Assignment:

At Rodeo High School, staff allocations are based on actual personnel employed or equivalent salary amounts. As the building principal you are charged with developing a Site-Based Building Allocation Model. The average teacher salary is $52,000 per year. As the staff, community and the principal develop educational priorities for the school, several important objectives are adopted.

These include:

1. The need for a consultant at $100, 000 per year

2. A need for programmed materials totaling $114,000 per year

3. A priority in increasing the number of aides from three to nine totaling $156,000 per year.

4. One reading specialist at $52,000 per year

5. Materials totaling $14,000 per year

6. Five additional aides at $18,000 each totaling $90,000 per year.

You need an additional $156,000 for this year's budget. You have determined to generate a ($156,000) in revenue; the building staff determines that it can provide basic classroom instruction with 21 classroom teachers instead of 24 classroom teachers. Each teacher costs $52,000 per year (x3= $156,000), dollars of revenue. An aide costs you $18,000; at teacher costs you $52, 000 per year. You do not have any money available unless you cut staff.

Problem:

1. As building principal you are to decide which is more adequate, fair, equitable, or just to determine if you need to meet the 6 needs of the committee or excess (terminate) 3 teachers.

2. Compose a 1-3 page written expression of your decision.

a. Why did you make that decision (rationale)

b. How will you fund the decision

c. Concepts and terms to assist in explaining your decision

Note: The success of a school-based budgeting process is dependent upon the principal's ability to understand and effectively manage a budget. Many principals lack significant training in the budgeting process and the nuances of fiscal management. You have been tasked with allocating or reallocating your budget.

Be creative and read the book for references and resources.