This work attempts to examine instructional leadership from a peer influence perspective within a districtwide network of educational leaders. This approach to instructional leadership supplements a conventional understanding of technical core of professional collaboration. We argue from a social network perspective that individual perception is…

Classified employees comprise thirty two percent of the educational workforce in school districts in the state of California. Acknowledging these employees as a viable and untapped resource within the educational system will enrich job satisfaction for these employees and benefit the operations in school sites. As acknowledged and valued…

Outlines the linkage between the Stockton (California) Unified School District's assessment program and the concept of "Organizational Development" (OD). Although the program was not designed to be an OD project (it was to improve the district's management selection process), it did have an impact on management. (MD)

When Palmdale School District and Pivot Learning Partners entered into their first contract in 2006, neither organization foresaw the magnitude and complexity the relationship would take over time. Pivot Learning Partners (formerly known as Springboard Schools) is a non-profit service provider that first entered the Palmdale School District…

In an interview, Mernoy Harrison, the chairman of the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) board of directors, discusses the issues he will address, the association's role in professional development, association image, the need to achieve more efficiency and productivity in college administration, and…

The documents enclosed in this report provide a comprehensive and systematic review of the progress made in developing a network organization capable of supporting nanoscience education for the public on a national scale. There is a logic to the studies that were done and to the reports that are included in this notebook. The following are the…