2. IN URBAN SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
WELCOME TO EDUCATIONAL FINANCE AND RESOURCE ALLOCATION
IN URBAN SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS

3. DR. LEONARD H. ELOVITZ 205D East Campus (908) 737-5976 lelovitz@kean
DR. LEONARD H. ELOVITZ 205D East Campus (908)
Website

4. OFFICE HOURS Monday 1:00 TO 3:00 PM Tuesday &Thursday Wednesday
In the Field
Wednesday
2:30 TO 4:30 PM

5. NAME: ADDRESS: HOME PHONE: E-MAIL ADDRESS: BUSINESS PHONE: CURRENT ASSIGNMENT: JOB GOAL:

6. Course Purposes Understand:
(1) Political systems processes, public policy values, and organizational dynamics undergirding resource allocation
(2) Concepts and terminology associated
with resource allocation in education
(3) Research relevant to resource allocation issues
(4) Sources of resource allocation related data
Apply:
Resource allocation concepts and research findings to leadership behavior and institutional management

7. RECQUIRED TEXT

8. Illustrating Resource Allocation Issues
How Much Capital Should A Polity Allocate to Education?
From Where Should Such Capital Come?
What Should Be the Allocation of Capital Between Elementary and Secondary and Postsecondary Institutions?
Should All Enrollees Be Targets of Similar Resources?
Should “Equity” Be a Consideration in Resource Distribution?
Should “Efficiency” Be a Consideration in Resource Distribution?
What Should Be the Balance Between “Equity” and “Merit” in Resource Distribution?
What Should Be the Balance Between Public and Private Enterprise in Education?
Who Should Be Empowered to Answer Questions Such As These?

9. COURSE CONTENT B. The History of Educational Finance
A. The Legal Framework of Education
B. The History of Educational Finance
C. Educational Decision Making in a Mixed Economy
D. Values, Structure and Power

10. COURSE CONTENT E. Paying for Public Education F. State Aid
G. Judicial review of School Funding
H. NJ State Aid Formula

11. COURSE CONTENT I. Budget & Resource Allocation J. Equality/Equity
K. Adequacy
L. Efficiency
M Ethics in School Finance

12. EVALUATION

13. DON’T PANIC