goal+driven+budget

Week2 Part 1.......Goal Driven Budget In this week’s video and lecture transcripts, Dr Arterberry defined a **//Goal Driven Budget//** as a system of budgeting to assist in the attainment of a shared vision for the school district and each campus. According to the video and transcripts, every district and campus should have a goal driven budget in the sense that effectively teaching math is a common goal and we expend funds for teachers and materials to address the teaching/learning process for math. In the business of education, I would like to refer to the students as the “clients” in our business world. It is our primary focus to educate every student so that he or has the opportunity to attend college or a 2 year technical program at the next level. Therefore, we must be willing to put our money where our mouth is. As leaders in education, we must allocate funds and build budgets that support the teaching and learning that will advance our students to the next level. In order to determine the appropriate distribution and budgeting processes for each campus, the campuses must create and perform campus needs assessments and place these needs in the Campus Improvement Plan which should be aligned to the District’s Improvement Plan (DIP). When managing a budget for a district or campus it is very important to be transparent and open with the process. As principal of a middle school, the budget is primarily my responsibility, but it is important to communicate and share the steps and processes. Example, teachers are constantly questioning why we have limits on copying materials.......front loading and openness makes this process fairly simple especially when large sums of a campus budget is allocated towards paper and disposable supplies. When allocating the budget on the campus level it should aligned to district level goals and objectives, when allocating the budget on the district level it should be aligned to goals and objectives of the Board of Trustees......the combination of all budgets must reflect the vision of the district. The efforts of budgeting should primarily address “**LEARNING and STUDENT ACHEIVEMENT”**. As I review the DIP for Humble ISD and how it utilizes the Goal Driven Budget Process for financial resources, it is clear and evident the district is utilizing the process as defined in the video and transcript in week 2. For each goal that the district outlined, the fund resource allocation amount is listed in the Action Plan section of the DIP. As I continue to learn and grow from the courses in this program, I am also learning that my district is doing a lot things right. I am so fortunate to work in this district and under the leadership of Superintendent, Guy Sconzo. My understanding of the process and procedures in the district are becoming clearer since there is a direct correlation of my districts day to day operations and the content and learning from the course.