Survival in a Down Economy - A Budget Reduction Process for Superintendents

Informationen zum Autor By Davis, E. E. 'Gene' and Jack A. Coffland Klappentext Dramatic reductions in the dollars available for public education require a new and systemic approach to balancing school district budgets. This manual provides numerous examples of successful budget reduction strategies based on a six-step process that has demonstrated its effectiveness in small, medium, and large school districts. Supported by bargaining units and community leaders, the process described in this manual can enable the leadership of a district to plan its way through a financial crisis. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1 Foreword Part 2 Introduction Chapter 3 Budgeting in Times of Fiscal Crisis Chapter 4 The Budget Reduction Process: An Overview Chapter 5 Who Should Use This Process Part 6 Leadership in a Fiscal Crisis Chapter 7 Leadership in Times of Financial Crisis Chapter 8 Communication during Times of Financial Crisis Chapter 9 Basic Axioms of the Budget Reduction Process Chapter 10 Guiding Principles for Budget Reduction Recommendations Part 11 The Details: Plan Your Work, Work Your Plan Chapter 12 Step 1: Situation Analysis Chapter 13 Step 2: Establishing Strategic Direction Chapter 14 Step 3: Idea Generation Chapter 15 Step 4: Internal Idea Analysis Chapter 16 Step 5: Staff/Community Evaluation Chapter 17 Step 6: School Board Involvement Part 18 The Future Chapter 19 Leadership after the Financial Crisis

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• Authors: Jack A. Coffland, Coffland Jack A., E. E. Davis, E. E. (Gene) Davis, E. E. Coffland Davis, E. E. ''Gene'' Davis, E. E. 'Gene' Davis, E. E. ''Gene'' Coffland Davis, E./ Coffland Davis, 'Gene' E. 'Gene' Davis, Davis ''Gene''
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.05.2010
• EAN: 9781607097549
• ISBN: 978-1-60709-754-9
• No. of pages: 194
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; EDUCATION / Administration / General, EDUCATION / Finance, Organization & management of education, Educational administration & organization, Funding of education & student finance