MED 7201 Fiscal Operations and Resources
This course examines fiscal policy, control systems, and effective teaching methods of budget planning related to resource-allocation and improving the quality of teaching and learning. The course is designed to prepare school leaders for fiscal planning, operations, control responsibilities, financial decision making, and problem solving. The course will address state financial structures and policies, legal and ethical issues, financial management systems, and budget-building/implementation at the school and district level. The course also explores major unsolved problems related to financing of public education, including: equalizing educational opportunity - a goal that has not been achieved on a nationwide scale; providing high-quality education that is equitable for all students regardless of place of residence or degree of parental affluence; and providing adequate funding in a manner that is fair to all taxpayers.