This book is purposefully written for practicing and aspiring public and private school administrators who desire to enhance their instructional, technical, and managerial skills not only as the school′s leader but also as the school′s visionary, planning coordinator, and budgeting manager. The authors provide the reader with an essential understanding of the interwoven relationship between two independent yet distinctly connected accountability systems - academic and fiscal. Readers will find an overview of school budgeting practices, school-oriented situations, how to relate national leadership standards to sound budgeting practice, and build skills to plan and develop a budget, allocate, expend, monitor funds, manage and evaluate budget reports, and prepare school action plans aligned with a fiscal accountability system. Included within are practical tools, templates, discussion questions, and techniques.