1. TAKING ACTION
For Student Improvement
Through Reform of School Budgets

2. FOR FAR TOO LONG
District and campus teams have lived with disconnect and frustration.
Programs are often lost due to lack of funding support and needless
purchases are made just because some budget line had money
left…so why not.? School funding is an issue that has been long
debated. Though districts do not have a great deal of leeway, there
are many things that can be done to improve the funding process for
staff and students.

3. WHERE TO START
Teachers and even campus leaders often do not understand the how
and why of school budget, therefore, make poor or ineffective
decisions regarding purchases for the daily school operations. With
improved understanding by all stakeholders, better decisions can be
made for not only program implementation but also for utilization of
personnel and resources.

4. TO CREATE CHANGE
 All stakeholders must be well informed of the global process that
occurs inside and outside of the classroom with regard to budget.
 All stakeholders must be willing to evaluate the effectiveness of
their programs and the use of data for improvement.
 All stakeholders must be prepared to use this information to make
informed decisions not only for the good of the students, but for the
campus as well as the district.

5. TAKING STEPS TO
CREATE LONG-TERM
CHANGE

6. EVALUATION
& ANALYSIS
 Analyze current budget expenditures with District Team
• This includes all stakeholders, district, campus leadership, teachers,
students community members and parents
• CFO will explain the budget process and requirements and where
there can be reform
• Successive meetings will occur based on demonstration of need and
understanding of the overall budget process

7. EVALUATE PROGRAM
EFFECTIVENESS
 All stakeholders prepare data from individual programs and
provide feedback to campus teams
 Campus teams provide feedback to district team
 Provide purposeful feedback to all stakeholders on obtained
information.

8. PRIORITIZE
CAMPUS & DISTRICT
 Campus teams gather data and determine areas of priority for
student improvement based on collected data
 Provide priority list to district team
 District team meets collect, analyze findings from campus teams
 Prioritize district goals to assure alignment of district wide
resources

9. NON-NEGOTIABLES
 District identifies district wide non-negotiables as identified
through analysis of campus strengths and needs
 Non-negotiables along with prioritized list distributed to all
stakeholders for final review

10. DISTRICT TRAINING
 Training established by the district selected professional
development team pooled from the district committee
 Training provided at all levels including administration, teachers
and students to maximize implementation success
 Training is ongoing and revamped as needed to assure adequate
support for all teachers and students

11. IMPLEMENTATION
 Programs are implemented as training is finalized
 Administrators monitor and report to campus team success and
needs of programs and processes
 Evaluations conducted through surveys along with data
monitoring
 Campus team reports needs to district team for re-evaluation,
analysis and adjustment as needed.

12. ONGOING EVALUATION
 Campus teams continue to compile and analyze data in relation to
campus expenditures bi-annually.
 Campus teams report to district team annually.
 District team reports annual findings to all stakeholders.

13. THANK YOU
Funding for schools is and will continue to be a point of argument or
difference of opinion for years to come, but we must be prepared to
better arm our staff to make more relevant decisions about spending,
accountability, self-development and leadership. Communication is
the key to improving not only school funding but all daily school
operations.