Week 5 Part 3

I have really grown in competency 8.  I knew coming into this course, that this was a very important aspect of district leadership, so I really wanted to do some growing in this area.  My view has greatly changed when it comes to budgeting district funds for continued improvement.  A lot of the money is already allocated to certain departments or for specific reasons.  So now that I know this, I feel my view of district level budgeting is much more realistic.    Throughout this course I attended several budget meetings, and I worked diligently with our associate superintendent of Finance to learn some of the ends and outs of district budgeting.  The one on one with the superintendent was very productive.  He explained the importance of teamwork and becoming well versed in district spending.  This, teamed with the lectures and readings, provided a rich learning experience for me.  I feel that going forward, I now have the foundation set to become much more experienced in the financial aspect of the district.  The only thing that I would change about this course is the way group work is done.  I found it pretty difficult to meet with the different members of my team.  It was a bit frustrating at times.