The purpose of this Personalized Activity Kit is to provide an introduction to the concept of program budgeting by focusing on several key elements to be considered in the development of a program budgeting system. These elements are an examination of the school's organizational patterns in defining and designing the district's educational programs, the writing of student and staff program objectives, and the translating of program purposes into a practical, communicable budgeting format. Emphasis is placed on the program group approach to organization and budgeting. A program group is any group of staff members who share common goals, objectives, activities, and budgets. Each program group is responsible for developing a program plan and a program budget. Guidelines are provided for developing program group action plans and budgets. (Author/IRT)