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School Finance for School Board Members

ISBA is partnering with the Indiana University School of Education to strengthen the capacity of school boards to fulfill their fiduciary responsibilities.

Microcredential program

A new program for practical school-finance knowledge

The School Finance for School Board Members Microcredential emphasizes practical knowledge in the areas of school budgeting and planning, school funding and finance, and responsible public stewardship.

What You'll Learn

Three areas of emphasis

01

School budgeting and planning

Practical knowledge for building and overseeing a corporation budget.

02

School funding and finance

How Indiana public schools are funded and how the dollars flow.

03

Responsible public stewardship

Fulfilling the board’s fiduciary responsibilities to the community.

How it works

Learn on a schedule that fits your needs

This professional learning opportunity is fully virtual and self-paced. Upon completion, participants will have earned a set of digitally verifiable credentials, signaling to the community their competency in this critical area.

  • Fully virtual
  • Self-paced, on a flexible schedule
  • Digitally verifiable credentials on completion
More Resources

Keep building your finance know-how

Download

ISBA 2025 School Resource Guide

Click to download the resource guide.