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Preface | |
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School Business Administration: Context, Function, Practice, and Process | |
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The Evolving Context | |
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The Organizational Context of the Administrative Team | |
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Conceptualizing a School Business Administration Function | |
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Emerging Challenges to School Business Administration | |
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Planning as Strategy and Process | |
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An Alternative View of Educational Planning | |
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Summary | |
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Suggested Activities | |
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Suggested Readings | |
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Notes | |
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A Legislative and Judicial Context for School Business Administration | |
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Legislative-Judicial Origins of School Business Administration | |
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Legislative and Judicial Concepts Useful in School Business Administration | |
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Compliance Responsibilities and Practices | |
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Summary | |
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Suggested Activities | |
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Suggested Readings | |
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Notes | |
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The Revenue and Fiscal Context | |
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Taxation | |
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Planning for Local Revenues | |
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The Interactive Nature of State-Local Funding | |
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Planning for State Revenues | |
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Summary | |
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Suggested Activities | |
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Suggested Readings | |
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Notes | |
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A Management Concept | |
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The Nature of Management Concepts | |
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Private versus Public Sector Management | |
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School Business Administration as a Subset of Generic Management | |
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Management Applications | |
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Summary | |
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Notes | |
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An Information Systems Context | |
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The Linguistics of Information Systems | |
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Role and Scope of Information Flow as Related to Data-Based Management--MIS Concept | |
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Unique Role of the Business Administrator | |
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Effect on Staff/Administrators/Faculty | |
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Selection Process | |
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Utilization | |
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Types of Equipment | |
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The Future of Educational Computing | |
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Summary | |
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Suggested Activities | |
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Suggested Readings | |
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Notes | |
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Strategic Planning and Budgeting | |
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The Statutory Bases for School System Budgeting | |
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Concepts of Budgeting | |
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Concepts of Budgeting More Suited to Present and Future Educational Systems | |
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Site-Based Budgeting | |
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Evolution of the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, Evaluation System | |
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Zero-Based Budgeting | |
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Concepts of Budget Development | |
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The Budget Process | |
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Summary | |
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Suggested Activities | |
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Notes | |
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Accounting, Auditing, and Reporting | |
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School Accounting | |
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School Fund Accounting and Operation | |
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School Accounting in Contemporary Practice | |
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Auditing | |
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Reporting | |
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Summary | |
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Suggested Activities | |
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Suggested Readings | |
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Notes | |
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Personnel and Payroll Administration | |
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Challenges of Personnel Administration | |
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Personnel Planning and Recruitment | |
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Orientation, Training, Development, and Motivation | |
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Personnel Supervision | |
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Professional Negotiations | |
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Personnel Budgeting | |
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Summary | |
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Suggested Activities | |
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Suggested Readings | |
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Notes | |
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Purchasing and Distribution | |
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Purchasing | |
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Legal Aspects of Purchasing | |
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Inventory Control | |
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Educational Materials en Route--Distribution | |
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Evaluation of Purchasing, Inventory, and Distribution Systems | |
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Summary | |
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Suggested Activities | |
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Suggested Readings | |
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Note | |
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Maintenance and Operation | |
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Maintenance | |
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Plant Operation | |
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Summary | |
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Suggested Activities | |
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Notes | |
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Capital Asset Planning and Management | |
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Comprehensive Strategic Planning | |
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Procurement of Furniture and Equipment | |
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Orientation and Training Programs | |
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Additional Planning Considerations | |
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Summary | |
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Suggested Activities | |
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Notes | |
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Cash Management | |
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The Nature of Cash for Investment | |
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Cash Flow | |
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Investment Considerations | |
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Debt Management | |
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Summary | |
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Notes | |
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Risk Management and Insurance | |
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The Role of Insurance | |
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Planning Insurance Acquisition | |
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Insurance Contracts | |
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Types of Insurance Options | |
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Alternate Financing for Risk Management | |
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Insurance Records, Maintenance, and Protection | |
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Personnel and Contractor Concerns of Risk Management | |
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Vehicle Insurance | |
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Occupational Safety and Health Act | |
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Summary | |
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Suggested Activities | |
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Suggested Readings | |
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Notes | |
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Auxiliary Services | |
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Transportation Services | |
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Food Services | |
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Security Services | |
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Other Auxiliary Services | |
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Summary | |
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Suggested Activities | |
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Suggested Readings | |
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Note | |
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School Business Administration Perspectives | |
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Fiscal and Economic Perspectives | |
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The Centralization/Decentralization Dichotomy | |
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Site-Based Management | |
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Personal Skills for School Business Administrators | |
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Summary | |
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Suggested Activities | |
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Suggested Readings | |
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Notes | |
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Glossary | |
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Index | |