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This study examines the financial practices ofthe school districts in metro-Atlanta area to understand how they operate their systems to meet with the challenges. Personal interviews were held with financial officers of six participating school districts. A researcher-developed questionnaire was used to solicit data in four areas of school finance: budgeting, cash management, auditing and financial forecast. Findings of the study indicate that school districts monitor their current budget carefully by working closely with state and local tax commissioners. Districts strictly control their expenditures and trim their current budget with priorities. Additionally, they work with site administrators to ensure their full compliance of the financial procedures.  \nINTRODUCTION  \nPublic school districts in the United States have been prepared for economically bad times and are cautious in watching for their financial status in their daily operation (Owings & Kaplan, 2013). When public education revenues shrink, many school districts automatically respond by reducing expenses in every possible ways to save. What hits the school districts the hardest is that the state government makes announcement to cut education budget by diminishing the commitment of appropriated allotments (Alexander & Salmon, 1995) . School districts in Atlanta area, Georgia, are examples of many other districts nationwide that suffered under scenarios of similar financial crisis. This study is aimed at surveying school districts of Atlanta area to seek a better understanding of how school district finance officers managed to live through these hard times to safeguard the best interest of their districts.  \nTHEORETICAL FRAMEWORK  \nOver 80% of public school revenues in the U.S. are generated from state income and sales taxes and local property taxes. In economically difficult times, diminished tax revenue devastatingly brings about negative impact on the budget of a school district (Odden & Picus, 2013; Vermont School Boards Association, 2012). Many school districts respond promptly by trimming all possible unspent budget items (Ginn, 2014). Some districts take priorities and choose to protect their teachers and educational programs by simply looking at other areas for budget cuts. Unfortunately, school maintenance and capital outlay programs are always the first ones to be cut (McCuen, 2014) . To prepare for possible budget cuts, some school districts initially place a cushion on the annual budget to prepare for possible bad times (New York State Office of the State Comptroller, 2014a) . Some districts have a strict policy in screening all district purchase items to ensure that only critically needed items are approved (Hanushek, 2013; Thompson & Wood, 2001) . In cash management, many school districts work with state, county and city tax commissioners to arrange speedy trans-  \nEducational Planning 59 Vol. 25, No. 4  \nfers oftax dollars to the school district accounts (Alford, 2013; Brimley & Garfield 2004) . On the other hand, school districts are very careful in investing their not-yet-used dollars only in safe funds (Combs, 2014). At the same time, school districts have been tightening their regulations on auditing procedures to ensure that district financial policies are strictly followed (New York State Office of the State Comptroller, 2014b) . In financial forecasting, school finance officers can identify factors that contribute to forecasting upcoming economic movements (McCuen, 2014). Community growth and population shift data are good indicators for economic forecasting. 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