Principles of School Business Management,9780910170703

Principles of School Business Management

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Edition: 2nd
ISBN13: 9780910170703
ISBN10: 0910170703
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2003-01-01
Publisher(s): Rowman & Littlefield Education
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Summary

A must-read for anyone involved in school business management, this comprehensive textbook addresses a broad range of topics--from the basics of accounting principles to strategic planning, legal liability, taxation, purchasing, budgeting, and management information systems. Chapters focus on such key issues as total quality management, site-based management, and the future of school business management. Each chapter is designed to serve as a stand-alone teaching unit or as a reference to an area of particular interest.

Table of Contents

Preface xii
Authors xiii
Introduction to School Business Management
1(1)
Introduction
1(1)
Historical Overview
1(2)
The Growth of a Profession
3(2)
The Role of the School Business Administrator
5(2)
Areas of Responsibility
7(2)
Professional Preparation and Certification
9(3)
Personal Attitudes and Values
12(1)
When is a School Business Administrator Needed?
13(3)
Elements of Future Educational Reform
16(2)
Code of Ethics
18(1)
Summary
18(1)
Endnotes
19
Legal Context of the Public School District
1(1)
Introduction
1(2)
The Local School District as a Legal Entity
3(1)
Authority to Act
4(1)
Legislative Delegation of Authority
5(3)
Appropriate Administrative Delegation of Authority
8(3)
Shared Authority With Another Administrative Agency
11(3)
Other Loci of Authority or Power
14(1)
Written Constitutions
14(1)
Federal Constitution
15(2)
State Constitutional Sources
17(1)
State Boards of Education
18(2)
Federal Statutes
20(2)
Contracts
22(1)
Liability
23(1)
Summary
24(1)
Endnotes
25
Taxation
1(1)
Systems of Taxation
1(13)
Tax Concepts and Fundamentals
14(14)
Evaluating Tax Bases
28(26)
Endnotes
54
Management Theories
1(1)
Introduction
1(1)
The Development of Management Theory
2(8)
Theories of Organizational Structure
10(10)
Organizational Culture
20(6)
Organizational Change
26(4)
Overall Summary
30(1)
Endnotes
31
Strategic Planning
1(1)
Introduction
1(1)
Planning Theory
2(11)
General Limitations on Planning
13(4)
Social Context of Planning
17(2)
Broad Planning Concepts
19(8)
Strategic Planning
27(9)
Summary
36(1)
Endnotes
36
Fiscal Equity Challenges
1(1)
Introduction
1(1)
Origins of School Funding Challenges
2(1)
Federal Origins
3(4)
The Federal Case
7(4)
Subsequent Federal Litigation
11(2)
State Origins
13(1)
The State Case
13(1)
Early State Cases
14(8)
Later Reform Cases
22(3)
Active State Cases
25(1)
Summary
26(12)
Endnotes
38
Legal Liability
1(1)
Introduction
1(1)
Historical Perspectives
1(2)
Doctrine of Sovereign Immunity
3(8)
Tort Liability
11(20)
Defamation and Student Records
31(7)
Summary
38(1)
Endnotes
38
Personnel
1(1)
Introduction
1(1)
The Personnel Function
1(10)
People and Organizations
11(11)
Personnel Planning
22(30)
Summary
52(1)
Endnotes
53
Collective Negotiations
1(1)
Introduction
1(2)
Collective Bargaining in Public Education
3(2)
Collective Bargaining Issues
5(5)
Appropriate Subjects for Bargaining
10(1)
Breakdowns in the Negotiating Process
11(2)
Arbitration
13(1)
Other Solutions
13(1)
Grievance Procedures
14(4)
Collective Bargaining and Management Rights
18(3)
Collective Bargaining Within Site-Based Management
21(3)
Roles of School Business Administrators
24(14)
Resolving Negotiation Impasses
38(4)
Summary
42(1)
Endnotes
42
Reduction-In-Force
1(1)
Introduction
1(1)
Planning for RIF
1(3)
Financial Exigencies
4(1)
Job Security
5(2)
Financial Insolvency
7(1)
Enrollment Declines
8(1)
Authority of the Board of Education
9(9)
Summary
18(8)
Endnotes
26
Accounting
1(1)
Introduction
1(1)
Accounting Functions in School Systems
1(1)
Purposes of the Accounting Function
2(5)
Unique Characteristics of Accounting for Public School Systems
