{"product_id":"school-budgeting-for-hard-times-confronting-cutbacks-and-critics-9781412990905","title":"School Budgeting for Hard Times: Confronting Cutbacks and Critics","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eA win-win solution to the battle of the budget\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAre you challenged to improve your school's productivity with existing or even diminishing resources? This invaluable reference will show you how to do more with less. Educator William K. Poston, Jr. contends that the needs of curriculum and learning should drive the budgeting process, not the other way around. The solution is implementing performance-based budgeting. This text gives step-by-step instructions for: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eUsing assessment data to determine budget priorities\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eApplying quality enhancement principles to the process\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncorporating measurable performance to attain funding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William K. Jr. Poston\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Corwin Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/10\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.99h x 7.00w x 0.51d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781412990905\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2011 pg. 213\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLearn more about William Poston′s PD offerings\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWilliam K. Poston Jr.\u003c\/strong\u003e is an Emeritus Professor of educational leadership and policy studies at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, where he served for 17 years. A former math and physics teacher, he accumulated 25 years of experience in educational administration including 15 years as a superintendent in Tucson and Phoenix, Arizona, and in Billings, Montana. His experience includes serving as executive director of the Iowa School Business Management Academy--the licensure program for school business managers in Iowa--for 15 years. He is the originator of curriculum-driven budgeting, and he has led over 75 curriculum audits. Poston has written 13 books and over 40 journal articles and continues to provide extensive service to schools in the areas of evaluation, curriculum management auditing, performance-based budgeting, and organizational quality improvement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Corwin Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44409739214963,"sku":"9781412990905","price":71.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_cd1d9d9e-19f8-4f7b-a9b0-d45aa2fae292.jpg?v=1771937595","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/school-budgeting-for-hard-times-confronting-cutbacks-and-critics-9781412990905","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}