Finance & Budget Resources
Resources for educational leaders on district and school budgets and financial operations.
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February 08, 2021
Learning Recovery & Redesign: Priorities & Self-Assessment ToolTopics: Advocacy & Policy, District & School Operations, Finance & BudgetsTools and guidance to help district leaders prioritize American Rescue Plan spending in the short- and long-term. -
November 12, 2021
AASA Learning Recovery & Redesign GuidanceTopics: Advocacy & Policy, District & School Operations, Finance & BudgetsProvides overarching guidance for you to consider on an ongoing basis when determining the best next steps for your recovery and redesign plans, including the ARP use-of-funds plans being implemented in your district. -
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November 10, 2021
How to Optimize Costs and Resources to Re-Invest in LearningType:Webinar Recording Topics: District & School Operations, Finance & BudgetsA free webinar on maximizing district procurement capabilities and identifying opportunities to save time and money. -
October 20, 2021
More Than a Test Score: Leveraging Federal Dollars to Support Innovation in SEL InvestmentsType:Webinar Recording A thought-provoking discussion on how schools can use federal American Rescue Plan dollars as a down payment on an enduring investment in Social and Emotional Learning. -
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October 01, 2021
Containing Group Health Insurance CostsType:Article Topics: District & School Operations, Finance & Budgets, Health & WellnessApplying due diligence when negotiating the district’s employee benefits. -
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September 01, 2021
School Finance 101 in Four Short VideosType:Article Topics: Finance & Budgets, Technology & AIStep-by-step visuals inform the public on a school district’s spending plan. -
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August 01, 2021
Wise Spending of Your Federal Relief FundsType:Article Topics: Advocacy & Policy, Communications & Public Relations, District & School Operations, Equity, Finance & BudgetsThe key questions to raise when planning your school district’s use of federal relief funds under the American Rescue Plan. -
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August 01, 2021
Using Evidence on Cost-EffectivenessType:Article Topics: Advocacy & Policy, District & School Operations, Finance & BudgetsThe influx of federal dollars through the American Rescue Plan warrants careful attention by district leaders to higher-value investments -
August 01, 2021
Federal Support That Enables ‘Building Back Better’Type:Article Topics: Advocacy & Policy, District & School Operations, Finance & BudgetsCreating a new world for K-12 schooling with the infusion of new dollars. -
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August 01, 2021
Prioritizing Classrooms in Our District SpendingType:Article Topics: District & School Operations, Finance & BudgetsHow does an administrative position get through the hiring freeze process? -
August 01, 2021
Salary ShortchangeType:Article Topics: Board Relations, District & School Operations, Ethics, Finance & BudgetsAfter the school board increases a finance director’s salary to attract candidates, it asks the superintendent to reduce the offer once a finalist is named. -
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June 29, 2021
Meeting the Moment: Leveraging Federal Relief to Grow Community SchoolsType:Webinar Recording Topics: Advocacy & Policy, District & School Operations, Finance & BudgetsLearn why every school should be a community school and how the American Rescue Plan and other streams of funding offer an unprecedented opportunity to start-up, sustain and scale community schools. -
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June 23, 2021
AASA Leader to Leader Series: Reimagining Public EducationType:Webinar Recording Opportunities for AASA members and staff to share ideas and helpful strategies on behalf of the students and communities they serve during these very challenging times. -
March 01, 2016
Doing the Most With What They HaveType:Article Topics: Finance & Budgets, Rural CommunitiesEvery highly productive rural school system has found its own way to success -
December 01, 2018
The Point of High School AthleticsType:Article Topics: Finance & BudgetsTWO YEARS AGO, I left a high school stadium having watched a dramatic state semifinal shootout involving our Novi High School girls’ soccer team. We lost. Our girls were heartbroken. -
February 01, 2016
Differentiated Instruction… From the Business Office?Type:Article Topics: Finance & BudgetsThe finance leader of suburban district devises creative tools for overcoming public skepticism -
November 01, 2018
Leveraging Federal Programs for Dual EnrollmentType:Article Topics: Advocacy & Policy, Finance & BudgetsState funding and support for dual and concurrent enrollment varies across the country. -
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May 20, 2021
How to Best Meet the Needs of Homeless Students with ARP FundsType:Webinar Recording Topics: Advocacy & Policy, Equity, Finance & BudgetsTwo superintendents share bold ideas for how to use ESSER funds and targeted ARP-Homeless Children and Youth funds to assess and meet both immediate and long-term needs. -
May 12, 2021
School Construction, Air Quality and Federal Funding: What Superintendents Need to KnowType:Webinar Recording Topics: Advocacy & Policy, District & School Operations, Finance & Budgets, Health & Wellness, School Safety & CybersecurityAdvice on how to use federal funds on school construction and facility maintenance and best practices on what districts can do to improve ventilation, filtration and air cleaning strategies. -
April 15, 2021
Leveraging Federal COVID FundingType:Webinar Recording Topics: Advocacy & Policy, District & School Operations, Finance & BudgetsHear what federal COVID dollars can mean for your schools, how superintendents are investing these dollars and insight in how to fully leverage this significant investment to respond to COVID while addressing learning recovery.
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