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Hester, Dwight A. – American School and University, 1983
Before renewing or purchasing additional school insurance, school business officials should identify one person as insurance coordinator, complete and update a risk management audit, develop coverage specifications, determine whether the purchases will be by bid or negotiation, and develop procedures for reviewing policies once they have been…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Insurance, Purchasing, Risk
Candoli, I. Carl; And Others – 1984
The school business administration function in the operation of American schools has undergone dramatic changes during the past several years. Changing demographics, high technology, the movement to professionalize school administration, and changes by the legislative and judicial systems have all had significant impact on the character of school…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Administrator Role, Budgeting, Business Administration
National Association of Independent Schools, Boston, MA. – 1979
The business office guides of the departments of education of Illinois and New Jersey served as the basic resource documents in forming this guide for independent school business managers. The checklists are grouped under the following headings: financial management, insurance and risk management, records retention, purchasing, nonacademic staff,…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Check Lists, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education
Association of School Business Officials, Chicago, IL. – 1979
This revised outline of a 1962 address contains general guidelines considered still useful for practicing school business administrators. Introductory "general observations" and a preamble give advice about good personal qualities, policy and planning practices, and relations with school boards, community, staff, and fellow professional…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrative Principles, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Guides
Jordan, K. Forbis; And Others – 1985
This textbook reviews the principal concerns within each of 13 major responsibility areas in school business administration. The first chapter assesses the political, social, and economic context in which schools function and school administrators work. The role and function of the school business administrator within this context is addressed in…
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Administrator Role, Budgeting, Building Operation
Wood, R. Craig, Ed. – 1986
This textbook of 24 chapters provides administrators and students with information on the role, activities, and responsibilities of the school business administrator. The independently authored chapters are titled as follows: (1) "Introduction to School Business Management" (F. Mike Miles); (2) "Legal Context of the Public School District" (Paul…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Bond Issues, Budgeting
