School Budgeting for Hard Times: Confronting Cutbacks and Critics
Autor William K. Postonen Limba Engleză Paperback – 4 ian 2011
- Applying quality enhancement principles to the process
- Incorporating measurable performance to attain funding
Discover how to do more with less. These proven strategies will help you attain the truly important goals while avoiding the dire cutbacks that threaten local educational systems' effectiveness.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781412990905
ISBN-10: 1412990904
Pagini: 200
Dimensiuni: 178 x 254 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.42 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: SAGE Publications
Colecția Corwin
Locul publicării:Thousand Oaks, United States
ISBN-10: 1412990904
Pagini: 200
Dimensiuni: 178 x 254 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.42 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: SAGE Publications
Colecția Corwin
Locul publicării:Thousand Oaks, United States
Recenzii
“The current fiscal crisis is clearly having a negative impact on our schools. This book offers practical strategies to overcome obstacles and constraints. This guide to doing more with less is essential for all school leaders.”
“This reader-friendly, practical and relatable book speaks directly to the practitioner, offering down-to-earth advice and realistic examples."
“This reader-friendly, practical and relatable book speaks directly to the practitioner, offering down-to-earth advice and realistic examples."
Cuprins
Foreword by Fenwick W. English
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
1. Performance-Based Budgeting: Beginning the Journey: An Overview
2. Why Change: The Rationale for Performance-Based Budgeting
3. Budget Planning for Financial Effectiveness and Efficiency
4. Budgeting for Financial Prudence and Productivity
5. Organizing and Goal Setting for Performance-Based Budgeting
6. Constructing the Process for Performance-Based Budgeting
7. Developing Performance-Based Budget Increment Packages
8. Determining Budget Priorities and Component Funding Levels
9. Building the Budget Recommendation
10. Budget Issues and Evaluation
11. Ideas to Action: Commencing the Journey
Appendixes
References
Index
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
1. Performance-Based Budgeting: Beginning the Journey: An Overview
2. Why Change: The Rationale for Performance-Based Budgeting
3. Budget Planning for Financial Effectiveness and Efficiency
4. Budgeting for Financial Prudence and Productivity
5. Organizing and Goal Setting for Performance-Based Budgeting
6. Constructing the Process for Performance-Based Budgeting
7. Developing Performance-Based Budget Increment Packages
8. Determining Budget Priorities and Component Funding Levels
9. Building the Budget Recommendation
10. Budget Issues and Evaluation
11. Ideas to Action: Commencing the Journey
Appendixes
References
Index
Notă biografică
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William K. Poston Jr. is an Emeritus Professor of educational leadership and policy studies at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, where he served for 17 years. A former math and physics teacher, he accumulated 25 years of experience in educational administration including 15 years as a superintendent in Tucson and Phoenix, Arizona, and in Billings, Montana. His experience includes serving as executive director of the Iowa School Business Management Academy¿the licensure program for school business managers in Iowäfor 15 years. He is the originator of curriculum-driven budgeting, and he has led over 75 curriculum audits. Poston has written 13 books and over 40 journal articles and continues to provide extensive service to schools in the areas of evaluation, curriculum management auditing, performance-based budgeting, and organizational quality improvement.
William K. Poston Jr. is an Emeritus Professor of educational leadership and policy studies at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, where he served for 17 years. A former math and physics teacher, he accumulated 25 years of experience in educational administration including 15 years as a superintendent in Tucson and Phoenix, Arizona, and in Billings, Montana. His experience includes serving as executive director of the Iowa School Business Management Academy¿the licensure program for school business managers in Iowäfor 15 years. He is the originator of curriculum-driven budgeting, and he has led over 75 curriculum audits. Poston has written 13 books and over 40 journal articles and continues to provide extensive service to schools in the areas of evaluation, curriculum management auditing, performance-based budgeting, and organizational quality improvement.
Descriere
Improve your school's productivity with existing resources by implementing performance-based budgeting. Included are step-by-step instructions for how to do more with less.