Chief Business Officials Certificate

program topics

The program will provide information in the following areas:

• Overview of California's public schools financial and education system
• Role and responsibilities of a chief business official and school business division
• Basic accounting skills and school business accounting in the public education environment
• Business information and technology systems for attendance, purchase orders, inventory, geographical information systems and personnel systems
• Communication systems, networks, intranets and the Internet
• Collective bargaining and contract administration
• Human resources management
• Attendance accounting, payroll, stores and student body accounting, accounts payable/receivable, federal/state programs and audit requirements
• Facilities planning and construction
• Purchasing and warehousing procedures; managing the bidding process
• Basic principles of risk management
• Maintenance and operations
• Pupil transportation
• School law
• School finance
• Budget development and control
• Asset management
• Different kinds of bond elections
• Creative financing and entrepreneurship
• Leadership and strategic planning
• Practicum experience working with a chief business official