This study investigated the relationships between superintendents' management behavior and the frequency of grievances initiated by secondary teachers; the dependent variable was also tested against the rule administration behavior of secondary principals and the "mix" of behaviors at both management levels. The sample employed for…

The study examines selected characteristics of the innovator, the innovation, and the school system as related to attempts at educational innovation through ESEA Title III proposals in 1966 in Massachusetts. An attempt is made to identify those characteristics, associated with successful institutionalization, in the hope of indicating implications…

Reports results of a survey undertaken to determine: (1) the general attitude among secondary school superintendents toward foreign language study on the secondary and college levels, (2) forces operating within the secondary schools which deter foreign language study, and (3) perceived reasons for second language study. (Author/AM)

Proposes that quality programs of public education be generated with primary responsibility and leadership provided by state boards of education, state superintendents, and state departments of education. Education is regarded as a state function in most states and it is time state boards of education assume responsibility for program development,…

A survey of 5,000 American school principals and superintendents examined the use of and attitudes toward drugs among school adminstrators and the skills they felt they needed to cope with their leadership roles. Strategies for decreasing drug dependency are outlined. (MSE)

This research study examined the relationship between resume variables and an overall employment rating. The ratings were given by 136 superintendents or assistant superintendents evaluating four hypothetical secondary school principalship candidates' resumes. A clear relationship between the candidate resume variables and the overall employment…

Provides a short synopsis of nine research projects developed by school staff members throughout the country. They were selected by the Advisory Committee on Higher Education Relationships to compete for the Outstanding Research Presentation Award. (MD)

School board members from a national sample read specially designed evaluation vignettes and responded to questions about informatyon needs and resources. Information needs and decision-making processes were found to vary depending upon such factors as importance of the decision, amount of conflict present, presence/absence of superintendent…

This article argues that hiring a business manager makes good fiscal sense in many school districts if it frees the superintendent to focus on important educational tasks. (TE)

Observation of a sample of 24 Chicago (Illinois) principals for a period of 11 working days each, spread over the course of 1 to 2 school years, revealed evidence of an organizational loyalty/identification system and a training-oriented relationship between the principal and the district superintendent. (MLF)

Compares salaries and fringe benefits of school business officials with salaries paid other administrators and classroom teachers. Data were drawn from a stratified sample of school systems that varied by size, region, and per pupil expenditure. (MLF)

The author describes his own school closure procedures in the Paramus, New Jersey, school district of which he is superintendent, advocating long-range planning and an emphasis on the educational benefits of such closures. Also included is advice on when and how to lay off administrators. (JBM)

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In June 2006, the State Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Steven Paine, convened the Task Force comprised of county superintendents, RESA executive directors, county school boards, county and RESA specialists in staff development, finance, and technology, staff from West Virginia Senate and House Education Committees, the State Auditor's Office, and…

The purpose of this countable was to discuss the requirements of No Child Left Behind that about 200,000 teachers--special education teachers who teach children in special education classes or who are severely disabled and who teach multiple subjects in middle school and in high school--be "highly qualified," and what exactly that…