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Download full textFarquhar, J. A. – 1971
It has been argued that the answer to public and political demands for a more responsive educational system lies in the practice of accountability. The future implementation of program budgeting may offer an attractive vehicle for accountability. Currently, many California school districts use the California Educational Information System (CEIS)…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrators, Decision Making, Information Needs
Farquhar, John; Boehm, Barry – 1971
The design of an information system for the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) is described in this the first in a series of six reports. The system is designed to support educational accountability--the concept that schools and educators should be held responsible (accountable) for educational results. The information system represents…
Descriptors: Accountability, Decision Making, Design, Education
Rapp, Marjorie – 1971
The basic data requirements for making educational program decisions in an accountability-oriented setting with the school principal as the focal point of the process are detailed in this report. The emphasis is on collecting and disseminating data now available within the school system. These data fall into six categories: school descriptors,…
Descriptors: Accountability, Data Collection, Decision Making, Education
Farquhar, John; And Others – 1971
The functional design of the information system proposed for the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) is detailed in this report. The design specifies input data, processing, file formats, and report formats. The implemented system will provide information in four general areas: personnel, program/budget, educational results, and community…
Descriptors: Accountability, Decision Making, Design, Education
Croft, John C. – 1971
Organizational development and planning, two methods currently employed to improve organizations, have a mutual objective -- organization improvement through systematic goal attainment. Organizational development strives to improve administrator behavior to facilitate interpersonal communication between those individuals responsible for the…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Case Studies
Farquhar, John – 1972
Six reports concerning design of an information system to aid the Los Angeles city schools in implementing accountability and program budgeting are summarized. Extensive interviewing and system analysis led to focusing decisionmaking and accountability on the individual school principal, unlike the present centralized decisionmaking and resource…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrator Role, Computer Programs, Decision Making
