Function Numbers and Object Codes for Program Accounting
Function Numbers
The Function Number indicates the action or purpose for which a person or thing is used or exists. The chart below shows the function numbers that are most commonly used in district grant programs.
Function Number Description 5100 Basic K-12 Education (Regular, FTE eligible, K-12 instructional program) 5200 Exceptional Education 5400 Adult General Courses (offered under Workforce Development) 5500 Other Instruction (such as after-school instruction) 6120 Guidance Services 6150 Parent Involvement 6200 Instructional Media Services
(including all teaching and learning resources including hardware, software, and content materials in school media centers/libraries)6300 Instruction and Curriculum Develoment Services
(Curriculum and curricular materials development. Use of this function number in a grant often indicates that the work will result in a product for dissemination.)6400 Instructional Staff Training Services (inservice training) 7200 General Administration (Indirect costs and superintendent's office costs) 7710 Planning, Research, Development, and Evaluation Services
(systemwide, planning, research, and evaluation programs)7800 Pupil Transportation Services (field trips and transporting students to and from their homes) 9100 Community Services
(Non-instructional activities such as child care programs, civic activities, community recreactional activities, and community welfare activities.)
Object Codes for ExpendituresThe Object Code indicates the service or commodity obtained as a result of a specific expenditure. The chart below shows the object codes that are most commonly used in district grant programs.
Object Code Description 120 Classroom Teacher Salaries 130 Other Certified Teacher Salaries 150 Aide and Paraprofessional Salaries 160 Other Support Personnel Salaries 210 Retirement 220 Social Security 130 Group Insurance 290 Early Retirement 291 Terminal Pay 310 Professional and Technical Services (requires a contract for services) 330 Travel 360 Rentals (leasing of buildings, films, equipment) 371 Telephone 372 Postage 390 Other Purchased Services 391 Printing Services 510 Consumable Supplies 520 Textbooks 530 Periodicals 610 Library Books for New Media Centers 612 Library Books for Existing Media Centers 621 Capitalized Audio-Visual Materials (items that cost $750 or more) 622 Non-Capitalized Audio-Visual Materials (items that cost less than $750) 641 Capitalized Furniture (items that cost $750 or more) 642 Non-Capitalized Furniture (items that cost less than $750) 643 Capitalized Computer Hardware (items that cost $750 or more) 644 Non-Capitalized Computer Hardware (items that cost less than $750) 691 Capitalized Computer Software (items that cost $750 or more) 692 Non-capitalized Computer Software (items that cost less than $750) 730 Dues and Fees (including fees paid for employee training activities) 750 Other Personal Services (including substitute teachers not under written contract) 790 Miscellaneous Expenses (including indirect costs)
Alachua County Teachers seeking more information should contact
Donna Omer, Ed.D., Director, or Judith Kendall, Project Development Specialist
Project Development, School Board of Alachua County, 620 East University Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32601-5448, USA
(352) 955-7605