SFO^® Certification Authoritative References List

ASBO International’s Certification Commission provides a general guide for the references and publications to use as a study aid in preparation for the Certified Administrator of School Finance and Operations (SFO) exam. The list is not an endorsement of the specific references, nor are the test questions necessarily taken from the sources listed.  The Certification Commission will review and update the list on an on-going basis.


Reference Publications
Association of School Business Officials International, Standards of Excellence in Budget Presentation, Reston, VA: Association of School Business Officials International, 2000.

Everett, Ph.D., Ronald E., Lows, Dr. Raymond L., and Johnson, Ed.D., Donald, Financial and Managerial Accounting for School Administrators: Superintendents, School Business Administrators, and Principals, fourth edition, Reston, VA: Association of School Business Officials International, 2003.

Earthman, Glen I., Planning Educational Facilities: What Educators Need to Know, third edition, Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield, 2009.

Hartman, William T., School District Budgeting, second edition, Lanham, MD: ScarecrowEd, 2003.

Hartman, William T. and Stefkovich, Jacqueline A., Ethics for School Business Officials, Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield, 2005.

U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Forum on Education Statistics, Planning Guide for Maintaining School Facilities, NCES 2003-347, prepared by T. Szuba, R. Young, and the School Facilities Maintenance Task Force, Washington, DC: 2003.


Other Publications
Association of School Business Officials International, School Business Affairs, Reston, VA: Association of School Business Officials International.


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