approximately 44 million dollars in payments this year.

Jo-Ann Keating, Ed.D.
Director of Finance and Operations