School Budgeting for Hard Times: Confronting Cutbacks and Critics

About this book

"The current fiscal crisis is clearly having a negative impact on our schools. This book offers practical strategies to overcome obstacles and constraints and is essential for all school leaders." David Freitas Professor Indiana University South Bend "This reader-friendly and relatable book speaks directly to the practitioner offering down-to-earth advice and realistic examples." David L. Flynn Director Commission on Public Elementary and Middle Schools Adjunct Professor of Educational Administration New England Association of Schools and Colleges Bedford MA and Cambridge College MA A win-win solution to the battle of the budget Are you challenged to improve your schools productivity with existing or even diminishing resources? It can be done and School Budgeting for Hard Times will show you how. Author William K. Poston Jr. has fought and won many budget battles. He and renowned educator Fenwick W. English who provides the books foreword contend that the needs of curriculum and learning should drive the budgeting processnot the other way around. The solution is implementing performance-based budgeting. This text gives step-by-step instructions for: Using assessment data to determine budget priorities 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.