The future supply and demand for Maine school administrators is assessed. Based on discussions with the Advisory Committee on Administrator Supply and Demand, a series of premises were established for the study. Survey instruments were designed, coded, and mailed to all superintendents and elementary and secondary principals in the state. A high…

This ERIC Digest discusses the issue of the school district management audit--a comprehensive examination of an organization in order to assess efficient use of resources and program effectiveness. Several aspects of the management audit issue are covered in question-and-answer format: (1) What is a management audit? (2) What areas are covered by…

This document consists of examples of budget forms to assist school district superintendents in North Carolina in administering funds for programs for low-income students under Chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act. General information is supplied on the following topics: (1) budgets; (2) amendments; (3) substitute teacher…

A questionnaire survey in Missouri was conducted to determine the characteristics of the state's district-level curriculum leaders and to determine what the curriculum leaders and elementary and high school principals perceive to be the ideal curriculum leader's functions, competencies, and leadership behavior. The characteristics covered include…

Right-wing protests in four suburban Illinois school districts are analyzed in this paper. Two questions are asked: How do administrative organizations respond to protest from extremist groups? Under what conditions do administrators acquiesce to protestors' demands? Three major findings emerged. The first was that the more uncertainty…

A survey questionnaire sent to 371 public school superintendents in Arkansas sought to identify schools offering a program of family life/sex education. An attempt was also made to determine if schools which offered such programs could be distinguished from those that did not, based on responses of school officials to a set of attitudinal…

Issues involved in making school desegregation work are discussed in this conference report. A review of legal landmarks and a discussion of the precedents and standards of which the implementation of school desegregation depends are given. To provide background in the history of desegregation, an overview of critical integration court battles is…

The results of a survey conducted on superintendents and principals from eleven southern states are presented in this paper. These educators were asked questions related to time of desegregation, conditions under which desegregation took place, and size of school district. Results indicate that the majority of school districts in the sample…

Individuals who have been on all sides of a teacher strike need positive outlets for winding down; such outlets should be carefully designed by the superintendent of schools. The first group to be considered is the public--both the sympathetic public and the angry public. Another group that must be dealt with are overresponsive strike leaders…

Women are underrepresented on local school boards. In a 1975 national survey, one-third of all school board members reported that not a single woman was serving on their school board. The research suggests that the presence of women on local boards of education contributes in a meaningful way to a healthier, more realistic, and open atmosphere of…

After defining morale and satisfaction and briefly examining writings on school superintendent job satisfaction and morale, the author describes the School Superintendent Morale Measure (SSMM), an objective measure of superintendent morale and satisfaction. From an initial 148 items and 14 factors included on the basis of presumed ability to…

The purpose of this study was to determine the attitudes toward collective bargaining of teachers, principals, central office staff, and superintendents employed by Tennessee's public school systems. A 10-item opinionnaire was completed by personnel in 160 Tennessee schools. The results of this attitude questionnaire indicated that, as a whole,…

Asserts the importance of the board-superintendent relationship and discusses some of the areas in that relationship that have the greatest potential for difficulty. (Published by the Kansas Association of School Boards, 825 Western, Topeka, Kansas) (Author/IRT)

This report, one of several companion documents, contains a summary of the research and analysis of a North Dakota school finance study funded by Public Law 93-380, Education Amendments of 1974. The purpose of the study was to collect and examine certain data, to report findings and concerns growing out of that analysis, and to offer study group…

Recent research on the historical and political influences affecting the relationship between local school boards and superintendents is summarized and discussed in this paper. Following a brief summary of the historical development of the superintendency in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the author contrasts the opposing viewpoints of…