Stakeholder Accountability

I had the opportunity to meet with my superintendent about stakeholder involvement in the development of budget. Here are the summaries from the meeting I had with him:




*Central Staff

Central office workers (CFO, administrators, and paraprofessionals) can give you information leading up to the development of budget. There are constant discussions about budget throughout the school year to make continuous improvements for our district.
*Principals

Principals are in charge of developing their campus budgets and controlling it. I can speak personally of managing my campus budget and aligning it with both the campus improvement plan and the district improvement plan.
*SBDM

These committees help with the development of campus budget. Also the site-based decision committee can provide assistance with aligning campus goals to correlate with the district goals.
*District Improvement Committee

This committee is responsible for developing the district goals. This committee also provides additional information when needed such as with staffing, evaluations, or professional development.
*Teacher Organizations

These organizations can assist in promoting professional development and retaining good teachers.

*Key Stakeholders

Stakeholders work together to help determine the top priorities of the community. Key stakeholders can play a major part in a district hearing.

*Board of Trustees

The board is responsible for setting district goals. Our superintendent meets with the board in budget workshops and works with them to develop district goals for each year.

Reflection

I have anticipated some of the answers that I received from my superintendent, being that I constantly communicate with him and central office. Our superintendent and business office does a good job of working with campus principals or any key stakeholders with business procedures. For a superintendent, communication and collaboration is relied upon heavily, as there are many stakeholders involved in the budget process. I think that it is crucial for a superintendent to believe in his personnel, trust their expertise, and consider their knowledge when it comes to making a decision. In our district, we work together with our budget to strive to do what is best for our district and community.