Part 5: Additional Stakeholder Input in the Budget Process

                        Part 5 – Additional Stakeholder Input in the Budgeting Process

Ø  Central Office Administrators and Staff: Is comprised of several individuals and departments.  The Superintendents executive cabinet consists of a: Deputy Superintendent for Elementary Education, Assistant Superintendent for Secondary Schools, Assistant Superintendent for Administrative Operations, Chief Financial Officer, Executive Director of Personnel, Executive Director of Research and Evaluations, Executive Director of Special Education, Executive Director of Performance Management/Technology. Other CO staff includes district content supervisors, and the Title I Director.  Based on the district goals established by the board of trustees, data and performance evaluations are provided by each group based on curriculum and instruction needs, salary, staffing, hiring, and facility and maintenance issues.  Additional information regarding personnel budgets, HQT’s staffing positions, special and federal program budgets, career and technology, student sub-groups, attendance, special population concerns.

Ø  Principals; first establish a shared vision that meets the needs of the district’s goals and objectives established by the board of trustees, able to request funding for specific goals, any programs, or materials needed to meet goals established in the Campus Improvement Plan.

Ø   Site Based Decision Making Committees or Campus Improvement Committees;

As outlined in the CI plan; Preview and compare curriculum and instructional needs from previous year to current year, Identify goals and objectives, review needs based on student assessment performances, identify activity strategies, costs/ funding sources, and responsible persons.

Ø  District Improvement Committee; Comprised of several district stakeholders, communicate and collaborate on funding sources, provided input into shared vision of district goals, and supports the goals established for the district and campuses.

Ø  Teacher Organizations: Mostly teacher concerns

Ø  Key Stakeholders: Parent and Business Partner concerns regarding needs for curriculum and instruction, Afterschool programs or tutorial program needs.

Ø  Board of Trustees: Ultimately concerned with establishing district goals and objectives, HQT’s; staffing and salaries, district needs for effective student performance and achievement, workshops on budget.

SUMMARY

                 It all begins with the Board of Trustees development of the district goals.  The Superintendent collaborative teams with board to ensure that the planning of district goals is well developed.   Since, the Superintendent is the major overseer in this process; one is be accountable for the state and local laws that regulate the budget.  As Superintendent, he/she must include the participation of all school community stakeholders in the budget process. They too, are accountable for the information gathered for the budget. Communication within school community relationships is necessary for growth of the shared vision and student success. Our superintendent who works closely with the district’s financial business officer to ensure that district information/data is entered in the templates.  As my superintenden