As schools, their teachers, and outside facilitators redesign jobs and incorporate technology to extend the reach of excellent teachers to more students and develop an Opportunity Culture for all, choosing the right school models is just one part of the task. The human experience--and experience in education--says that even perfect design will not…

Purpose: This article examines the history of three management concepts that originated in the business sector and progressed to the K-12 education sector. Framework: We propose a new conceptual model intended to help illuminate how ideas and strategies originally created for business leadership gain influence in the realm of K-12 school…

School principals are second only to teachers among school-based factors that influence student achievement and they are critical to attracting and retaining effective teachers and other school staff. Yet in the past, federal policymakers haven't given school leadership much attention. This reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education…

The author outlines the management by objectives system used by Mobil Oil and argues for its advantages over conventional management approaches. (IRT)

This chapter of "The Best of the Best of ERIC" contains 15 annotations of documents and journal articles on management by objectives (MBO), all of which are indexed in the ERIC system. Materials on evaluation, individualizing instruction, accountability, criticism of MBO, and other topics are annotated. (DS)

Describes the development and implementation of a comprehensive, results-oriented management system based on a participative management concept. (Author/IRT)

One district that has moved far along the management by objectives (MBO) route is Caldwell-West Caldwell in New Jersey, where the system has been in use for about five years. An interview with key administrators from that district about their MBO program. (Author/JF)

The procedure described here--written for the Frederick County Public Schools, Maryland--is an approach to planning, controlling, and evaluating organizational operations that emphasizes objectives and performance standards against which organizational results can be measured. The paper discusses purposes of the work plan and evaluation system,…

This kit contains everything needed to explain, criticize and plan, simulate, and evaluate a management by objectives (MBO) program. The kit has been field tested in state agencies, schools, businesses, and volunteer organizations. Rather than present only the strengths of MBO, this program defines MBO, presents its strong points in discussing the…

Management techniques developed during the past 20 years assume the rational bureaucratic model. School administration requires contingent techniques. Quality Circle, Theory Z, and the McKenzie 7-Framework are discussed as techniques to increase school productivity. (MD)

A management-by-objectives approach demands personnel assignments, deadlines, and a concise statement of the task. This approach can be used to evaluate personnel and to eliminate the need for crisis management. (Author/MLF)

The management by objectives (MBO) system is applied to a classroom situation with handicapped children. Uses of MBO in establishing specific curriculum objectives and supervising classroom aides are discussed. (CL)

The management by objectives (MBO) approach to compensation structures for administrators is presented here. The reasons for the press for differentiation of school administrators' salaries on the basis of their performance are outlined. The steps in the planning, development, and administration of an MBO compensation structure are listed and…

Management by objectives has not lived up to expectations but still has great potential as a management tool. (Author)

In order to affect accountability within individual school districts, there needed to be some system that would give direction and precedent to those responsible. A ready-made system that had a foothold in private industry was management by objectives (MBO). Rather than being a new principle of management, MBO simply has a different emphasis. It…