ELHE7304 · Education

School Finance and Business Administration

Lynch School of Education & Human Development

The financial and business operations of a school are instrumental to the success of students. Often under examined, core concepts in school finance and business management are nuanced, technical, and at times contentious. This class will prepare educational leaders to engage in discourse regarding the key issues in school finance and business management, through the lenses of educational adequacy, equity, efficiency, and liberty. The overarching goal is for educational leaders to be able to debate, craft, and implement school finance and business management policies with an informed understanding of the anticipated implications as well as alternative options.There are tremendous challenges to the conversion of conceptual and theoretical concepts into concrete, actionable financial and business policies for schools. A particular emphasis will be placed on examining these concepts and policies in Catholic schools and opportunities for strengthening the operational vitality of this sector. We will examine these challenges and the proposed solutions, underscoring the strengths and weaknesses of each approach.