EDU 5692 School Finance
Establishing a school budget and managing school finances will be explored in this course. Among the topics to be covered are sources of revenues, expenditure of funds, understanding compliance issues with local state and federal regulations, school and district fiscal health, information systems, personnel funding and plant maintenance. Communicating effectively with staff, parents and community leaders in order to provide and facilitate support to achieve educational goals and objectives. The course is structured to provide an overview of the financial impact on schools. A field experience will be a component of this course. Field experience hours will be tallied throughout the SBL course of study. Cumulative field experience hours from courses (other than the internship) may not exceed 100 hours. The difference will be added to the internship experience requirement for a program total of 250 hours. he field experience includes experiences in districts serving students at different developmental levels and with a variety of characteristics and socioeconomic backgrounds. Along with a 2-page summary outlining the field experience, candidates must complete the portfolio which is a Chalk & Wire benchmark and Advanced Certificate requirement.
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