Discussion

1. Allocation and Allotments" Please respond to the following:

• From the first e-Activity, examine and evaluate the disparity of your state's budget allocation for education and property tax to the various localities.

• Based on your assessment, challenge or defend the equity of the system across the various localities.

2. "Variance Analysis" Please respond to the following:

• Recommend at least two strategies an administrator can apply to ensure that the budget is performing according to the established performance indicators. Justify your response.

• From the second e-Activity on "Variance Analysis", propose at least two actions an administrator can take to avoid assumptions in budget items to avoid overlooking favorable or adverse line items in the budget. Provide examples to justify your response.