This article describes the system of monitoring district instructional-reform efforts and the influences of the system on teachers and school and district leaders in Duval County, Florida. First, the author offers a brief description of the snapshot system. Second, the study's design, data sources, and analytic methods are presented. Third, the…

Briefly describes a program used in the Hazelwood School District in Missouri. (JM)

A suburban Denver school district has upgraded its management practices by putting into practice a management by objectives and organizational development system. (Author)

Proposes a model which emphasizes the delegation of decision-making authority and managerial control of operations. Suggests that risks can be reduced by using (1) a contingency approach to delegation, (2) decision rules for consistency, (3) decision models for specific situations, (4) vital indicator reports, (5) management by objectives, and (6)…

Describes the team planning procedure at Alvin Community College, Texas. Illustrates how budgeting procedures, initiated at the departmental level, are reviewed by administration and decided upon in an organized, rational fashion. (JG)

Summarizes types and uses of performance appraisal and arguments for and against its effectiveness. A proposal is presented for including this tool in a total program of management communication, goal-setting, and evaluation as they impact on professional development and job satisfaction rather than directly on promotions and salary increases.…

The last of a three-part series, this article explains how behaviorally anchored rating scales, an appraisal system, can be integrated with management by objectives. A diagnostic technique for identifying performance problems using the integrated approach is explained. Forms required for the integration are provided. (Author/IRT)

From tours and seminars at the Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, New York University Medical Center, employers make first-hand contact with physically disabled persons, recognize the rehabilitation process as analogous to the concept of management by objectives, and learn that there is little correlation between disability and vocational…

The Performance Management System (PMS) is used by Corning Glass to assess its managerial and professional personnel. PMS emphasizes development over evaluation. It utilizes ipsative measurement and integrates results with behavior centered appraisal. This paper describes the development, design, operation, and evaluation of PMS. (Author/SJL)

Outlines factors that led to success and to failure in merit pay programs for administrators. Briefly describes merit pay programs in several school districts. (IRT)

Describes the difficulties of implementing a successful management by objectives (MBO) program into the university environment. Benefits and principles underlying MBO are reviewed. Steps in implementing the MBO program are discussed with suggestions for avoiding problems. (RC)

The importance of continuing professional development (CPD) is increasingly recognised as an important contributor to school improvement. Successful CPD involves gaining the commitment of teachers to the process, and to sustaining and supporting their involvement in activities that are beneficial to both their professional growth and the…

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)

Applying the business technique of management by objectives to high school business subjects calls for students to think about and set class goals for themselves, with teacher guidance and encouragement. Difficulties may include the additional time needed for the program and evaluations of different individual objectives. (MF)

The development of the New England College of Optometry's fourth year into an entirely clinical program is described, including its new focus on increased patient load and mix, student social awareness and conscience, and varied practice mode and management options. (MSE)