OK, this is my "1st rodeo" and I do not want to step on any toes, so I am just going to lay it out there...we are elementary school 1 of 9 and we have about 500 students-we are in a town of 50,000-and we have 3 colleges. Just to give you an idea of demographics...I've been reading some of the posts about carrying over $5000 to start up the new school year for start-up costs and such. We had some trouble w/ our Exec. Board last year and they did not really fulfill their duties and I am afraid did not carry out some of the financial obligations that should have been taken care of. With that being said, we are also reviewing & re-doing our bylaws. What should be done about carry-over monies? And what is or should be the typical ledger balance (not exact figures, of course) for a school/community our size? Don't know if some of you would mind divulging some of that to a greenie or not? Thanks for all your help!!!