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Transforming School Funding: A Guide to Implementing Student-Based Budgeting (SBB)

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Title: Transforming School Funding: A Guide to Implementing Student-Based Budgeting (SBB)
Language: English
Authors: Rosenberg, David, Gordon, Jeff, Hsu, Betty, Education Resource Strategies
Source: Education Resource Strategies. 2014.
Availability: Education Resource Strategies. 480 Pleasant Street Suite C-200, Watertown, MA 02472. Tel: 617-607-8000; Fax: 617-600-6613; e-mail: info@erstrategies.org; Web site: http://www.erstrategies.org
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 34
Publication Date: 2014
Sponsoring Agency: Carnegie Corporation of New York
Document Type: Guides - Non-Classroom
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Finance Reform, Resource Allocation, Funding Formulas, Budgeting, Program Implementation, Educational Resources, Decision Making, Feasibility Studies, Professional Development, Investment, Performance Factors, Case Studies, Systems Building, Administrator Guides, Administrator Role
Abstract: Student-Based Budgeting (sometimes called Weighted Student Funding, or Fair Student Funding, depending on the district) differs fundamentally from the traditional funding model, which distributes resources to schools in the form of staff and dollars designated for specific purposes. Student-Based Budgeting (SBB) allocates dollars to schools based on the number of enrolled students, where each student receives a funding "weight" based on need. This model can allow districts to increase equity, transparency, and flexibility in their funding system. In this guide, you will find information to consider whether SBB is right for your school system, including stories of how districts such as Boston, Denver, Baltimore, and Cleveland implemented SBB. [Foreword by Karen Hawley Miles.]
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2014
Accession Number: ED545128
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Student-Based Budgeting (sometimes called Weighted Student Funding, or Fair Student Funding, depending on the district) differs fundamentally from the traditional funding model, which distributes resources to schools in the form of staff and dollars designated for specific purposes. Student-Based Budgeting (SBB) allocates dollars to schools based on the number of enrolled students, where each student receives a funding "weight" based on need. This model can allow districts to increase equity, transparency, and flexibility in their funding system. In this guide, you will find information to consider whether SBB is right for your school system, including stories of how districts such as Boston, Denver, Baltimore, and Cleveland implemented SBB. [Foreword by Karen Hawley Miles.]