Budgets are then built for the upcoming year based upon these District-wide prioritized requests. The final ZBB budget is then balanced given funding constraints approved by the Board. 16 All members of the District Leadership Council share in the experience of analyzing budget trade-offs and making tough decisions between building and department requested wants and enhancements. Stakeholder Involvement Stakeholder feedback is essential to a transparent, forward-thinking budget. There are several tools the Board and administration use to communicate with the public.  Committees – There are several committees in the District that help guide the direction of schools, curriculum and the budget.  Public Survey – On a bi-annual basis, the District will conduct an outsourced public survey through a marketing research firm to provide an unbiased view of public opinion. This gives all residents a chance to have their voices heard.  Social Media – The District maintains a Facebook page and Twitter feed to provide a two-way dialog with citizens. Several individual programs in the District also maintain an active and vibrant social media presence. Budget Monitoring Throughout the fiscal year, two-way communication is maintained between the Office of Business and Finance and the various budget administrators. Since events change throughout the year, budget administrators will periodically need to revise a budget item. What results is a “give and take” approach to the request for revisions in budget amounts. First, the administrator’s entire function is reviewed for areas that might have excess budget amounts. If it is determined that there are excess budget amounts, then a budget transfer is completed to move the excess budget amount needed to fill the request. If it is determined that the administrator’s function has no excess budget amount, then other functions are reviewed for excess budget amounts. Finally, if these reviews reveal no excess budget amounts, then a budget modification request is submitted to the Board for approval. A monthly is provided to the Board indicating actual performance compared to budget. In addition, the Director of Finance reviews actual performance compared to budget on a continuing basis. As the year progresses, this review increases in focus to the extent that over the last few months of the fiscal year the budget is reviewed on a line item by line item basis. 17