Ensuring Fiscal Accountability and Public Transparency
Business Office

 
   

Business and Finance
District Offices Building
231 E. Madison Street (First Floor)

P. O. Box 97 (mailing address)
Gardner, Kansas  66030
PHONE:  913.856.2046
FAX:  913.856.2071

Jeremy McFadden
Director, Business and Finance
913.856.2047
mcfaddenj@usd231.com


Our Staff

Andrea Allenbrand
Staff Accountant
913.856.2046
allenbrandas@usd231.com

Candy Hughes
Payroll & Benefits Clerk
913.856.2041
hughesc@usd231.com

Laura Warthen
Accounts Payable Clerk
913.856.2005
warthenl@usd231.com

Jennifer Gilmore
Accountant-Payroll & Compliance
913.856.2003
gilmorej@usd231.com

 


What We Do

Welcome to the department of Business and Finance. Our department is responsible for and handles the following functions:

PAYROLL & BENEFITS

  • Certified, Classified and Administrative Payrolls
  • Employee benefits, including health insurance, dental iinsurance and all aspects of the district's Section 125 plan.
  • Employee investments and retirement accounts.
  • KPERS (Kansas Public Employees Retirement System).

    To visit the KPERS website, click here

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND BOOKKEEPING

  • All aspects of accounts payable and billings
  • Cash receipts and deposits
  • Management of the district's investment portfolio
  • Student scholarship disbursement

BUDGET AND FINANCE

  • Preparation of the annual school district budget