The School Budget Is Your Business [microform] : A Handbook for Citizens / Rhoda E. Dersh.
This publication is an introductory guide intended to aid and encourage citizen participation in the budgeting process of local school districts. It is based on research involving 47 state departments of education, 234 school districts, and 120 citizen groups throughout the United States. The author...
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| Format: | Microfilm Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | This publication is an introductory guide intended to aid and encourage citizen participation in the budgeting process of local school districts. It is based on research involving 47 state departments of education, 234 school districts, and 120 citizen groups throughout the United States. The author acknowledges the wide variation in local school district budgeting practices, examines some of those variations, and illustrates a number of promising approaches. Budget analysis is explained in lay terms to enable parents and taxpayers to understand their district's budget through the use of a series of worksheets. The guide is organized in six main sections that focus in turn on 1) the rationale for citizen participation in the budget process, 2) analyzing the budget document, 3) understanding the budget process, 4) reviewing the budget process, 5) developing strategies for citizen involvement in the budget process, and 6) preparing a local community guide to the school budget process. Also included are references and sources for further information on school district budgeting and citizen involvement. (JG) |
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| Item Description: | Availability: Public School Budget Study Project, 1500 Alsace Road, Reading, Pennsylvania 19604 ($7.95). Sponsoring Agency: American Association of Univ. Women Educational Foundation, Washington, DC. ERIC Document Number: ED146677. |
| Physical Description: | 278 pages |
| Reproduction Note: | Microfiche. |
| Action Note: | committed to retain |