
Principles of School Business Management
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- Principles Of School Business Management
- Contents
- Preface
- Authors
- CHAPTER 1 Introduction to School Business Management
- Introduction
- Historical Overview
- The Growth of a Profession
- The Role of the School Business Administrator
- Areas of Responsibility
- Professional Preparation and Certification
- Personal Attitudes and Values
- When is a School Business Administrator Needed?
- Elements of Future Educational Reform
- Code of Ethics
- Summary
- Endnotes
- CHAPTER 2 Legal Context of the Public School District
- Introduction
- The Local School District as a Legal Entity
- Authority to Act
- Legislative Delegation of Authority
- Appropriate Administrative Delegation of Authority
- Shared Authority With Another Administrative Agency
- Other Loci of Authority or Power
- Written Constitutions
- Federal Constitution
- State Constitutional Sources
- State Boards of Education
- Federal Statutes
- Contracts
- Liability
- Summary
- Endnotes
- CHAPTER 3 Taxation
- Systems of Taxation
- Tax Concepts and Fundamentals
- Evaluating Tax Bases
- Endnotes
- CHAPTER 4 Management Theories
- Introduction
- The Development of Management Theory
- Theories of Organizational Structure
- Organizational Culture
- Organizational Change
- Overall Summary
- Endnotes
- CHAPTER 5 Strategic Planning
- Introduction
- Planning Theory
- General Limitations on Planning
- Social Context of Planning
- Broad Planning Concepts
- Strategic Planning
- Summary
- Endnotes
- CHAPTER 6 Fiscal Equity Challenges
- Introduction
- Origins of School Funding Challenges
- Federal Origins
- The Federal Case
- Subsequent Federal Litigation
- State Origins
- The State Case
- Early State Cases
- Later Reform Cases
- Active State Cases
- Summary
- Endnotes
- CHAPTER 7 Legal Liability
- Introduction
- Historical Perspectives
- Doctrine of Sovereign Immunity
- Tort Liability
- Defamation and Student Records
- Summary
- Endnotes
- CHAPTER 8 Personnel
- Introduction
- The Personnel Function
- People and Organizations
- Personnel Planning
- Summary
- Endnotes
- CHAPTER 9 Collective Negotiations
- Introduction
- Collective Bargaining in Public Education
- Collective Bargaining Issues
- Appropriate Subjects for Bargaining
- Breakdowns in the Negotiating Process
- Arbitration
- Other Solutions
- Grievance Procedures
- Collective Bargaining and Management Rights
- Collective Bargaining Within Site-Based Management
- Roles of School Business Administrators
- Resolving Negotiation Impasses
- Summary
- Endnotes
- CHAPTER 10 Reduction-In-Force
- Introduction
- Planning for RIF
- Financial Exigencies
- Job Security
- Financial Insolvency
- Enrollment Declines
- Authority of the Board of Education
- Summary
- Endnotes
- CHAPTER 11 Accounting
- Introduction
- Accounting Functions in School Systems
- Purposes of the Accounting Function
- Unique Characteristics of Accounting for Public School Systems
- The Fund Structure: A School System's Financial Structure
- Purpose of Each Fund and Accounting Group
- Books of Record
- Summary
- Endnotes
- CHAPTER 12 School District Budgeting
- Introduction
- Budget Defined
- An Historical Perspective on Budgets and Budgeting
- Federal Budget Policy: The Early Years
- Federal Budgets Following the Civil War
- The Movement for Budgetary Reform
- Federal Budgeting in the Twentieth Century
- Approaches to Budgeting
- Features of Classical Budgets
- Line-Item Budgets
- Program Budgeting
- Zero-based Budgeting
- Steps in the Budget Process
- Administering the Budget
- Conclusion: The Future of School District Budgeting
- Endnotes
- CHAPTER 13 Financial Management and Cash Flow
- Introduction
- Cash Management Goals
- Cash Budgeting
- Borrowing
- Selecting a Financial Institution
- Investment Instruments
- Investment Strategies
- Summary
- Endnotes
- CHAPTER 14 Quantitative Decision Making
- Introduction
- Conceptual Framework
- Models
- Quantitative Tools for the School Business Administrator
- Cost Analysis
- Linear Programming
- Decision Case
- Summary
- Endnotes
- CHAPTER 15 Management Information Systems
- Introduction
- A Framework for Analyzing Management Information System Needs
- The Systems Study
- Preliminary Analysis
- Input and Output Analysis
- Selection
- Design
- Evaluation
- Managing the Design and Implementation of Information Systems
- Training
- Endnotes
- CHAPTER 16 Total Quality Management
- Introduction
- What is TQM
- The "Fit" Between TQM and the School Business Office
- Implementation of TQM in a School District
- Sub-Systems to the TQM Model
- Common Problems with TQM Implementation
- Endnotes
- CHAPTER 17 Capital Outlay and Bonding
- Introduction
- Historical Setting
- Recent Trends
- Bond Referendums
- Construction and Interest Costs
- Population Projections
- Bonds
- Summary
- Endnotes
- CHAPTER 18 Facility Planning and Management
- Introduction
- Long Range Planning
- Site Selection and Acquisition
- The Design Process
- Architectural Contract
- The Construction Process
- Maintenance and Operations
- Future Issues
- Endnotes
- CHAPTER 19 Risk Management
- Introduction
- Qualifications of a School District Risk Manager
- Fundamentals of Risk Management
- Legal Aspects
- General Issues
- OSHA-Occupational Safety and Health Act
- Fundamentals of Insurance
- Summary
- Endnotes
- CHAPTER 20 School District Purchasing
- Introduction
- The Procurement Function
- Methods of Purchasing
- Additional Purchasing Arrangements
- Standardized Lists
- Procurement Procedures
- Warehousing and Distribution
- Purchasing: A Systems Approach
- Endnotes
- CHAPTER 21 Pupil Transportation
- Introduction
- The Scope of Pupil Transportation
- An Historical Perspective on Pupil Transportation
- Funding Pupil Transportation
- Operation of a Pupil Transportation System
- Other Issues in Pupil Transportation
- Summary
- Endnotes
- CHAPTER 22 Foodservice
- Introduction
- History of the Foodservice Function
- Nature of the Current Basic Program
- Organizing for Foodservice Operations
- Staffing and Structure
- Administration and Financial Management
- Conclusion
- Endnotes
- CHAPTER 23 Site-Based Management
- Introduction
- Defining Site-Based Management
- Framework for Successful Implementation
- School District Budgeting Procedures
- Authority Changes for Site-Based Management
- Relief from Regulation
- The Role of School-Site Councils
- Site-Based Management as a Tool for Improving School Accountability, Productivity, and Flexibility
- Summary
- Endnotes
- CHAPTER 24 School Business Management and Future Issues
- Introduction
- INDEX
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