Finance Week 5, Part 2

Finance 5342 Week 5 Part 2


The finance class has been challenging one for me. The self-evaluation gives me a great opportunity to really self-reflect on what knowledge I have gained and what areas I still need to improve. I am still looking to make some improvements with working collaboratively with the board of trustees and appropriate personnel to develop district budgets. I recently attended a budget workshop with the superintendent, central staff, and district principals. We worked together to develop a district vision statement for starters and eventually work together on budget. I felt it was a good experience because I am a principal and want more chances to work with our board of trustees.

I am competent with applying procedures for effective budget planning and management, effective account auditing, district procedures for ethical purchasing, manage resources according to district vision and priorities, develop and implement plans for using information and technology systems, apply legal concepts, regulations, and codes as required, and forecasting for personnel and budgetary. I am currently feeling competent about these items mentioned. I have began to get more hands-on experience with the budget process and building confidence with each exploration.

I feel that my strength areas are: use district and staff evaluation data for personnel policy development and decision making, apply knowledge associated with personnel management, including requirements related to certifying, recruiting, screening, selecting, evaluating, disciplining, reassigning, and dismissing personnel, and manage one's own time and the time of others to enhance district operations. These are all areas that I feel I have excelled in when working with budget.