This study was designed to investigate the decision-making processes involved with deciding the funding and framing of music programs in three suburban school districts in the New York metropolitan area. School leaders were interviewed to understand the factors associated with the decision-making process. The findings helped to understand…

The Ashland University's superintendent licensure program had not been revised and updated for the last several years. With all of the educational reforms in the first part of this new millennium, there was a pressing need to redefine and develop the overall program and courses embedded in it. An action plan was set up to carry out several steps…

PORTICAL (Portal for Technology Information Center for Administrative Leadership) is an online service that will be available to California school administrators by mid-October 2000. A 21-member administrative cadre chose data-driven decision-making as the first of six focus areas. Training will be provided in all regions. (MLH)

When executive action is necessary to assist marginal principals, the superintendent should appoint a central-office helper and work with this person to develop and implement a principal induction program. The principals' helper should maintain close contact with principals, proffer alternative forms of assistance if required, confront principals'…

Evaluating and offering assistance to school prinicpals is a school district responsibility that is not being adequately performed in many cases. Organizational goals will be greatly enhanced when districts become committed to evaluating and providing staff development for principals to enhance personal and professional skills. This paper…

Based on the author's interviews, on-site observations and the reports of eight participating school districts, the year long planning and development activities of Title IV-C programs, designed to implement RISE concepts, were evaluated. Also examines personnel involved with successful program implementation. (Author/RK)

School leaders should use the charter-school movement as an opportunity to involve all community members in designing all schools and changing schooling's managerial structure. The Advocacy Design Center process is a community-building strategy based on democratic values and research-based models. The idea is to create vital, inquiry-based schools…

This report outlines procedures for a weekend study session between a school board and the superintendent. The purpose of the study session is to provide an opportunity to establish basic directions and decision-making roles for the board and the superintendent. The weekend study session is usually attended by the board and the superintendent's…

This paper analyzes the impact of court-ordered school desegregation on the Milwaukee, Wisconsin school system. Discussed is the history of the 1976 case that prompted court action, including development and implementation of the first year's plan and community involvement in the second year's plan. Next, the progress of litigation since the suit…

The most significant finding of various commission reports is stakeholders' lack of involvement in the decisions affecting them. School board's major function is to develop processes that ensure stakeholder participation in developing and implementing a shared vision for education. Board should ensure that all competent administrators and teachers…

This booklet describes the interrelated and complementary educational roles and duties of the school district superintendent, principal, system media contact person, media coordinator, media specialist, curriculum coordinator, instructional staff, system media committee, building media committee, and the community. The descriptions of each role…

Literature published between 1965 and 1975 on the evaluation of persons and their performance in schools is summarized in this review of the literature. Interrelationships among the evaluations of participants at several levels of the organization--the interlevel aspects of performance evaluation in schools are also examined. Each of the four…

In the context of findings from the recent nationwide studies and reports on the status of education, this paper focuses on the program assessment, instructional planning, and resource allocation efforts of the Rochester (New York) School District. The first phase, the Rochester Assessment Project, began with informal meetings between the…

This national study of school-university collaborations indicates that there is no single formula for collaboration, although specific common obstacles are likely to appear and specific common factors are likely to contribute to successful programs. Data were drawn from questionnaire responses from 68 school superintendents and 128 university…

In this resource, educational coach Karla Reiss helps superintendents, principals, and teachers understand the fundamentals of effective leadership coaching programs that result in long-lasting educational change. Using a balance of theory and practice, Reiss offers 11 core competencies adopted by the rapidly growing coaching profession including…