1. FEDERAL BUDGETING AJ Miller Emily Ridgeway Melissa Assalone Rachel Lowman

2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWu8o-ZzUNs

3. BEFORE THE BUDGET ❑ Agenda Setting: ❑ Problem Identified ❑ Policies Recommended ❑ Politics to Pursue Resolution ❑ Wild Cards: ❑ Individual Motivations ❑ Public Interest ❑ Persuasion of Ideas ❑ Positives & Negatives

4. WHOSE INVOLVED? Federal Government Congress Senate President Cabinet Members Committees Federal Departments Programs Groups & Individuals Interest Groups US Citizens Politicians Organizations Grass-Roots Researchers Businesses Families Media Agendas Budgets Research Policy Interest

5. BUDGET PROCESS ❑ Federal Spending ❑ Mandatory, Discretionary & Interest ❑ Fixed Resources ❑ Executive and Legislative branches ❑ Orderly or Disorderly? Federal Budgets Timeline FY 2016

6. POVERTY ON A BUDGET ❑ 2015 Budget Poverty ❑ Discretionary Spending ❑ Mandatory Spending ❑ Social Workers Role

7. HEAD START ❑ Began in 1965 ❑ Policies have changed over time ❑ Social Welfare Program for to improve education for young children in poverty ❑ Served 32 million children, & their families ❑ Current version of the Head Start program ❑ Type of Budgeting Process ❑ Why this program?!

8. MOCK TRIAL AJ Miller – ROLE? Emily Ridgeway- ROLE? Melissa Assalone- ROLE? Rachel Lowman- ROLE?

9. REFERENCES