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School Budgetary Needs Assessment Survey and Rationale

Whitney L. DeBruhl

College of Education, Grand Canyon University

EAD 510: Education Finance

James Russo

June 12, 2023


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School Budgetary Needs Assessment Rationale

Part of a school’s planning and improvement process includes doing a needs assessment or

identifying areas of concern within the school. A school must compare where they currently are

to where they would like to be to better understand and prioritize their needs (Cuiccio & Husby-

Slater, 2018). Input from a school’s faculty and staff is crucial in the process, however it is not

the only stakeholder input that is required for a comprehensive needs assessment. Standard 8

section c of the Professional Standards for Educational Leaders (2015) states that effective

leaders “engage in regular and open two-way communication with families and the community

about the school, students, needs, problems, and accomplishments”. Based on this, I believe that

it is necessary to include families, both parents and students, in the needs assessment survey.

Parents are key when conducting a needs assessment. They “are more likely to be

invested in the outcomes and actively engaged in the selection, development, and

implementation of improvement plans and strategies that create lasting change" when we are

transparent with them and include them in the conversations about what works best for their

children (Cuiccio & Husby-Slater, 2018). I have said this statement many times before but for

me it remains true, when parents, families, and the community are actively engaged and invested

in what is happening within a school, our students benefit greatly.

What most people look past when trying to address challenges that may arise within a

school is that it all also directly affects the students, so why not include them in the conversation.

Middle school and especially high school students are old enough and mature enough to have

conversations about their education. Their survey would be different than that given to the staff,

but it may still be beneficial to ask them what they think is working really well and what is not.

The students can have conversations about the resources they use in their classrooms and
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whether they think they are beneficial or not. They also probably have wants or requests for

resources and supplies. Involving students in the conversations may help educators think from a

different perspective. Oftentimes, giving students a voice within their own education can

increase their motivation as well as their performance.

Other key data points that need to be considered are achievement data and demographic

data. Achievement data can come from tests scores such as district level testing and state testing.

For example, my school’s improvement plan goals consist of increasing our students’ Math

performance. We got this goal from looking at our student’s testing scores. The scores for the

whole school overall are low. Therefore, we know that we need to increase support and resources

in this area. However, we also noticed a huge achievement gap with our African American

students and our Pupils in Poverty. This is where the demographic data would be beneficial to

consider as well.

School Budgetary Needs Assessment Survey

https://forms.gle/CC82yXY8W1rwQvuB8
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Resources:

Cuiccio, C., & Husby-Slater, M. (2018). Needs Assessment Guidebook: Supporting the

Development of District and School Needs Assessments. State Support Network.

National Policy Board for Educational Administration (2015). Professional Standards for

Educational Leaders 2015. Reston, VA: Author.

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