School Business Administration: A Planning Approach

First published in 1973; the latest edition of this text addresses recent changes in the function of school business administration and the forces behind the changes. Divided into 15 chapters, the book discusses school business administration in the following contexts: legislative, judicial, revenue, fiscal, management, and information systems. Other chapters cover planning and budgeting; accounting; personnel; purchasing; maintenance; capital asset planning; cash management; risk management; and auxiliary services. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Key Benefit: School business administration in schools is seldom understood and even less appreciated. Instructional decisions often have business implications and, in turn, business decisions have instructional implications. Thus, school business administrators and instructional and support personnel must collaborate in both kinds of decisions. A classic in the field, previous editions of this book have been an invaluable resources to readers.Key Topics: This book develops a rationale for the function of school business administration and describes the concepts and practices which implement that function. The authors describe the social, economic, and political context of school business administration and constantly link concepts to practices.Market: School administrators and economists.