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SCCPSS finance committee adopts new budget workflow to pair zero‑based budgeting with ROI reviews
Summary
Alvarez & Marsal and district staff outlined a shift to a modified zero‑based budget tied to return‑on‑investment (ROI) reviews, with vacancy management and stronger justification requirements driving midyear reallocations and a recommended budget due in March ahead of June adoption.
Gordon Roberts of Alvarez & Marsal presented the finance committee with a plan to integrate a modified zero‑based budgeting approach with the district's return‑on‑investment (ROI) work, saying the aim is to link every program request to clear outcomes and evidence.
At the meeting Jan. 14, Roberts told the Savannah‑Chatham County Public School System finance committee that the district's previous practice of rolling budgets forward encouraged unexamined growth in department spending and left weak position control and vacancy management unaddressed. "We want an integrated and strategic budgeting approach," Roberts said, describing three key elements: robust financial hygiene, strategic…
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