Piqua City Schools

• City Schools Earn Award for Financial Reporting
  posted on: May 7, 2009
• Registering New Students in Summer
  posted on: May 7, 2009
• PHS Student-Musicians Achieve High OMEA Contest Results
  posted on: May 7, 2009
• Piqua Schools Receive Award for Financial Reporting
  posted on: May 7, 2009

Piqua City Schools’ Treasurer Jeffrey W. Price received notification in late May that the district has been awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for its comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR), by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada. The Certificate of Achievement is the highest recognition in the area of governmental accounting and financial reporting. Its attainment represents a significant accomplishment by a government entity and its management.

Price, as the individual primarily responsible for the preparation of the award-winning CAFR, is also awarded an Award of Financial Reporting Achievement for the 2007 report. The 2007 report is available at the district’s Administrative Offices in print.

Each CAFR submitted to the GFOA is judged by an impartial panel to meet the high standards of the program, including demonstrating a constructive "spirit of full disclosure" to share the financial story and encourage users and user groups to read the CAFR. Piqua City Schools has earned the Certificate of Achievement from the GFOA every year since 1997.

New Student Registration at District’s Ash Street Administrative Offices This Summer Families wishing to enroll students new to the Piqua City Schools may register their students at the district’s Administrative Offices, 719 E. Ash Street, in Piqua. Staff there have all necessary forms and welcome packets ready for families, and will be available to assist with the registration process weekdays between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Central registration for K-12 students new to the district streamlines the process for families. There is no need to wait until August because schools’ offices are closed. Registration forms are available now at PCS Administrative Offices, and may also be downloaded from the district website at www.piqua.org. Parents/guardians may obtain and complete the required forms prior to visiting the Administrative Offices, or complete the forms there. Registration will be easier and more accessible during summer months with the central registration process. Instead of going to several schools, it should reduce time and visits for families with more than one child to register and also offer convenient times when schools’ offices are closed several weeks during the summer months. To register students, parent/guardians should also bring the following documents with them for each student to be registered: birth certificate, social security card, records of inoculations, custodial records (if applicable), IEP/MFE records (if applicable), school records (if previously enrolled elsewhere), and proof of residency. Once central registration is completed, student information will be forwarded by the school district to the appropriate school prior to the start of the school year. High school and junior high students will complete a scheduling process at the schools, after central registration is completed. Registration for kindergarten students will also include making an appointment for screening at Nicklin Learning Center, at another time. For further information regarding student registration, please call Piqua City Schools Administrative Offices at 773-4321, extension 0501.

Three groups of Piqua High School musicians took their talent and performance pieces to the Ohio Music Education Associations State Choral Contest held this past weekend, and emerged with accolades and high ratings.
The PHS Women’s Chorus received a Superior (I) rating.
The PHS Concert Choir also earned a Superior (I) rating at the district contest.
The Men’s Chorus rounded out the vocal groups from Piqua High School, with a rating of (II) the at the state level.
The Piqua High School choirs are directed by Tom Westfall and accompanied by Brenda Vetter.

The Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting has been awarded to Piqua City Schools by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) for its comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR) for Fiscal Year 2008. The Certificate of Achievement is the highest form of recognition in the area of governmental accounting and financial reporting, and its attainment represents a significant accomplishment by a government and its management.
An award of Financial Reporting Achievement has been awarded to the individual, department or agency designated by the government as primarily responsible for preparing the award-winning CAFR. This has been presented to Piqua Treasurer, Jeffrey W. Price, who has been with the district since 2004.
The CAFR has been judged by an impartial panel to meet the high standards of the program, including demonstrating a constructive "spirit of full disclosure" to clearly communicate its financial story and motivate potential users and user groups to read the CAFR.
The Piqua 2008 CAFR is available on the district’s web site (www.piqua.org) in the Finances section; a limited number of paper copies also are available from the Treasurer at the Board of Education offices, 719 E. Ash Street. Members of the public may also request copies from the Treasurer of the Popular Annual Financial Report for 2008 (PAFR) which is a summary document for the same time period.
The GFOA is a nonprofit professional association serving approximately 16,000 government finance professionals with offices in Chicago, Illinois and Washington, D.C.
For additional information, please contact Price at Piqua City Schools, 937-773-4321 or Stephen Gauthier (GFOA) at 312-977-9700.
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