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Research paper A research paper related to budget (Competency 008) will be done during the course. (Five to eight pages—may include tables or charts). APA format please for this research paper. **Research Paper Directions—Educational Leadership Topic** Choose your budget or school plant research paper topic. It is best to choose a budget area for just one campus, although a program or district budget paper is sometimes approved. Examples: The athletic budget on your high school campus; Title 1 budget for your campus; other “Title” programs for your campus; student activity accounts for your campus; PTA budget for your campus; how food service is funded in the district or on your campus; how your campus bilingual budget is determined; how the number of teachers for your campus is determined; special education funding/staffing for your campus; how your campus educational supply budget is determined and allocated; how campus maintenance projects are scheduled. Be sure to pick a topic for which you can find data! Note that you may have to interview the budget administrator to find information and to find answers to questions.
 * Directions ** (Suggested length: 5-8 pages, including charts)__I. Focus and Rationale (15%)__ //What do I want to know? //--Problem Statement--Why I choose this issue--Why is it important to me as a leader?__II. Data Collection Procedures (15 %)__ -- How did I find information to answer my questions?--Data Collection Procedures--Data Sources__III. Results (30 %)__ --How is the budget determined?--What budget data did you find? (Dollar amounts)--What is the budget year calendar for this budget? (example: from Sept 1 to August 31)--Do these funds come from the state, the federal government, or from the local district?--Are the data presented clearly in the paper?--Was the budget entirely spent, overspent, or just partially spent last year?--Can the budget carry over into the next year?--Who monitors this budget? How does he/she monitor spending throughout the year?--Who audits this budget?__IV. Action/Recommendations/Evaluation (25%)__ //What do my findings mean? //--What is my evaluation of how this budget is funded and managed?--Do I have suggestions or recommendations for improvement?__V. Writing (15 %)__ --Organization--Conventions and Fluency --APA style--Clear charts