Stakeholder Input

Stakeholder Input In The Budgeting Process

Central Office Administrators and Staff

          Central Office staff contributes valuable input into the budget process. Every director becomes a sounding board for each campus throughout the district. This is department specific, technology, finance, maintenance, curriculum etc. They gather information, concerns and wishes from each campus in regards to the follow school year.  Is information is analyzed to determine how each campus can be better served.

Principals

            Principals are responsible for working with their campus improvement planning teams in identify the needs of the campus and formulating these needs into aligned campus goals. The principals need to be an effective manager of the school funds while they are fulfilling the role of campus leader.

Campus Site Base Teams

            This team represents all employees. The teachers, custodians, cafeteria employees, business leaders, and parents all come together to discuss the needs of the students and what resources are required to accomplish those needs.  This information helps to form a shared vision and shared goals for the campus and the students.

District Site Base Teams

            District site base teams work together to offer support and advice to the board for creating the district goals, as well as offer advice to current concerns and or issues the district is faced with. This information is passed on to the Superintendent and board to identify funding resources to address the issues.

Teacher Organizations and Key Stakeholders

            These two groups can offer information to the Superintendent and the school board.  This is an effort to show that school district is willing to listen to all stakeholders within the district. The ideas can help aide in the creation of the board adopted goals for the following school year.

Board of Trustees

            The boards of trustees have the final say in the adoption of a school budget. It is very important that the Superintendent works alongside the school board, and keeps a good line of communication open with the board members at all times.  Every decision that is made by the board must be done with students of the district as top priority.