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James, W. L. G. – 1972
In this discussion of the systems approach to educational change, the author discusses the programing, planning, budgeting, and evaluation aspects of a system for the management of educational resources. Four common misconceptions about PPBES are considered: (1) that PPBES can make decisions, (2) that costs can be completely quantitifed, (3) that…
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Change, Educational Objectives, Management Systems

Copeland, Jack; Costerison, Dennis – 1976
This booklet outlines the conversion of the Western Wayne (Indiana) Schools from a traditional school accounting and budgeting system to a program accounting and budgeting system. The Western Wayne Schools became the first district to adopt Indiana's new program accounting and budgeting system in 1975. The Indiana approach to program accounting is…
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Elementary Secondary Education, Management Systems, Program Budgeting
Alabama Education Study Commission, Montgomery. – 1978
The Alabama Education Study Commission conducted a five-year project to find adequate measures of accountability for schools. The result, developed, implemented, and tested in 11 school districts in Alabama, was a Program Management and Budgeting (PMB) system combining elements of zero-base budgeting and management by objectives. PMB has the…
Descriptors: Accountability, Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education, Management by Objectives
Flocco, Edward C. – 1973
A comprehensive school planning tool is available from General Learning Corporation and the Center for the Advanced Study of Educational Administration at the University of Oregon. This School Planning, Evaluation and Communication System (SPECS) provides a deliverable system of training, implementation strategies and materials and technical…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Communication (Thought Transfer), Cost Effectiveness, Educational Administration
Worner, Roger B. – 1973
Planning-programing-budgeting systems (PPBS) have borne few of the fruits that many claimed they would. This is partly due to the five following widely held misconceptions about PPBS: 1) that PPBS is primarily concerned with budgeting; 2) that PPBS should displace instructional goals; 3) that it is not necessary to attend to all elements of PPBS;…
Descriptors: Accountability, Budgeting, Cost Effectiveness, Decision Making
Goate, Edward W. – 1977
Public demands for accountability in school systems led the Capital School District in Dover, Delaware, to begin investigating management systems in 1974. This investigation led to the adoption of a management by objectives system in 1975 and the addition of program budgeting in 1976, providing the district with the tools of administrative…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrator Attitudes, Board of Education Role, Community Attitudes
Joint Univ. Libraries, Nashville, TN. Office of Research and Development. – 1972
The Joint University Libraries (JUL) of Nashville, Tennessee have found that as they become increasingly complex they must make optimum use of their resources. In 1972, JUL initiated a planning effort, called Comprehensive Organizational/Operational Planning (CO/OP), designed to provide information for intelligent management decisions. Policy…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Cost Effectiveness, Decision Making, Library Planning