EDAD 5012 Critical Issues: Legal/Financial
Given the current financial constraints that school districts are encountering, the question becomes, How can we maintain quality while making necessary reductions in the budget to satisfy the overburdened taxpayer? This institute will take a problem-based approach that draws upon participants experiences and concerns, focusing on how to make effective decisions that involve key constituents in the process. Attention will placed on the interaction between pressing fiscal and legal challenges that include: special education services, contractual constraints, restructuring and reevaluation, shortfalls in revenue including reductions in state aid and the interpretation of recent cases and regulations.