District Budgets and Finance

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This course is designed to prepare aspiring district level administrators with integral knowledge of budgets, revenue projections, budget calendars, and skills for district and building level budgets and accounting. Candidates will utilize practical real world understanding of current school budgets based on the use of required state budget forms for local property taxes. The course includes major projects that simulate actual school corporation capital project planning. The course requires students to complete budget cut simulations planning for times when overall revenue does not support expenditures.