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Recommendations for Barak Ben-Gal Regarding Results Based Budgeting:. Presented by: Kellogg School of Management. Rich Billings Mike Rosskamm Erica Krablin Carolyn Carpenter March 2, 2007. Agenda. Vision for Results Based Budgeting Key Issues and Challenges Summary of Recommendations
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Recommendations for Barak Ben-Gal Regarding Results Based Budgeting: Presented by: Kellogg School of Management Rich Billings Mike Rosskamm Erica Krablin Carolyn Carpenter March 2, 2007
Agenda • Vision for Results Based Budgeting • Key Issues and Challenges • Summary of Recommendations • Implementation Timeline
Vision for Results Based Budgeting More Efficient Resource Allocation Financial Stability Equity In Funding Increased Student Achievement Empowered Principals and Other School Leaders Teachers Schools Parents
Key Issues and Challenges • Measuring success of RBB • Improving system weaknesses • Resource constraints • Increased transparency • Strengthening stakeholder support • Transition to local control
Measuring Success of RBB Indicators of Change • Are academic outcomes improving? • Are school based budgeting decisions different under RBB? • Has enrollment improved? • Have district level financial metrics improved?
Measuring Success of RBB Collect and incorporate feedback from principals to continually improve RBB • Budget allocation changes • Time spent on RBB • Training and support for RBB • Best aspect • Biggest drawback/constraint • Overall school impact
Improving System Weaknesses Recommendation: Execute Effectively • Clarify financial budgeting process • Empower school site leaders with necessary and accurate information • Ensure that school site leaders have the capabilities to run RBB
Improving System Weaknesses Recommendation: Enhance RBB • Open RBB earlier than one week prior to coaching sessions • Change Nov. adjustment process • Plan budgets against 95% of projected enrollment with a 5% reserve • Fall adjustment focused on release of funds rather than cuts • Channel principal support entirely through OSCs • Explicit escalating feedback and support loop • Continue integration improvements
Strengthening Stakeholder Support Recommendation: Improve Communication • Increase transparency • Explain assumptions behind RBB • Connect system changes to feedback • Identify supporters and enable them to advocate for RBB • Enlist community through the school site council and town hall meetings
Transition to Local Control Will RBB be approved by the publicly elected Oakland School Board?
Diagram of Influence School Board Voters (Parents) Community Organizations/Churches Media Teachers Principals Union
Strengthening Stakeholder Support: Coalition Building • Enlist credible third party as advocate for RBB - Oakland Community Organization • Existing access point to parents • Influential • Able to engage media if necessary • Decrease magnitude of union influence • Retain young teachers invested in RBB • Emphasize career progression options created by RBB for veteran teachers
Initial Political Climate Organized Teachers Union Community Activists “Hill” Parents Principals Con Pro Low-Income Parents Unorganized
Outreach to Principals Organized Teachers Union Community Activists Principals “Hill” Parents Con Pro Low-Income Parents Unorganized
Use Principals to Convince Community Activists Organized Teachers Union Community Activists Principals “Hill” Parents Con Pro Low-Income Parents Unorganized
Use Community Activists to Organize Low-Income Parents Organized Teachers Union Community Activists Principals “Hill” Parents Low-Income Parents Con Pro Unorganized
Split Loyalties of Teachers Union Organized Veteran Teachers Community Activists Principals “Hill” Parents New Teachers Low-Income Parents Con Pro Unorganized
Resulting Political Climate Organized Veteran Teachers Community Activists Principals “Hill” Parents New Teachers Low-Income Parents Con Pro Unorganized
Measurement Execution Communication Summary of Recommendations • Is RBB Successful? • Survey principals, collect and analyze metrics and continually improve • Build School Site Options and Capabilities • Ensure principals have the skills and opportunities to increase student achievement • Develop Community Support for RBB • Respond to negative perception of RBB through transparency and by empowering advocates