Taking Another Path: Community-Based Budgeting

Autor/inn/en	Malinowski, Matthew J.; Davis, Darlene G.
Titel	Taking Another Path: Community-Based Budgeting
Quelle	In: School Business Affairs, 77 (2011) 9, S.10-12 (3 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0036-651X
Schlagwörter	Budgeting; Educational Finance; School Districts; Budgets; Program Implementation; Program Administration; Program Design; Funding Formulas; Resource Allocation; Financial Policy; Change Strategies; Organizational Change; Case Studies; Critical Path Method; Community Involvement; Community Attitudes; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungsfonds; School district; Schulbezirk; Finanzhaushalt; Programme design; Programmaufbau; Programmplanung; Funding; Finanzierung; Ressourcenallokation; Fiscal policy; Finanzpolitik; Lösungsstrategie; Organisationswandel; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; USA
Abstract	Given the current economic constraints facing the country, school districts in the U.S. have been pushed to develop annual budgets through a new lens and to accept the reality that budget adoption is a complex, political process. Whether a school district is rich or poor, growing or declining in enrollment, serving a specialized population or relying primarily on state or local revenue, there seems to be general public dissatisfaction with the school district budget process. During the past budget year, the School District of Cheltenham Township ventured down a different path to final budget adoption. Of utmost importance was what Stephen Covey, in his book "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People," labeled "Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind." For the School District of Cheltenham Township, the "end" was to develop a budget that supported a school system according to the district motto--Where Excellence Begins with Education--and valued the unique programs in academics, arts, and athletics. The end also needed to be accomplished through community collaboration. In this article, the authors describe how the school district designed the budgeting process. (Contains 1 figure.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10