Assignment 1: District Leader Interview: Interview the district’s superintendent, chief fiscal officer, or school business manager to learn his/her opinions regarding the following areas: state aid formula; how the district obtains its money the general strengths and weaknesses of district funding; budgetary changes that have taken place in the last few years; administrative responsibility; guidelines for budgeting and spending for principals; training required or provided for principals; other major needs or concerns that the finance office requires of the principal; the accounting system required by the state; the effect the use of computers has on school district accounting and budgeting practices; the overall process of estimating revenues and expenditures; the involvement of employees and the school board in the budget process. Submit a summarized written report of your findings (try to limit to no more than 6 double spaced pages).