Date of Award
4-1981
Degree Name
Specialist in Education
Department
Educational Leadership, Research and Technology
First Advisor
Dr. Carol F. Sheffer
Second Advisor
Dr. James A. Davenport
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Open Access
Abstract
Successful operation of a school district depends upon the functions of the business office. This internship at Grand Rapids Public Schools under the supervision of Dr. James Gallagher, Executive Deputy Superintendent of Business Affairs, involved experiences in the school business areas of accounting, data processing, investments, funding, payroll, and purchasing. Knowledge of school business functions will provide the author with the awareness she needs when she attains her career goal working in central office administration, preferably as a curriculum and instruction specialist.
In addition to an introduction this report is divided into four sections which discuss the site and the reasons for selecting this study, actual experiences, achievements, and conclusions.
Recommended Citation
Weeden, Kathryn S., "Business Office Internship" (1981). Masters Theses. 1789.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/1789