SUMMARY & CONCLUSION
This work in writing has related the various aspects of the school budgeting process which are the responsibility of the school superintendent as well as relating the various concerns of school budgeting and the importance of staying connected to the stakeholders in the community of the school district throughout the entire process of school budgeting. This work has related the importance of having a budget calendar which sets out for stakeholders in the entire school district the timeline of the school budgeting process and as well has emphasized the importance of communication in and among all stakeholders including community members, students, teachers, principals, and other school staff and employees. The school superintendent has a vast host of responsibilities in the school budgeting process and as related in this work the participatory process is one that is a democratic process and one that has been shown to be successful in the process of school budgeting and in mitigating confusion and debate and even delay in the process of developing the school budget. Finally, communication is a key element in effective and efficient school budgeting as providing information to all stakeholders during the course of development of the school budget avoids the complications that result from stakeholders feeling that they have been ignored or slighted due to the superintendent failing to inform them of the school budget...
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