Accreditation by contract, a plan proposed by the National Association of Schools and Colleges, is based on the institution's commitment to comprehensive, continuous, and long-range planning and evaluation; its key is the development of an action plan for assessing and better meeting the needs of students and for evaluating the quality and…

In response both to a growing national grumbling about the need for educational accountability and to a felt need to better define and focus on district priorities, the Madison Public Schools adopted a mangement by objectives (MBO) program in 1970. It is on the basis of three years' experience with this program that this book has been written. The…

This digest in Spanish explores the strategy of paying school administrators based on performance contracts. A performance contract is an agreement between an administrator--typically a superintendent--and the school board that links the administrator's pay to indicators of job performance. Most commonly, performance contracts include bonuses for…

This digest explores the strategy of paying school administrators based on performance contracts. A performance contract is an agreement between an administrator--typically a superintendent--and the school board that links the administrator's pay to indicators of job performance. Most commonly, performance contracts include bonuses for a job well…

During the past several years, the Ventura Unified School District has devoted much time and effort to the development of the concept of educational accountability. The management by objectives system, which has been developed and is presently being implemented in the district, and the evaluation procedures set forth in the Stull Act…