Discusses the management by objectives principle as it can be usefully applied to individualizing instruction, particularly as it capitalizes on Thota's planning, implementing, and evaluating model. (RAO)

Applied McCaskey's model of directional planning (as opposed to planning from goals and objectives) to data from large urban school districts. Initial impressions suggested that the model is viable: explicit, publicly stated goals and objectives were found to be grounded in a set of beliefs and desires for the districts. (CMG)

By directing the change from an MBO system to a building-based goal program, a Pennsylvania superintendent enabled each building's staff and community to focus on an individual area of need (environmental education), as determined by a grassroots needs assessment effort. Students, parents, teachers, and administrators gathered and analyzed data,…

Outlines the objectives, process, and tasks of New York State's school-based comprehensive planning system, implemented to meet accountability demands and budgetary cutbacks. Process diagrams and sample forms are included. (SJL)

Management-By-Objective (MBO) is an eight-step process which allows a school system to state its objectives clearly and evaluate its achievements. MBO aids individual administrators and improves communication within the school system. (SB)

Management by objectives (MBO), a participative management process, is discussed with specific reference to helping small colleges deal with enrollment and financial decline. Recommendations for implementation of MBO and some common pitfalls to be avoided are included. (BH)

This paper focuses on goal setting in instruction of exceptional students. Goals types and such properties as specificity, proximity and difficulty are discussed, along with additional factors including feedback, commitment, participation, and student ability. Goal setting guidelines for reading, writing, mathematics, assignment completion, and…

Highlights a school district in Adams County, Colorado, that credits much of its success to a management-by-objectives approach and is now adding an authentic zero-base budgeting program. (JM)