The Budget Process: Who Should Be Involved?

	Community	School Board	Administrators	Other School Stuff	Students
Assess school system needs	X	X	X	X	X
Establish policies	a	X	a	a	a
Determine educational goals	q	X	X	q	q
Determine program objectives	a	a	X	X	a
Determine support services goals	q	q	X	X	q
Determine support services objectives	a	a	X	X	a
Distinguish between instructional programs and non-instructional programs	q	X	X	q	q
Identify program constraints	a	a	X	X	a
Identify support services constraints	q	q	X	X	q
Develop program alternatives	a	a	X	X	a
Develop support services alternatives	q	q	X	X	q
Decide on recommended programs	a	X	a	a	a
Allocate resources to programmed support services	q	q	X	X	q
Monitor and evaluate programmed support services	X	X	X	X	X
Planning for the future	X	X	X	X	X

The Budget Cycle