Budget Blog

Well, this assignment was a challenge for me because some of the information relating to the assignment and the information presented by Dr. Bradley does not apply to my school site.  As a dependent charter school, we do not received categorical funds.  Therefore, some of the budget funding questions don't apply to my school site.  The funds I do receive are pulled for the charter school funds which are received from state funding sources such as the state lottery.  When the funds are put into my site budget, I have a greater flexibility in how I can spend those funds as compared to the funds received say for title 1, 2 or 3. But, I also receive less funds as a result.

Post # 10 Face-to-Face Nov. 4th & 5th

It is always nice when we have an opportunity to talk with peers from other school sites and districts.  I enjoyed hearing from the various district representatives regarding HR matters.  I was able to appreciate the commonality of all three districts as well as the differences - especially the differences pertaining to the collective bargaining units.  One "must" that was conveyed by all of the guests was the need for documentation - this is something that does take a little extra time but saves a lot of trouble in the long-run.

The remainder of the evening was a great opportunity to interact with classmates and converse with people I may not have spoken to otherwise.  I did like the "groups of three" activity and I can see how this could be used with staff, students and even with some of our parent groups. 

The information regarding school budgets was great - there was so much valuable information. I appreciated the depth in which Dr. Bradley explained many of the nuances of school budgets and how the state funding does/will impact us all.  It does sound like we still have some tough times ahead of all of us in education.