Date of Award
8-1980
Degree Name
Specialist in Education
Department
Educational Leadership, Research and Technology
First Advisor
Dr. Carol F. Sheffer
Second Advisor
Dr. Richard E. Munsterman
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Open Access
Abstract
The community of East Grand Rapids, Michigan, has a long history of providing an outstanding educational program for youth. Over the past few years with spiraling in flation, negotiations with labor unions, and declining enrollments, there have been political and financial stresses affecting the entire community which could influence the quality of educational programs in the future.
This study focuses on the East Grand Rapids school district and identifies the impact of selected factors upon the areas of f is cal responsibility, curriculum, staff assignment and appropriate use of space. It describes the Board of Education budget philosophy as it relates to cash flow, professional negotiations with teachers, negotiations with support staff, and a benefit program.
There have been, and continues to be, many mandates by the State of Michigan which influence public school programs. Some of the mandates are directed toward effecting changes in educational philosophy and others toward changes in system operation. This study identifies some aspects of the impact of these mandates on the East Grand Rapids School District budget and on the apparent reduction of local control of some school distric t decision making.
Recommended Citation
Brouwer, James Alvin, "A Study of School Finance as it Relates to Cash Flow, Reserves, Negotiations, Board Philosophy, Inflation, and Budget Philosophy" (1980). Masters Theses. 1847.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/1847