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Abstract
The annual budgeting process is a valuable opportunity for districts to systematically examine both resource use and programming. They can then use the findings to optimize resource use and improve program efficacy in ways that will lead to increased student achievement. Bo Yan and Thomas Aberli discuss three root causes for districts’ inability to accomplish the goals (reliance on problem-driven needs as the dominant factor of budgetary decisions, disconnect between financial management and performance management, as well as human nature). They propose a cycle-based approach to district budgeting that rests on differentiating investment from operation expenditures.
年度预算编制过程是各学区系统检查资源使用和计划编制的宝贵机会。然后,他们可以利用检查结果来优化资源的使用,提高计划的效率,从而提高学生的成绩。Bo Yan 和 Thomas Aberli 讨论了学区无法实现目标的三个根本原因(依赖问题驱动的需求作为预算决策的主导因素、财务管理与绩效管理脱节以及人性)。他们提出了一种基于周期的地区预算编制方法,其基础是区分投资和运营支出。
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