Sound school finance for educational excellence / Stephen Coffin and Bruce S. Cooper.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Coffin, Stephen, author.

Cooper, Bruce S., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education--Finance.

Education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (144 pages)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2017.

Summary:

Sound school finance is integral to the provision of a quality education. Indeed, a school district's budget is the financial representation of its educational plan. Thus, a clarion alert for all teachers: "If it's not in your budget, it won't be in your classroom." However, sound school finance is increasingly challenging in an era of scarce resources. Sound School Finance for Educational Excellence provides an in-depth understanding of fundamental practices, processes, and lessons learned and will not only benefit school administrators, personnel, parents, students, and other stakeholders, but also undergird the provision of an excellent education--back cover.

Contents:

Foreword / Charles J. Russo

Introduction and value proposition / Bruce S. Cooper and Stephen Coffin

Section I: Value Proposition : 1. FOUR "E" words of quality school finance: Equity, equality, efficiency, and effectiveness / Bruce S. Cooper and Stephen Coffin

Section II: Financial Management Processes : 2. "N.A.P.E.R." Steps in a budget model and process / Stephen Coffin and Bruce S. Cooper

3. Strategic budgeting for school principals / Lawrence O. Picus

4. Enrollment projections: Students drive the "budget bus" / William Hartman and Robert Schoch

5. Personnel: Education is a people enterprise / Bruce S. Cooper and Stephen Coffin

6. Special education: Special needs budgeting / Stephen Coffin and Bruce S. Cooper

7. State education aid: How to budget and manage state aid / Stephen Coffin and Bruce S. Cooper

8. Budgeting and managing federal aid for schools / Stephen Coffin and Bruce S. Cooper

9. Budgeting and managing for local revenues / Stephen Coffin and Bruce S. Cooper

Section III: Changes and Effectiveness Now and in the Future : 10. Privatization, vouchers, and tuition tax credits: A more public view / Stephen Coffin and Bruce S. Cooper

11. School finance for principals: Money may be green but financial policy should be transparent / David Alan Dolph

12. The way forward: It is now for all of us / Bruce S. Cooper and Stephen Coffin.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 23, 2017).

ISBN:

1-4758-3821-2