Full Description
Public School Finance Decoded discusses why the finance department needs to have a seat at the table during discussions about how to educate the whole child. Written in plain language, this book will empower school administrators to improve student achievement through understanding the impact school finance has on each student. It lays out a process for using expenditure data for predictive purposes towards student achievement and for efficiency indicators, which ensure efficient resource use for the necessary services of a school district.
Contents
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1: How Finance and Student Achievement Go Hand-In-Hand
Chapter 2: Looking At the Past to Predict the Future
Chapter 3: How to Use District Efficiency Indicators
Chapter 4: What Expenses to Include In the Indicators
Chapter 5: Child Nutrition Ratios
Chapter 6: Maintenance and Operation of Plant Ratios
Chapter 7: Transportation Ratios
Chapter 8: Technology Ratios
Chapter 9: Other Ratios to Consider
Chapter 10: What Expenditures Directly Correlate With Student Achievement
Chapter 11: Linking the Strategic Plan to Budget
Chapter 12: How It All Fits Together
