Public School Finance Decoded
A Straightforward Approach to Linking the Budget to Student Achievement, Second Edition
2nd Edition
Will be published approx. on 19. March 2026
Book
Hardback
1 pages
979-8-8818-0009-3 (ISBN)
Description
Public School Finance Decoded discusses why the finance department needs to have a seat at the table during discussions about how to educate the whole child. Written in plain language, this book will empower school administrators to improve student achievement through understanding the impact school finance has on each student. It lays out a process for using expenditure data for predictive purposes towards student achievement and for efficiency indicators, which ensure efficient resource use for the necessary services of a school district.
More details
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
454 gr
ISBN-13
979-8-8818-0009-3 (9798881800093)
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Person
Jay C. Toland is the chief financial officer (CFO) for Scotland County Schools in Laurinburg, North Carolina. He is a certified management accountant (CMA) and certified administrator of school finance and operations (SFO). He received his bachelor's in business administration from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington and his MBA from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke.
Content
Ch 1. How Finance and Student Achievement GO Hand in Hand
Ch 2. Looking at the Past to Predict the Future
Ch 3. The Plan to For Student Achievement - The Budget
Ch 4. A Granular Look at School Level Budgeting
Ch 5. How to use District Efficiency Indicators
Ch 6. What Expenditures to include in the Indicators
Ch 7. Child Nutrition Ratios
Ch 8. Maintenance and Operation of Plant Ratios
Ch 9. Transportation Ratios
Ch 10. Technology Ratios
Ch 11. Other Ratios to Consider
Ch 12. Drastic Budget Reductions and How To Minimize the Effect on Proficiency
Ch 13. What Expenditures Directly Correlate with Student Achievement
Ch 14. Linking The Strategic Plan to Budget
Ch 15. How it all Fits Together
Ch 2. Looking at the Past to Predict the Future
Ch 3. The Plan to For Student Achievement - The Budget
Ch 4. A Granular Look at School Level Budgeting
Ch 5. How to use District Efficiency Indicators
Ch 6. What Expenditures to include in the Indicators
Ch 7. Child Nutrition Ratios
Ch 8. Maintenance and Operation of Plant Ratios
Ch 9. Transportation Ratios
Ch 10. Technology Ratios
Ch 11. Other Ratios to Consider
Ch 12. Drastic Budget Reductions and How To Minimize the Effect on Proficiency
Ch 13. What Expenditures Directly Correlate with Student Achievement
Ch 14. Linking The Strategic Plan to Budget
Ch 15. How it all Fits Together