Business & Financial Management Department
Tim Merlino Chief Financial Officer | Bio
Christy Price Administrative Assistant
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Business & Financial Management assists local districts with budgeting; assures compliance with state rules and regulations in all state reporting; provides legislative and general fiscal information; disseminates and consults in all matters having to do with reports from the state to school districts in local levy and state funding calculations.
This department generally serves as a liaison between the State Superintendent of Public Instruction's Office and local school districts.
| Communications & Information Management | District Business Management | Construction Services Group |
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Brant Russell Southwest Washington Regional Data Center (SWRDC)Brant Russell Provides Washington School Information Processing Co-op fiscal and student records software programming to 35 participating districts and the ESD. Ongoing training, phone assistance, group presentations and on-site visitations for co-op districts. K-20 Network Support ServicesJeff Andrews Troubleshooting and problem-solving is free to districts through a K-20 support agreement between OSPI and the ESDs. Network Consulting ServicesJeff Andrews Ongoing technical assistance with network planning and implementation. Network Support ServicesCurtis Ellis Different from Network Consulting Services in that it offers technical support for managing local and district area networks, computers, and other equipment at the district site. K-20 Videoconferencing |
Brett Blechschmidt
ESD 112 serves as district business manager reporting to district superintendent and board on all financial matters. Prepares all state reports. State Enrollment ReportingChristy Price Assists with state-required student enrollment data and basic education, handicapped and non-resident student enrollment reports, ethnic reports, non-high enrollment, and private school enrollment reports. State Financial ReportingBrett Blechschmidt
Helps local districts complete required budget, financial and personnel reports. Assures compliance with state reporting requirements in financial and personnel information processing. Cooperative Purchasing |
Construction Services GroupDoug Nichols Experienced, professional personnel assist districts with all aspects of construction management, including finance management, cost control, scheduling, constructability reviews, building commissioning, acquisition and quality control. |