Resource Management for School Administrators

Optimizing Fiscal, Facility, and Human Resources

By (author) Daniel R. Tomal, Craig A. Schilling

Publication date:

10 January 2013

Length of book:

234 pages

Publisher

R&L Education

ISBN-13: 9781475802511

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.

Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Financial Management Principles and Historical Perspectives

Objectives
Adequacy, Equity, and Equality
National Perspectives on Financing Education
State Perspectives on Financing Education
Future Challenges to Funding Public Education
Summary
Case study
Exercises and discussion questions
References

Chapter 2: Resource Allocation and Financial Planning

Objectives
Planning School District Budgets
Developing a School District Budget
Sources of Revenue
Taxpayer Equity
Summary
Case studies
Exercises and discussion questions
References

Chapter 3: Accounting, Budgeting and Reporting

Objectives
Why do we have accounting systems?
Student Activity Accounts
Fundraising
Financial Statements
Audits
Summary
Case studies
Exercises and discussion questions
References

Chapter 4: Managing Resources for Higher Performance and Productivity

Objectives
What are Educational Resources?
The Relationship Between Resource Allocation and Achievement
Allocating Resources for Higher Performance and Productivity
Educational Choice
Summary
Case study
Exercises and discussion questions
References

Chapter 5: Managing Human Resources

Objectives
Planning staffing needs and enrollment forecasting
Employment laws

Employee evaluation and compensation programs
Collective bargaining
Summary
Case study
Exercises and discussion questions
References

Chapter 6: Managing Facilities for Higher Performance and Productivity

Objectives
School Facilities in the United States
Facility design and student achievement
School facility planning
Environmental issues
Summary
Case study
Exercises and discussion questions
References

Chapter 7: Auxiliary Services: Food, Safety, Security, and Transportation

Objectives
Major Auxiliary Services
Food service
Safety and security
Transportation
Summary
Case study
Exercises and discussion questions
References

Epilogue
Appendix School Resource Web Sites
References
Index
About the Authors

The authors have provided an outstanding book that trains to understand school district financial, facility, and human resources using clear, concise, and concrete examples that are easily grasped.