Daniel R. Tomal, Craig A. Schilling

Resource Management for School Administrators (eBook, ePUB)

Optimizing Fiscal, Facility, and Human Resources

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 168
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Januar 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781475802535
• Artikelnr.: 37965196

Autorenporträt

Daniel R. Tomal, Ph.D.is a Distinguished Professor of Leadership at Concordia University Chicago teaching research and leadership. He has authored over twenty five books, two hundred studies and articles. He is a former vice president, teacher, and consultant.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Financial Management Principles and Historical Perspectives
ObjectivesAdequacy, Equity, and EqualityNational Perspectives on Financing
EducationState Perspectives on Financing EducationFuture Challenges to
Funding Public EducationSummaryCase studyExercises and discussion
questionsReferencesChapter 2: Resource Allocation and Financial Planning
ObjectivesPlanning School District BudgetsDeveloping a School District
BudgetSources of RevenueTaxpayer EquitySummary Case studiesExercises and
discussion questions ReferencesChapter 3: Accounting, Budgeting and
Reporting
ObjectivesWhy do we have accounting systems?Student Activity
AccountsFundraisingFinancial StatementsAuditsSummaryCase studiesExercises
and discussion questionsReferencesChapter 4: Managing Resources for Higher
Performance and Productivity
ObjectivesWhat are Educational Resources?The Relationship Between Resource
Allocation and AchievementAllocating Resources for Higher Performance and
ProductivityEducational ChoiceSummaryCase studyExercises and discussion
questionsReferencesChapter 5: Managing Human Resources
ObjectivesPlanning staffing needs and enrollment forecastingEmployment
lawsEmployee evaluation and compensation programsCollective
bargainingSummaryCase studyExercises and discussion
questionsReferencesChapter 6: Managing Facilities for Higher Performance
and Productivity
ObjectivesSchool 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 questionsReferences
Epilogue
Appendix School Resource Web Sites
References
Index
About the Authors