Study Chapters 4 and 5 of the text Internet resources:
Department of Education: Career, Technical, and Adult Education Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Request https://www2.ed.gov/about/overview/budget/budget18/justifications/m-ctae.pdf
Budget Update: Big News for Adult Literacy Programs https://proliteracy.org/Resources/Blog/Article/312/Budget-Update-Big-News-for-AdultLiteracy-Programs
A Guide for Proposal Writing https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2004/nsf04016/nsf04016.pdf
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1. Address the three scenarios described on page 62 of Chapter 4. What would you advise the people in each of the scenarios to do? Where would you advise them to start?
2. Consider some factors that might affect the budget in your organization, or one with which you are familiar. Which are the external factors? Which are the internal? Which have the most significant effects on the organizations budget?
3. A for-profit organization offers one-, two-, and three-day-long computer courses and seminars. The courses are offered in classrooms at the organizations office, and they are taught by employees of the organization. Attendees receive course materials as well as lunch and food at break times for each day of the seminar. What are some of the fixed and variable costs associated with this organization? What are some of the direct and indirect costs?
The fixed costs associated with this organization are the overhead costs
4. Ask to see the current budget for your unit, division, or center, or one with which you are familiar. What is the current funding and support mix in this organization, program area, unit, or division? If you work in a multilevel organization, how does the form of support from smaller programmatic areas fit into the larger organizations support structure? What environmental factors impact funding and support? Where do you see potential for new ideas in areas of funding and support?
5. Address the three scenarios described on page 84 of Chapter 5. Identify and discuss strategies that may be useful to the people in the scenarios. Identify possibilities for funding and support.
6. What processes exist for managing funds received in your organization or unit, or one with which you are familiar? What is,or would be, your role in managing those funds as an adult education administrator?
