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The Principal's Guide to School Budgeting
Third Edition
- Richard D. Sorenson - University of Texas at El Paso, USA
- Lloyd M. Goldsmith - Abilene Christian University
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December 2017 | 352 pages | Corwin
Create winning budgets aligned with today’s fiscal and academic realities
Developing budgets that meet changing economic constraints and instructional expectations is a challenge. The Principal’s Guide to School Budgeting is for administrators who want to enhance their instructional, technical, and managerial skills not only as school leaders but also as visionaries, planning coordinators, and budgeting managers. While retaining the features that made the first two editions bestsellers, this third edition incorporates the new Professional Standards for Educational Leaders (PSEL), up-to-date statistics related to budgeting during lean times, and information about budgeting for technology enhancements and to meet new state and federal standards. Readers will find
• a budgeting checklist and templates
• standards-oriented scenarios
• case study applications and questions
• experiential activities
• a glossary of terms
Showcasing real school finance scenarios, this guide will help administrators plan a successful budget, monitor funds, evaluate budget reports, and prepare action plans that keep students achieving during challenging times.
Developing budgets that meet changing economic constraints and instructional expectations is a challenge. The Principal’s Guide to School Budgeting is for administrators who want to enhance their instructional, technical, and managerial skills not only as school leaders but also as visionaries, planning coordinators, and budgeting managers. While retaining the features that made the first two editions bestsellers, this third edition incorporates the new Professional Standards for Educational Leaders (PSEL), up-to-date statistics related to budgeting during lean times, and information about budgeting for technology enhancements and to meet new state and federal standards. Readers will find
• a budgeting checklist and templates
• standards-oriented scenarios
• case study applications and questions
• experiential activities
• a glossary of terms
Showcasing real school finance scenarios, this guide will help administrators plan a successful budget, monitor funds, evaluate budget reports, and prepare action plans that keep students achieving during challenging times.
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Budget–Vision Relationship and the National Standards
Chapter 2: Culture, Data, Conflict Resolution, and Celebrating Success
Chapter 3: A Model for Integrating Vision, Planning, and Budgeting
Chapter 4: Understanding the Budgeting Process
Chapter 5: Effective, Efficient, and Essential Budgeting Practices
Chapter 6: Building the School Budget
Resource A. Selected Forms
Resource B. Experiential Exercises
Resource C. Budgeting Checklist for School Administrators
References
Index