Below is what I found out about the types of input received from the following groups in the budget process.
Central Office Administrators and Staff
The central office has their own budgets they are responsible for developing and turning in to the business department. Each assistant superintendent and or director goes over what they are responsible for overseeing and then meets with the superintendent and Director of Finance. The assistant superintendents also meet with the campus principals and directors along with the superintendent and director of finance in going over each of the departments budgets.
Principals
The
principals of the district get the campus budget and give each department head
their department’s budget. The teachers
in the department meet with their department head and turn in the needs of the
department. The department heads then meet
with the principal to go over the department’s needs. The principal then prepares the campus budget
to turn in to central office.
Site Based Decision Making Committee
The
site based decision making committee goes over the goals and objectives of the campus. The committee lists the resources it will
take to meet these goals and objectives.
The principal and department heads makes sure these resources are listed
in the budget. The goals should,
hopefully, be tied to the goals the Board of Trustees has for the district.
District Improvement Plan
The district improvement plan is
overseen by a committee that establishes the goals and objectives of the district. The committee lists the resources it will
take to meet these goals and objectives.
The deputy superintendent makes sure these resources are listed in the
budget. The goals should, hopefully, be
tied to the goals the Board of Trustees has for the district.
Teacher Organizations
Our
teacher organizations are very small and raise their own money to support
functions on each campus. The specific
organization gives property donations to the district to utilize the money they
have raised to support each campus. For
example, they may give money to take a field trip or they may donate money to
purchase a piece of playground equipment.
These organizations are especially helpful in supporting morale for
teachers. Usually representatives of these
organizations serve on the site based decision committees and the district improvement
plan committee.
Other Key Stakeholders like Community Members
These
members serve on our site based decision committees or on the district improvement
plan committee. Any individual may give
a property donation to the district. The
Board of Trustees votes to accept or deny the property donation.
Board of Trustees
The
Board of Trustees works collaboratively with the superintendent in establishing
a budget. The board and superintendent
must take an interactive approach in developing a budget through workshops. The board will hold a public hearing and then
a final budget is formally adopted.
Each stakeholder group is important in the budget
process. The principals play a major
role in developing the budget since they have a campus budget and seek input from
the site based committee in developing the budget. The deputy superintendent plays a significant
role in the process since she over sees the district improvement plan and
implements this plan into the process.
Of course, the Director of Finance is third behind the Board of Trustees
and superintendent in establishing the budget.
The superintendent relies heavily on his expertise and guidance in preparing
the budget for him and the board. Each
group has a role and responsibility in the planning, preparation, and
establishment stage of the budget.
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