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Bagin, Don; Schreiber, Ernest – American School Board Journal, 1977
Descriptors: Costs, Educational Facilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Operating Expenses
American School Board Journal, 1976
Descriptors: Bus Transportation, Educational Finance, Operating Expenses, School Buses
Herring, Richard – American School Board Journal, 1975
Despite what a study indicated, one school district found that operating its own fleet of buses was cheaper and better than contracting for service with the local transit company. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Bus Transportation, Costs, Educational Finance
Rocchio, Frank – American School Board Journal, 1984
By using an energy audit, the Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12 (Colorado) identified fuel-consuming areas in its schools and reduced the annual increases for fuel from 25 to 5 percent. Six steps to energy savings will work for other districts as well. (JW)
Descriptors: Budgeting, Budgets, Building Operation, Climate Control
Schaefer, John W.; Dole, Edwin K. – American School Board Journal, 1973
Examines the objectives and functions of school maintenance and presents an organizational chart for a school district maintenance department. Asserts that programed maintenance'' and the utilization of data processing techniques are not to be regarded as luxury budget items. (WM)
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Boards of Education, Cost Effectiveness, Operating Expenses
American School Board Journal, 1973
Claims that school maintenance budgets should be organized into no more than three categories: buildings; equipment repair and replacement; and grounds and outdoor facilities. Several simple budgeting formulas are provided. (WM)
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Budgeting, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Finance
Scebra, J. Boyd – American School Board Journal, 1983
Checklist for evaluating school management covers (1) budgeting, revenues, expenditures; (2) accounting and payroll; (3) purchasing and warehousing; (4) debts and captial outlay; (5) insurance; (6) property control; and (7) school activity funds. (JBM)
Descriptors: Check Lists, Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education, Operating Expenses
DiGeronimo, Joe; Gustafson, George A. – American School Board Journal, 1986
The Ukiah (California) school board offers extended day care in six elementary schools. The program meets the needs of employed parents and has helped maintain enrollment levels in the schools. Highlights from a parent handbook are listed along with ordering directions. (MLF)
Descriptors: Costs, Day Care Centers, Elementary Education, Extended School Day
Dyer, Louise – American School Board Journal, 1973
School board members will no longer silently accept responsibility for the mistakes of professional educators. Boards, and the public they speak for, are demanding an educational product that can be evaluated and audited for its financial as well as its educational worth. Strong board leadership, a new image of governance, and a relationship of…
Descriptors: Board Administrator Relationship, Board of Education Role, Boards of Education, Decision Making
