Table of Contents
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1Financial Management Principles and Historical Perspectives
- Objectives
- Adequacy, Equity, and Equality
- National Perspectives on Financing Education
- State Perspectives on Financing Education
- Future Challenges to Funding Public Education
- Summary
- Case study
- Exercises and discussion questions
- References
Chapter 2Resource Allocation and Financial Planning
- Objectives
- Planning School District Budgets
- Developing a School District Budget
- Sources of Revenue
- Taxpayer Equity
- Summary
- Case studies
- Exercises and discussion questions
- References
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Chapter 3 Accounting, Budgeting and Reporting
- Objectives
- Why do we have accounting systems?
- Student Activity Accounts
- Fundraising
- Financial Statements
- Audits
- Summary
- Case studies
- Exercises and discussion questions
- References
Chapter 4 Managing Resources for Higher Performance and Productivity
- Objectives
- What are Educational Resources?
- The Relationship Between Resource Allocation and Achievement
- Allocating Resources for Higher Performance and Productivity
- Educational Choice
- Summary
- Case study
- Exercises and discussion questions
- References
Chapter 5 Managing Human Resources
- Objectives
- Planning staffing needs and enrollment forecasting
- Employment laws
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- Employee evaluation and compensation programs
- Collective bargaining
- Summary
- Case study
- Exercises and discussion questions
- References
Chapter 6 Managing Facilities for Higher Performance and Productivity
- Objectives
- School Facilities in the United States
- Facility design and student achievement
- School facility planning
- Environmental issues
- Summary
- Case study
- Exercises and discussion questions
- References
Chapter 7 Auxiliary Services: Food, Safety, Security, and Transportation
- Objectives
- Major Auxiliary Services
- Food service
- Safety and security
- Transportation
- Summary
- Case study
- Exercises and discussion questions
- References
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Epilogue
Appendix School Resource Web Sites
References
Index
About the Authors