School Finance & Fiscal Affairs

Catalog description

This course is designed to help prospective administrators understand how schools and school districts function from a financial perspective. It also examines how school finance formulas and structures function in relation to state and local government policies affecting fiscal decision- making. As future leaders, candidates will learn the essentials in school accounting, budgeting, financing, investing, financial regulations and requirements, and computer applications. The course will also address the importance of using an appropriate assessment technique to make data-driven decisions in creating and meeting a school improvement plan.