Budget Allocation Model (BAM) Survey Themes
Question 3. What are your impressions of how revenues are allocated to colleges (and the district office)
across the district using the BAM (budget allocation model).
Most prevalent answers:
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Inadequate – not equitable – favors some colleges (35) = 30%
Don’t know – uncertain about revenue allocations (30) = 26%
Understands the model – thinks it is reasonable (16) = 14%
Model not being used or fully implemented (9) = 8%
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Miscellaneous other responses (26) = 22%
Number of respondents = 116
Question 4. What shortcomings or “hiccups” in the current model, if any, concern you?
Most prevalent answers:
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Inequity – not enough money for some colleges (29) = 26%
Missing factors –(i.e. fixed costs, age of faculty, location, etc.) (16) = 14%
Don’t know (14) = 12%
Problems with budgets being loaded on time (13) = 12%
BAM not followed or fully implemented (13) = 12%
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Miscellaneous other responses (28) = 25%
Number of respondents = 113
Question 5. What changes do you feel are needed in the current BAM to more equitably distribute resources to
the colleges and/or district office?
Most prevalent answers:
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Don’t know (17) = 15%
Need more transparency (14) = 13%
Distribute money by the size of the college/FTES (12) = 11%
Need to evaluate how funds are actually spent (9) = 8%
More dialogue about campus needs (9) = 8%
Hire more competent administrators (7) = 6%
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Miscellaneous other responses = (42) = 38%
Number of respondents = 110