Full Description
Resource Management for School Administrators is the only comprehensive book covering all school resources---fiscal, facilities and human resources. Each chapter has objectives that are aligned with the new ELCC and ISLCC standards on accreditation. Many of the federal and various state policies and laws are included. Everything you need to know on managing school resources are covered: national and state perspectives, future challenges to funding public education, resource allocation, developing a school district budget, sources of revenue, accounting budgeting and reporting, financial statements, allocating resource for higher student performance, human resource, laws and policies, compensation, facilities and auxiliary services and safety and security Each chapter contains a comprehensive case study and exercises for easy application. This practical book will be useful to all school leaders who are trying to improve their school resource management.
Contents
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1 Financial 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 2 Resource 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
