School Finance and Business Management

Craig A. Schilling, EdD is a Professor of Leadership at Concordia University Chicago, consultant, speaker and award-winning author. He is a former school business administrator, treasurer and CEO. He is the recipient of multiple national awards for his life-long service to education and school business management. He has served in key leadership roles in both state and national organizations.Daniel R. Tomal, PhD, is a Professor of Leadership Emeritus at Concordia University Chicago and teaches in the College of Engineering at the Illinois Institute of Technology. He has published over twenty-five books and two hundred articles and studies, and is a former school administrator, high school teacher, and corporate vice president.

• ForwordPrefaceAcknowledgementsChapter 1: Principles and Historical PerspectivesChapter 2: Managing Resources for Higher Performance and ProductivityChapter 3: Planning School Budgets and Allocating ResourcesChapter 4: Managing Human ResourcesChapter 5: Managing FacilitiesChapter 6: Auxiliary Services: Food, Safety, Security, and TransportationChapter 7: Stewardship: Accounting and ReportingEpilogueIndexAbout the Authors

This relevant and comprehensive book provides an excellent resource for active school administrators or students in training to be school administrators. With a focus on the practitioner, the authors have provided a basis for understanding the profession.