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 at the district level we 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 on the operations of 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.
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.
