Public school districts are struggling to cut costs, and are doing whatever they can to stretch district funds. Joel Strom Associates has developed a new approach to assist districts to "change the way they do business" and enable them to implement operating efficiencies that can "create" additional funds for educational purposes.

From foodservice to transportation, buildings and grounds, maintenance, purchasing, personnel, and finance, JSA utilizes systematic processes to create efficiency of operations and resources. For each function, the process includes:

• An objective assessment of the district's supporting organization and operations
• Development of an organizational and operational improvement plan
• Implementation of the improvement plan