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Peer reviewedKing, Richard A. – NASSP Bulletin, 1984
Presents results of a New Mexico school survey that found the quality of education improved in schools as enrollment declined. (MD)
Descriptors: Declining Enrollment, Educational Development, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textWood, R. Craig; Worner, Wayne M. – 1986
This chapter of "Principles of School Business Management" looks at the role of the school business official in an era of declining enrollments. Following an introductory review of national enrollment trends, the chapter discusses the use of the cohort survival technique for enrollment projection. The focus then shifts to the impact of enrollment…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Declining Enrollment, Educational Facilities Planning, Elementary Secondary Education
Thomas, Howard – 1983
Since employee salaries and fringe benefits make up the major part of school budgets, any reduction in budgets must be accomplished by reducing personnel. Concentrating on Oklahoma, but citing legal decisions in other states as well, a legal summary is presented for reduction in force when funds are unavailable to complete a school budget. As in…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Court Litigation, Declining Enrollment, Due Process
Sealey, Robert D. – OSSC Bulletin, 1976
Declining enrollment forces school districts to cope with many new problems, but also opens the door to new opportunities. A review of the implications of enrollment decline provides deeper understanding of both the problems and the opportunities. Among the major concerns are the disruptions caused by school closures, the new emphases required in…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Declining Enrollment, Educational Facilities Planning, Educational Finance
Burk, James M. – 1982
Student enrollment in Pennsylvania public schools continues to decline, but school costs continue to rise. In the next 5 years, the Northern Area of Allegheny County will lose the equivalent of one of the larger school districts. Substantial cuts in teaching and administrative positions have already taken effect. Over the last 25 years, Northern…
Descriptors: Charts, Cooperative Planning, Declining Enrollment, Educational Improvement
Duke, Daniel L. – 1984
How schools weather budget reductions shows the difference between effective and less effective school systems. Policymakers' response to reductions depends on an array of factors: general economic conditions, access to data about future trends, community expectations and "myths," past records of school effectiveness, local education…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Budgeting, Costs, Decision Making
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
