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Smarter Budgets, Smarter Schools, Second Edition
How to Survive and Thrive in Tight Times
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eBook - ePub
Smarter Budgets, Smarter Schools, Second Edition
How to Survive and Thrive in Tight Times
About this book
In the updated edition of Smarter Budgets, Smarter Schools, Nathan Levenson proposes fresh strategies for more efficient, equitable resource allocation within school districts.
Budgets, according to Levenson, can be a surprisingly powerful lever for improved student achievement outcomes and equity. Readers of this revised edition will find practical advice for funding equity initiatives and social-emotional services, among other student needs. Levenson also discusses how to accommodate common, necessary school expenses and district improvement measures such as capital purchases, personnel costs, and campus renovations within tight funding models. The key is creativity: Levenson invites readers to shift their mindsets and embrace innovative ideas for using limited resources strategically.
An indispensable guide, Smarter Budgets, Smarter Schools delivers proven, successful practices for school leaders—superintendents, central office leaders, building principals, and school board members—who hope to make smarter, better informed financial decisions and stretch declining district budgets. It outlines budget management tactics for working around financial constraints brought on by shrinking tax revenues, rising health care and pension costs, and increased special education needs. The book also addresses how to manage declining or increasing enrollment numbers.
Throughout this useful and timely work, Levenson provides real-world examples, critical worksheets, and actionable suggestions to help decision-makers apply these concepts and realize a greater academic return on their investments.
Budgets, according to Levenson, can be a surprisingly powerful lever for improved student achievement outcomes and equity. Readers of this revised edition will find practical advice for funding equity initiatives and social-emotional services, among other student needs. Levenson also discusses how to accommodate common, necessary school expenses and district improvement measures such as capital purchases, personnel costs, and campus renovations within tight funding models. The key is creativity: Levenson invites readers to shift their mindsets and embrace innovative ideas for using limited resources strategically.
An indispensable guide, Smarter Budgets, Smarter Schools delivers proven, successful practices for school leaders—superintendents, central office leaders, building principals, and school board members—who hope to make smarter, better informed financial decisions and stretch declining district budgets. It outlines budget management tactics for working around financial constraints brought on by shrinking tax revenues, rising health care and pension costs, and increased special education needs. The book also addresses how to manage declining or increasing enrollment numbers.
Throughout this useful and timely work, Levenson provides real-world examples, critical worksheets, and actionable suggestions to help decision-makers apply these concepts and realize a greater academic return on their investments.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Chapter 1: A Changing World: Old Approaches Won’t Work Anymore
- Chapter 2: Improving Equity: The Budget as a Powerful Social Justice Tool
- Chapter 3: Precision Staffing: Matching Staffing to Enrollment Exactly
- Chapter 4: Academic Return on Investment: Spending Only on What Works
- Chapter 5: Rethinking Special Education: Achieving Better Outcomes at Lower Costs
- Chapter 6: Funding Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Supports: Cost-Effective Strategies for an Ever-Growing Need
- Chapter 7: Politically Acceptable Ways to Meet the Challenges of Changing Enrollment: Closing Schools, Fixing Old Ones, and Building New from the Ground Up
- Chapter 8: Rethink the Workforce: Modernize Staffing for Higher Quality and Lower Costs
- Chapter 9: Getting Started: Focus on Strategy and Context
- Notes
- About the Author
- Index