School-Based Budgeting

Catalog description

This course provides students with an overview of educational budgeting practices and issues, with a primary emphasis on school sites. The course includes an introduction to the planning, cost-effectiveness, and resource allocation issues that arise in the educational budgeting process. Students also have opportunities to consider the equity consequences of the budgeting process, as well as the relationship between educational goals and associated resource allocation decisions. Course readings, assignments, and activities encourage students to develop a conceptual understanding of site-based budgeting and practice skills to participate in the budget development process. Prerequisites: EDRS 5307 with a grde of B or better (not concurrently) AND EDAD 5310 , EDAD 5312 , EDAD 5340 , any of which may be taken concurrently.