7(4)
The Fund Structure: A School System's Financial Structure
11(2)
Purpose of Each Fund and Accounting Group
13(9)
Books of Record
22(24)
Summary
46(5)
Endnotes
51
School District Budgeting
1(1)
Introduction
1(1)
Budget Defined
1(3)
An Historical Perspective on Budgets and Budgeting
4(1)
Federal Budget Policy: The Early Years
4(1)
Federal Budgets Following the Civil War
5(1)
The Movement for Budgetary Reform
5(2)
Federal Budgeting in the Twentieth Century:
7(1)
Approaches to Budgeting
8(3)
Features of Classical Budgets
11(1)
Line-Item Budgets
12(1)
Program Budgeting
13(4)
Zero-based Budgeting
17(3)
Steps in the Budget Process
20(23)
Administering the Budget
43(1)
Conclusion: The Future of School District Budgeting
43(1)
Endnotes
44
Financial Management and Cash Flow
1(1)
Introduction
1(1)
Cash Management Goals
2(5)
Cash Budgeting
7(6)
Borrowing
13(2)
Selecting a Financial Institution
15(2)
Investment Instruments
17(5)
Investment Strategies
22(1)
Summary
23(1)
Endnotes
23
Quantitative Decision Making
1(1)
Introduction
1(1)
Conceptual Framework
2(2)
Models
4(3)
Quantitative Tools for the School Business Administrator
7(14)
Cost Analysis
21(13)
Linear Programming
34(5)
Decision Case
39(2)
Summary
41(1)
Endnotes
41
Management Information Systems
1(1)
Introduction
1(5)
A Framework for Analyzing Management Information System Needs
6(1)
The Systems Study
7(1)
Preliminary Analysis
8(7)
Input and Output Analysis
15(7)
Selection
22(5)
Design
27(7)
Evaluation
34(1)
Managing the Design and Implementation of Information Systems
35(5)
Training
40(1)
Endnotes
41
Total Quality Management
1(1)
Introduction
1(1)
What is TQM?
2(2)
The ``Fit'' Between TQM and the School Business Office
4(4)
Implementation of TQM in a School District
8(2)
Sub-Systems to the TQM Model
10(4)
Common Problems with TQM Implementation
14(2)
Endnotes
16
Capital Outlay and Bonding
1(1)
Introduction
1(1)
Historical Setting
1(1)
Recent Trends
2(1)
Bond Referendums
2(1)
Construction and Interest Costs
3(1)
Population Projections
4(1)
Bonds
5(38)
Summary
43(1)
Endnotes
44
Facility Planning and Management
1(1)
Introduction
1(2)
Long-Range Planning
3(3)
Site Selection and Acquisition
6(5)
The Design Process
11(4)
Architectural Contract
15(7)
The Construction Process
22(9)
Maintenance and Operations
31(6)
Future Issues
37(1)
Endnotes
38
Risk Management
1(1)
Introduction
1(1)
Qualifications of a School District Risk Manager
2(5)
Fundamentals of Risk Management
7(3)
Legal Aspects
10(8)
General Issues
18(4)
OSHA-Occupational Safety and Health Act
22(2)
Fundamentals of Insurance
24(18)
Summary
42(1)
Endnotes
42
School District Purchasing
1(1)
Introduction
1(1)
The Procurement Function
1(2)
Methods of Purchasing
3(11)
Additional Purchasing Arrangements
14(1)
Standardized Lists
15(1)
Procurement Procedures
16(7)
Warehousing and Distribution
23(3)
Purchasing: A Systems Approach
26(2)
Endnotes
28
Pupil Transportation
1(1)
Introduction
1(1)
The Scope of Pupil Transportation
1(5)
An Historical Perspective on Pupil Transportation
6(1)
Funding Pupil Transportation
7(4)
Operation of a Pupil Transportation System
11(6)
Other Issues in Pupil Transportation
17(5)
Summary
22(1)
Endnotes
22
Foodservice
1(1)
Introduction
1(1)
History of the Foodservice Function
2(14)
Nature of the Current Basic Program
16(4)
Organizing for Foodservice Operations
20(5)
Staffing and Structure
25(4)
Administration and Financial Management
29(10)
Conclusion
39(1)
Endnotes
40
Site-Based Management
1(1)
Introduction
1(1)
Defining Site-Based Management
1(3)
Framework for Successful Implementation
4(4)
School District Budgeting Procedures
8(3)
Authority Changes for Site-Based Management
11(1)
Relief from Regulation
12(1)
The Role of School-Site Councils
13(3)
Site-Based Management as a Tool for Improving School Accountability, Productivity, and Flexibility
16(2)
Summary
18(1)
Endnotes
19
School Business Management and Future Issues
1(1)
Introduction
1(1)
Index

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