NOLA Public Schools’ finance team is responsible for procurement, DBE, charter school funding distributions, as well as, payroll operations.  In total, more than $450M flow through the finance department with the bulk of that funding being passed along to charter schools by the district on a per student basis.  The finance team manages the differentiated funding formula, one of the district’s largest equity strategies, which guides the amount of money passed to each school based on specific student characteristics and ensures that students that need more resources get them.