Discusses the history of zero-base budgeting, its application in business, and both the positive and negative aspects of its application in education. (PKP)

Public pressure, political, and bureaucratic imperatives create a tension between the federal government and the research community in pursuing their mutual goal of improving education. (Author/JP)

Eight steps to set up a public relations program that is effective and therefore productive are identified: establish a plan, set priorities, propose budgets to coordinate with plans, keep track of progress, control and protect plans, communicate with staff, be accountable, and maintain a positive office environment. (MLW)

Zero-base budgeting is a management tool that provides a system that is responsive to change, incorporates sound principles of management, satisfies the need to effectively shift resources, and does not overload the budget staff. (Author/MLF)

Homewood-Flossmoor High School in Illinois has, in one document, a comprehensive "one-and-five" year plan that is designed to develop instructional and program needs and relate them to anticipated revenue as a foundation for the coming year's budget. (Author/MLF)

Describes the team planning procedure at Alvin Community College, Texas. Illustrates how budgeting procedures, initiated at the departmental level, are reviewed by administration and decided upon in an organized, rational fashion. (JG)

In order to relate the school budget to district and school goals and objectives, a process must be established that will provide an orderly approach for the school and community to follow. First, a thorough needs assessment should be made of the school and community. From this assessment should follow a set of goals and needs that provide the…

Program objectives and fiscal accountability were combined as program budgeting was developed in a local school district. This approach to budgeting increased staff involvement, emphasized the system approach, and improved communications. The budget development process is described and documented through one school year. (Author/DW)

In a small college, application of management by objectives concepts for planning and management have been used in three areas: personnel, programs, and budget. Interrelationships of these areas are discussed. Procedures are explained and results are illustrated so that these concepts can be used in other circumstances. (MSE)

A systematic approach to the management of higher education institutions is described. The methodology combines administration by objectives (ABO), a management technique that helps academic administrators structure decisions in a systematic manner, with goal programming (GP), a decision-science tool that is ideally suited to the analysis of…

To develop organizational recommendations, propose new management procedures, and assist in budget preparation, a management improvement analysis was undertaken at the Seattle Public Library. Discussions were held with library board and supervising staff on all aspects of organization, operations, and services; a trial budget procedure was…

Highlights a school district in Adams County, Colorado, that credits much of its success to a management-by-objectives approach and is now adding an authentic zero-base budgeting program. (JM)

This paper summarizes the methods used by a "developing institution" (Gadsden State Junior College) to arrive at an institution-wide system of long-range planning and management by objectives. A needs assessment identified the following areas which more systematic planning and management might address: a contraction of the college's resource base,…

Interest in the Planning, Programming, Budgeting System (PPBS) has waned over the last five years for several reasons. Early rhetoric about PPBS obscured its true character and promised more than it could deliver. Initially, few had the competencies needed to implement it. It is often wrongly believed to be solely a budgeting system. Finally,…