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This case positions the reader as the superintendent of Daly City Community Schools (DCCS), a mid-sized public school district located in the Midwestern United States facing a fiscal crisis. The case requires the reader to propose fiscal alternatives to a school board. For example, the case might invite the reader to consider the appointment of an emergency financial manager, implement a “reduction in force” strategy, or declare Chapter 9 bankruptcy as part of an overarching plan to achieve fiscal stability. Through the case experience, students will become familiar with the actions available to educational leaders working within a fiscally distressed school district, as well as the political consequences that these actions have for a variety of stakeholders.

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educational leadership educational policy education public administration public policy public budgeting sustainability government accounting ethics

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Leadership in a Fiscally Distressed School District: The Case of Daly City Schools

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