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Rourke, Jim – School Business Affairs, 2003
Reports results of survey of 797 members of Association of School Business Officials about pressing concerns, Association membership, value of existing programs and services, and future offerings. (PKP)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Elementary Secondary Education, National Surveys, School Business Officials
Reeves, Kimberly – School Administrator, 2003
Describes how superintendents and business managers work together during periods of limited financial resources and tight budgets. Provides examples from several states. (PKP)
Descriptors: Budgeting, Elementary Secondary Education, School Business Officials, School Funds
Ettinger, Sharon – School Business Affairs, 1990
Attempts to eliminate confusion in acquiring FAX machines for the average school business official. Discusses organizational needs and requirements for speed, copy quality, telephone line conditions, paper type and size, and machine care and life expectancy. (MLH)
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Elementary Secondary Education, Facsimile Transmission, School Business Officials
Peer reviewedDay, Dennis H. – Journal of School Business Management, 1993
Examines traditional costing models utilized in higher education and pinpoints shortcomings related to proper identification of costs. Describes activity-based costing systems as a superior alternative for cost identification, measurement, and allocation. (MLF)
Descriptors: Cost Estimates, Costs, Higher Education, School Accounting
Jennings, Barbara – School Business Affairs, 1996
The five recipients of the 1995 Meritorious Budget Award (MBA) found achieving a standard of excellence in budget documentation and presentation that the board, community, and local press could understand enormously challenging. Designed for school systems, the American Association of School Business Officials' MBA program effectively communicates…
Descriptors: Accountability, Awards, Budgeting, Credibility
Chase, Hank – Business Officer, 2000
Notes that the new chair of the Board of Directors of the National Association of College and University Business Officers, Bret Hartley, has had a campus career (at Florida state institutions) characterized by collaboration and delegation. Highlights six major endeavors of the organization in the coming year. (DB)
Descriptors: Administrators, Biographies, Higher Education, Leadership
Heinfeld, Gary; Arvizu, C. Christopher; Herrera, Michael L. – School Business Affairs, 2001
Describes experience with certain tools and resources to help school business officials implement the Governmental Accounting Standards Board Statement 34. Focuses on Association of School Business Officials International's new Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting guidebook and financial-statement report-writer software called…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Computer Software, Elementary Secondary Education, School Business Officials
Formal Standardized Training: The Last Step to the Professionalization of School Business Officials.
Dierdorff, William H. – School Business Affairs, 1988
Administrators and education agencies are addressing the shortage of qualified school business officials in the face of growing demands for accountability and the increased complexity and budgetary reponsibilities involved in school administration. This article explores professional characteristics, school business officials' current roles, and…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Education, Professional Occupations, School Administration
Larkin, Richard P. – School Business Affairs, 1997
School business officials should realize that achieving the Government Finance Officers Association's Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting will not always result in a high rating. Washington, D.C. has received this award for several years while flirting with bankruptcy. This article reviews the workings of financial markets for…
Descriptors: Disclosure, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Insurance
Alioto, Nicholas C. A.; Dickson, Roger J. – School Business Affairs, 2002
Describes Governmental Accounting Standards Boards' (GASB) proposed new standards addressing the recognition, measurement, and reporting of other postemployment benefits (excluding pension benefits), the most common of which are health-care benefits. Includes a lengthy table of tentative GASB decisions on other postemployment benefits. Suggests…
Descriptors: Accounting, Elementary Secondary Education, Retirement Benefits, School Business Officials
Newsom, John – American School Board Journal, 2002
Describes school purchasing process, examples of illegal or wasteful purchasing activities, a concise ethical guide to school purchasing excerpted from the Texas Agency's Financial Accountability System Resource Guide, and suggestions from experts on how schools can ensure legal and ethical purchasing practices. (PKP)
Descriptors: Bids, Codes of Ethics, Elementary Secondary Education, Purchasing
Rittner-Heir, Robbin M. – American School Board Journal, 2002
Describes the advantages and disadvantages of group purchasing. Forty-seven states have laws allowing group purchasing. Includes examples of group purchasing arrangements in Washington, California, New Mexico, and Kentucky. (PKP)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education, Organizations (Groups), Purchasing
Shields, Jeffrey N. – Business Officer, 2002
Mary Jo Maydew articulates her priorities as 2002-2003 board chair of the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO): helping business officers maximize their expanding roles on campus and guiding the association in better serving member needs. (EV)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, College Administration, Faculty Organizations, Organizational Objectives
Smith, R. Pat; Bernstein, Gilbert; Henry, Holly – School Business Affairs, 2003
Describes the Indicator System to Analyze and Assess the Components and Competencies of School Business Officials and Support Services Personnel (ISAACC), developed by the Texas Association of School Business Officials. Includes a description of the components and competencies for Texas School Business Officials. (PKP)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Professional Development, School Business Officials, School Districts
Pichel, Frank M. – School Business Affairs, 1990
Presents a "Code of Ethics for School Administrators" and "Standards of Conduct for the Association of School Business Officials." These codes, combined with school regulations and adherence to various statutes, can provide school business officials with a sound philosophical basis for fulfilling their responsibilities. (MLF)
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethics
