[SchoolFinance] ESCE 3 and 4 year old's in Regards to Budget

[Lisa Harkin]

Hi,
Yes, just like other grants.  Create your new fund code and post all your
reimbursable expenses to that fund, especially since you will have to send
them a Trial Balance quarterly.

We do not include any of these reimbursable expenses in our General Fund
Budget.

We are part of Cohort 1, so let me know if you have any other questions,
hopefully I can help!

On Wed, Mar 18, 2026 at 11:19 AM Kathi Kilcollins <kkilcollins at msad20.org>
wrote:

> Good afternoon,
>
> I am curious what other districts are doing in regards to ESCE funding and
> the school budget.
>
> We will not be hiring additional staff for the few 3 and 4 year olds that
> we will be getting under Cohort 3, but will be reimbursed for the time
> staff spend with those students.
>
> I am wondering if we should take a percentage of the staff that will be
> responsible for these children out of the budget, since we will be
> reimbursed for a percentage of their salary?
>
> Is this what other districts are doing, treating this like other grants
> such as title 1 and creating a budget under the new fund code?
>
> Any information would be greatly appreciated.
>
> --
> *Thank you + Have a Great Day,*
> *Kathi L. Kilcollins*
> *Business Manager, MSAD #20*
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