%0 Journal Article %T Financial Problems of the First Order: What Cuts to Make Before the District Runs Out of Cash %A Steven M. Baule %J Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership %@ 1555-4589 %D 2019 %R 10.1177/1555458918805792 %X This case provides a summary of a situation in which a newly appointed superintendent and his new chief financial officer of a midsized urban school district uncover a massive set of fiscal problems which had been previously hidden from the Board and most other stakeholders. How do the district¡¯s top leaders make decisions about how to address the issues, inform a variety of constituent groups, and determine if legal action should be considered? Teaching notes and suggested class activities are included %K educational administration %K educational finance %K policy %K ethics %U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1555458918805792