School Finance: A California Perspective (with CD)

School Finance: A California Perspective illuminates a path through the thicket of financial terms and presents the subject in a straightforward way.

Topics included in this book are:

A history of school finance in California and the evolving environment of education in the state
The role of the Chief Business Official (CBO) and essential information regarding revenues, fund accounting, income and expenditures, projections, and audits
wide-ranging responsibilities of the CBO: transportation, maintenance and operations, food services, and facilities
School site budgeting and fiscal management of student body organizations
Each chapter is followed by a list of key terms and a set of questions that lead the reader to review and apply what has been learned. The text closes with a glossary of school finance terms and a list of references. Accompanying materials included (on CD) a workbook, masters for overhead transparencies, and PowerPoint outlines.

The information presented in this book is as up-to-date as possible. Nevertheless, because school finance is continually evolving, any book on this topic must inevitably contain some inaccuracies, even before it can be printed. Therefore, the reader will find it necessary to keep track of developments ranging from local bond elections to state and federal legislation and court decisions affecting local school districts.