Case Study

READING MATERIAL
Higher Education Leadership Students
Chapter 3: The Role of Higher Education in State Budgets
Delaney, J. A., & Doyle, W. R. (2011). In State postsecondary education research: New methods to inform policy and practice. Heller, D. E., & Shaw, K. M. (Eds.) Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing.
Chapter 3: Budgeting Approaches in Community Colleges
Palmer, J. C. (2014). In Budget and finance in the American community college. New directions for community colleges, 168. Bers, T. H., Head, R. B., & Palmer, J. C. (Eds.).
Chapter 11: Funding Formulas
Mullin, C. M., Baime, D. S., & Honeyman, D. S. (2015). Community college finance: A guide for institutional leaders. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
Compose a 3- to 5-page paper with the following components:

Assignment
Describe the role of different types of funding (revenue and/or state appropriations) within your sector (K–12 or Higher Education)
Discuss how budget decisions are impacted by funding
Discuss how budget decisions and/or priorities reflect the vision and mission of an institution
Provide an example of when a budget decision was impacted by external or internal circumstances at your organization
Did you agree with the budget decision? Why or why not?
As a current, or future, educational leader what would you have done differently?

ASSIGNMENT

Your paper will be assessed on the following criteria:
Assignment-driven criteria – Demonstrates mastery covering all key elements of the assignment in a substantive way.
Scholarly writing – Demonstrates mastery and proficiency in scholarly written communication to an appropriately specialized audience.
Quality of references and organization – Demonstrates mastery using relevant and quality sources, and uses appropriate, relevant, and compelling content to support ideas, and convey understanding of the topic and shape the work.
Citing sources – Demonstrates mastery using in-text citations or sources and properly uses APA format, including a full reference list.
Critical thinking/Application to Professional Practice – Demonstrates mastery conceptualizing the problem, and viewpoints and assumptions of experts are analyzed, synthesized, and evaluated thoroughly. Conclusions are logically presented and applied to professional practice in an exceptional manner.