EDUC 651 - Exploring School Finance

(3 units)

Students investigate principles and practices utilized in collecting, distributing, and managing district and school revenues, with emphasis on specific state regulation. Topics include collective bargaining practices, capital facilities development, financial and managerial accounting. This course fulfills part of the Nevada State Administrative Leadership endorsement requirement and is aligned with the Professional Standards for Educational Leaders. (Formerly SNU: ALDR 502)

Maximum units a student may earn: 3

Prerequisite(s): formerly Sierra Nevada University Teacher Education student.

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Other

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. describe the role of local and federal taxation in relation to school finance.
2. identify and apply legal theories to school finance.
3. describe mechanisms for assessing equity and adequacy in school finance.
4. identify various types of school finance formulas and how they relate to issues of educational equity and adequacy.
5. describe the relationship between school/district budgets and academic achievement.

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