At a time when federal funding is determined by compliance with federal policy like Title IX, questions like "How can we forecast at a time like this?" and "What else is coming down the pike?" are top-of-mind for superintendents.
This budget season is critical due to the end of ESSER funds, declining enrollments, uncertain federal K12 funding, rising costs and looming local and state tax base declines.
On Thursday, a lawsuit was filed in New York suggesting that K12 schools were stripped of their previously promised pandemic relief funds "with no advance notice or warning."
In this 30-minute Ed Talk, experts in the field, including a former Purchasing Manager at Eau Claire Area School District, will explore key strategies for successful budgeting practices, from optimizing spending, to addressing common financial challenges, to ensure your financial decisions support both your district’s immediate needs and long-term goals.
***All attendees will be able to securely downloadCooperative Purchasing 101: A Guide for Public Agencies, a valuable resource that will help you explore how cooperative purchasing can support your district's budget planning efforts.
More than half of board members are labeled "silent observers" during budget deliberations, new research confirms. Here's how superintendents can prompt meaningful discussions.
Here's a look at the goals your fellow superintendents are setting, their key objectives and how they plan to measure the progress of their strategic plans.
Prince George's County Public Schools in Maryland has closed on the first ever K-12 schools Public-Private Partnership (P3) Concession Agreement in the United States. Other districts are watching.
The only source of annual statistics about total revenue and expenditures for public elementary and secondary education at the state level needs changes in light of COVID, according to the U.S. Education Department's National Center for Education Statistics.
As states move into COVID recovery mode, lawmakers and policymakers are assessing the impacts of the pandemic on budgets, accountability and student achievement gaps.
Students on the Superintendent's 8th Grade Council in the Pendergast Elementary School District have a voice in planning budgets and organizing big events.
Whether districts are resuming with in-person or online learning, models for adjusting foodservice come with different capacities for social distancing and nutritional variety.
District leaders who have invited teachers back into their buildings to close out the school year have made detailed plans to reassure employees about the coronavirus risk.
In an example of how a state could help districts with coronavirus-related federal funding, Montana releases Education Stabilization Fund guidance for LEAs, plus an estimate of allocations for each district and school.
Superintendents in some states can carry budget surpluses over to the next school year or shift unspent dollars among different accounts. And state and federal waivers are giving districts yet more leeway.
In this case, Jefferson County Public Schools selects MySchoolBucks to accept and process credit and debit card payments in person and online. Sponsored content by Heartland School Solutions.
As the world becomes increasingly connected, school districts are harnessing new technologies, such as automation and facial recognition, to develop smart school buildings that are safer and more efficient.
Current research examines issues in K-12 education, including digital learning policies, high school student credential attainment, and per-pupil spending in U.S. school districts.
Mitigating financial risk means one person alone never sells tickets or collects money at a Wayzata High School football game in the Minneapolis suburbs.
One year after implementing the MySchoolBucks digital payment solution, a Texas high school essentially eliminated bounced checks, which had cost the school $4,000 in bank fees the previous year. Sponsored content by MySchoolBucks by Heartland.
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