Program Financial Review Resource Analysis Assignment Instructions

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EDAS 648 P ROGRAM F INANCIAL R EVIEW : R ESOURCE A NALYSIS A SSIGNMENT I NSTRUCTIONS O VERVIEW For this course, you will conduct a Program Financial Review to assess the current resources and processes of a particular school or district to select a program for further analysis and resource development. As you review the program budget, you will collaborate with various stakeholders to gain multiple perspectives on the equity and sufficiency of funding. You will incorporate a distributed leadership model to set financial goals for the selected program. The goals will drive a multi-year resource management plan with integrated accountability measures to ensure integrity and fairness. You will conduct your Program Financial Review in five parts (i.e., assignments), each part building upon the previous. You will submit a final compilation of these assignments for the Program Financial Review Assignment in Module 8: Week 8. The parts of your Program Financial Review are as follows: Module 2: Week 2 Program Financial Review: Resource Analysis Assignment Module 3: Week 3 Program Financial Review: Operational Systems Audit Assignment Module 4: Week 4 Program Financial Review: Goals and Strategies Assignment Module 5: Week 5 Program Financial Review: Resource Management Plan Assignment Module 6: Week 6 Program Financial Review: Financial Accountability Plan Assignment For this Program Financial Review: Resource Analysis Assignment , you will analyze a school’s or district’s budget and distribution of resources. You will present your findings, analysis, and recommendations in a written report and PowerPoint presentation. I NSTRUCTIONS Select the school or district you will use as your focus for this project and locate its most current financial and budgetary information. Using the provided Program Financial Review: Resource Analysis Template , complete a budget analysis as follows. As you complete your budget analysis, focus your evaluation on curriculum, certificated salaries, use of technology, and equity in student supports. School/District Description: Provide a brief description of the school or district you have selected. Include its demographics in your description. Budget Analysis: Critically analyze your selected school’s or district’s budget, evaluating the distribution of resources for inequality and bias in the allocation of resources, opportunities, and technology. Include in your analysis how the school/district is funded.  Three Critical Areas: Identify three critical areas of need for additional resources. Some examples may be SPED, transportation, athletics, professional development, RTI, and Page 1 of 2
EDAS 648 technology. The critical areas you select must be identified as needs with the help of stakeholders and administration. For each critical area, provide a rationale by explaining why you have identified this area as a need for additional resources. Priority: Of the three critical areas identified, select one of the areas that you intend to prioritize for further discussion and exploration during this course. Discuss the selected prioritized area and provide a rationale as to why you selected it. (Note: You will develop your selected area in future parts of this comprehensive project; you are only identifying, discussing, and rationalizing your selection for this assignment). This written report segment of the assignment must contain at least 750 words, not including the required title page, abstract, and references page. All areas of the report must adhere to current APA formatting guidelines. Resource Analysis Presentation: In addition to the written analysis detailed above, develop a PowerPoint presentation to be shared with the broader community. Your presentation should accomplish two goals: 1. Resource Analysis Findings: Communicate your findings of the resource analysis you conducted above. 2. Advocacy for Equitable Distribution: Advocate for the equitable distribution of resources. Ensure that your thoughts are structured well with an introduction, a logical progression of ideas, and a persuasive conclusion. Include a minimum of 10 slides with speaker notes and appropriate support. The font size should not be smaller than 24pt on the slides and should include relevant graphics and/or pictures to engage the audience. Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism tool. Aligned National Educational Leadership Preparation standard: NELP Standard Component 3.2: Program completers understand and demonstrate the capacity to evaluate, cultivate, and advocate for equitable access to educational resources, technologies, and opportunities that support the educational success and well-being of each student. Indicators: There are three total 3.2 indicators. This assessment addresses two of them as listed below: Evaluate sources of inequality and bias in the allocation of educational resources and opportunities Advocate for the equitable access to educational resources, procedures, and opportunities Page 2 of 2
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