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 Tuesday Wednesday Thursday 2:25 TO 4:25 PM

5. NAME: ADDRESS: HOME PHONE: ADDRESS: BUSINESS PHONE: CURRENT ASSIGNMENT: JOB GOAL: COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE:

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. 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?

8. RECQUIRED TEXT

9. COURSE CONTENT B. Financing Schools C. Educational Finance Reform
A. The Legal Framework of Education
B. Financing Schools
C. Educational Finance Reform
D. Resource Allocation

10. COURSE CONTENT E. Utilization of Fiscal, Human, and Material Resources
F. Time management
G. Application and Assessment of Technology
H. New and Alternative Applications of
Learning Resources

11. EVALUATION

12. DON’T PANIC