Reducing School Expenses
Rowman & Littlefield (Verlag)
978-1-4758-5669-9 (ISBN)
Reducing School Expenses: Containing Insurance Costs, Funding Capital, and Tackling the Challenges presents pragmatic strategies and evidence-based solutions to reduce school expenses; contain health insurance, pension, and risk management costs; and fund capital projects. With robust state-specific data on numerous subjects, discerning readers can investigate and compare local and state tax systems along with primary and secondary school funding schemes, particularly in regard to state fund distribution systems, basic plus categorical aid formula variables, and capital funding means. The text offers policymakers and school officials research-supported recommendations to tackle critical funding issues, such as overall escalating costs, spiraling special education expenses, tax reform, unfunded and underfunded mandates due to state and federal laws, and sustainable adequate and equitable funds for primary and secondary education. This book empowers aspiring and practicing public, nonpublic, and charter school leaders who steward school district fiscal resources with realistic suggestions to navigate the unsettled world of school finance.
Dr. Clinton Born is an educational practitioner with a distinguished thirty-year career in public schools and has taught aspiring school administrators and business officials for years in the Graduate Education Program at Franciscan University of Steubenville. As a Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Born led a district from a major financial crisis to fiscal stability, guided the district’s health insurance program from a million dollars in debt to a substantial positive fund balance, and directed numerous facility renovations.
Table of Contents
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Procurement
Expenditures
Purchasing Procedures
Cost-efficient Procurement Practices
Price Quotations and Competitive Bids
Procurement at Nonpublic and Public Charter Schools
Nonpublic Schools
Public Charter Schools
Summary
Projects
Chapter 2. Employee Benefits and Risk Management
Employee Benefits
Paid Leaves
Group Medical Insurance
Group Dental Insurance
Group Vision Insurance
Group Life and Disability Insurance
Pension Assurance
Professional Liability Insurance
Unemployment Insurance
Workers’ Compensation Insurance
Risk Management
Property Insurance
General Liability Insurance
Fleet Insurance
Summary
Projects
Chapter 3. Funding Capital Investments
Capital Finance Options
Capital Funding for Nonpublic and Public Charter Schools
Nonpublic Schools
Public Charter Schools
Summary
Projects
Chapter 4. School Finance Challenges
American Tax System
Budget Cuts
Escalating Costs
Unfunded and Underfunded Mandates
Equitable and Adequate Funding
Funding Challenges for Nonpublic and Public Charter Schools
Nonpublic Schools
Public Charter Schools
Summary
Projects
References
Index
About the Author
| Erscheinungsdatum | 10.05.2021 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Lanham, MD |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 221 mm |
| Gewicht | 286 g |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Bildungstheorie |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4758-5669-5 / 1475856695 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4758-5669-9 / 9781475856699 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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