Innovative Ideas for School Business Officials: Best Practices from ASBO's Pinnacle Awards

by David A. Ritchey (Editor)

Overview

School business officials are known for their innovative, meaningful contributions to the improvement of their profession and the efficiency of school entities. The ASBO International Pinnacle Awards were established to recognize outstanding practices and new ideas that result in significant contributions to school entities. Successful applications have focused on areas such as budgeting, construction, cost savings, energy conservation, resource reallocation, safety, transportation, and technology. The profiles of Pinnacle Award applications in Innovative Ideas for School Business Officials are intended to provide school business officials with specific ideas to save money or improve processes in a variety of areas related to the day-to-day operation of schools. The money and time saved by implementing these ideas can then be applied where needed most, whether for classroom instruction, additional teacher preparation, other human resources needs to guarantee all students are taught by highly qualified professionals, to balance budgets in maintenance or other areas, or to replenish a rainy day fund. As one of the applicants said, utilizing ideas here may help school business officials to do "what is best for the children."

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781461649496
Publisher:	R&L Education
Publication date:	12/18/2003
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	100
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

David A. Ritchey is director of Government and Public Affairs for ASBO International, Reston, Virginia.

Table of Contents

1 School Bus Tracking and Safety
2 Electronic Solution for Print Shop
3 Implementing Change in Facilities Management
4 Creating a District-Wide Energy Management Program
5 Human Resources Department Web Access
6 Puchasing Department Website
7 Emergency Preparedness/Responce CD ROM
8 School Construction Institute
9 District-Wide Networked Connected Digital Copier Solution Integrated with a School-to-Career Program
10 Design and Construction Database Linked to Photographic Documentation
11 Redesign of Secondary School Reimbursable Meals Program: "Maxi-Meals"
12 Meeting Pupil Transportation Challenges through Cooperation and Innovation
13 Primary Vendor Contract for Maintenance Supplies
14 District Energy Program Reaps Multiple Rewards
15 Building Mentoring Program
16 Superintendent's Building Excellence Program

Editorial Reviews

Ritchey...presents a collection of 16 Pinnacle Award applications offering specific ideas for saving money or improving processes in the areas of transportation management, technology, internal operations, facilities management, purchasing, safety, and food service.

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