Analysis of financial strategies used by Texas school districts to ensure long-term financial stability

The state’s current financial system for education does not address drastic changes in a school district’s property values in mineral rich areas. Education funding formulas do not provide support for any sudden changes due to fluctuation in mineral values. It is unknown if school leaders have developed strategies to ensure long-term financial stability. If strategies have been developed, these strategies are not known. School leaders, whose districts are located in mineral rich areas, have little information for determining what strategies they should use to ensure long-term financial solvency. The literature on school finance describes the challenges school leaders face when trying to provide every student a quality education with limited resources. However, research lacks a comparable study and analysis of long-term financial strategies for school districts located in mineral rich areas. This study is an analysis of strategies developed by school leaders in districts where property values have been greatly affected by mineral values to ensure long-term financial stability.

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Education

Level thesis:degree_level

Doctoral

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Educational Leadership and Policy

Grantor

The University of Texas at Austin

Year dc:date.issued

2018

Author dc:creator

• Caloss, Scott

Advisors dc:contributor.advisor

• Olivárez, Rubén
• Sharpe, Edwin Reese

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• Reyes, Pedro
• Butler, Jesse

• Public school financial strategies
• School district financial strategies
• Texas schools districts
• School district financial stability
• School district property values
• Texas public school funding
• Texas public education funding
• School financial stability
• School property values
• Mineral rich school districts

Language dc:language.iso

en

Identifier

doi:10.15781/T2VM43F51

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:repositories.lib.utexas.edu:2152/65656