The Six Habits of Fiscally Responsible Public School Districts
An Assessment of What Michigan Public School Districts Can Do to Save Money Without Laying Off Teachers or Other Essential Staff
Contents
- Executive Summary
- Introduction: What is a Fiscally Responsible School District?
- Methodology: Finding Innovation
- Habit 1: Minimize Administrative Costs
- Habit 2: Take Advantage of Cost Savings through Outsourcing Non-Instructional Services
- Habit 3: Manage Employee Health Benefits Effectively
- Habit 4: Structure Capital Costs Effectively
- Habit 5: Participate in the Schools-of-Choice Program
- Habit 6: Reform Collective Bargaining
- Improvement #1: Strengthen Management Rights Clauses
- Improvement #2: Limit Exclusive Bargaining Representative Clauses
- Improvement #3: Remove Mandatory Support Clauses
- Improvement #4: Limit “Just Cause” Discipline and Discharge Clauses
- Improvement #5: Strengthen Teacher Evaluation Clauses
- Improvement #6: Replace Seniority-Based Salary Schedules with Performance-Based Pay Scales
- Improvement #7: Eliminate Class Size Limitation Clauses
- Conclusion
- Endnotes
- About the Authors
- Acknowledgements
Next page: Executive Summary
Categories: Education; Education, Class Size; Education, Collective Bargaining; Education, Privatization; Education, Public School Reform; Education, School Boards; Education, School Finance; Education, School Safety; Education, Teacher Pay; Education, Teachers Unions
Publication: Study
ISBN: 1-890624-31-4
SKU: S2002-06
