Resource Management for School Administrators (eBook)

Optimizing Fiscal, Facility, and Human Resources

Craig A. Schilling, Daniel R. Tomal (Autoren)

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2013
168 Seiten
R&L Education (Verlag)
978-1-4758-0253-5 (ISBN)

Infos

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.

Autor

Daniel R. Tomal, Ph.D.is a Professor at Concordia University Chicago teaching educational leadership. He is a consultant and an author of ten books such as Action Research for Educators and Challenging Students to Learn by Rowman & Littlefield Education, and has made guest appearance on many national radio and television shows. Craig A. Schilling, Ed.D. is an Associate Professor at Concordia University Chicago teaching education finance, law, human resources and school business management. He has served on a number of state and national associations and spoken at state, national and international conferences.

Inhalt

Foreword PrefaceAcknowledgmentsChapter 1Financial Management Principles and Historical PerspectivesObjectivesAdequacy, Equity, and EqualityNational Perspectives on Financing EducationState Perspectives on Financing EducationFuture Challenges to Funding Public EducationSummaryCase studyExercises and discussion questionsReferencesChapter 2Resource Allocation and Financial PlanningObjectivesPlanning School District BudgetsDeveloping a School District BudgetSources of RevenueTaxpayer EquitySummary Case studiesExercises and discussion questions References ivChapter 3 Accounting, Budgeting and Reporting ObjectivesWhy do we have accounting systems?Student Activity AccountsFundraisingFinancial StatementsAuditsSummaryCase studiesExercises and discussion questionsReferences Chapter 4 Managing Resources for Higher Performance and ProductivityObjectivesWhat are Educational Resources?The Relationship Between Resource Allocation and AchievementAllocating Resources for Higher Performance and ProductivityEducational ChoiceSummaryCase studyExercises and discussion questionsReferences Chapter 5 Managing Human Resources ObjectivesPlanning staffing needs and enrollment forecastingEmployment laws vEmployee evaluation and compensation programsCollective bargainingSummaryCase studyExercises and discussion questionsReferencesChapter 6 Managing Facilities for Higher Performance and ProductivityObjectivesSchool Facilities in the United StatesFacility design and student achievementSchool facility planningEnvironmental issuesSummary Case studyExercises and discussion questionsReferences Chapter 7 Auxiliary Services: Food, Safety, Security, and Transportation ObjectivesMajor Auxiliary Services Food serviceSafety and security TransportationSummaryCase studyExercises and discussion questionsReferencesviEpilogue Appendix School Resource Web SitesReferences IndexAbout the Authors

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 25.1.2013
• Reihe/Serie: The Concordia University Leadership Series
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Sammeln / Sammlerkataloge
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
• Schlagworte: Accounting • Accounting, Budgeting and Reporting • Budgeting • Financial Management Principles • Financial Planning • HR • Human Resources • school administrators • school district budget • school leaders • school resource management • student performance
• ISBN-10: 1-4758-0253-6 / 1475802536
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4758-0253-5 / 9781475802535