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South Dakota School Districts Embrace The 30,000-Foot View, Interactive Budget Model Software, to Help Analyze Multi-Year Budget Projections
Malvern, PA -- February 26, 2007 -- The 30,000-Foot View (www. 30kview.com) announces that school districts in South Dakota are using its budget model software to help analyze budget projections over a multi-year period.

Pennsylvania Act 1 & South Dakota versions now available
October, 2006
South Dakota  

• As presented at SDASBO September 2006  
  
• Develops five-year spending plan for all operating and capital funds  
  
• Five-year revenue and financing options to provide resources in support of those plans  
  
• Meets all South Dakota tax levy calculations with multiple assessment valuations and levy rates including offsets for manufactured housing assessment. Blends current & prior tax rates for precise forecasting  
  
• Integrates “opt-out” computations and penalty calculations into forecasts  
  
• Incorporates five-year capital budget plan  
  
• Comprehensive “what-if” borrowing scenarios

Pennsylvania  

• Develop a comprehensive 5-year financial forecasting encompassing operating and capital expenditures, local property and income tax scenarios, revenue and borrowing projections
  
• PA Act 1 Specifics including interactive projection of healthcare, special education, and retirement tax exceptions.  

The 30,000-Foot View, Interactive Budget Forecasting Software, Helps School Districts Analyze Multi-Year Financial Projections
Malvern, PA  -- January 4, 2006  -- The Hawk Group, LLC announces that it has partnered with the developers of The 30,000-Foot View to help educate school districts on how the software helps users analyze multi-year budget projections.