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Matthews, Kenneth M. – 1987
The superintendent of the Bibb County, Georgia, Public School System devised a program to develop a cadre of competent administrators to assume leadership positions as they became vacant. The Leadership Development Program took 18 classroom teachers with administrative aspirations and provided them with a variety of experiences under the guidance…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrators, College School Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education
Langan, A. Bud; And Others – 1985
This document proposes a model for the administrative involvement necessary to the negotiation of effective labor contracts in the schools. A historical analysis of laws, statutes, and significant court cases provides insight into the present scope, complexity, and limitations of collective bargaining in the schools of Washington State. Trends in…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Boards of Education, Check Lists, Collective Bargaining
Download full textAscher, Carol; Flaxman, Erwin – 1987
This paper reviews the literature on urban school dropouts and the experiences of superintendents in attempting to lower the dropout rate. The paper is divided into two major sections. Part I examines how a mixture of societal, community, family and other influences increase the chances that an at-risk student will experience little success in…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropout Rate
Bottoni, Wayne R. – 1984
This speech proposes an approach to evaluating principals that incorporates strategies for motivating principals to improve. The first step is to abandon the "middle management mentality" by granting full decision-making authority to principals over matters directly pertaining to their schools, such as teacher employment, use of allocated funds,…
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Role, Board Administrator Relationship, Elementary Secondary Education
Berger, Marsha R.; And Others – 1983
These seven discussion papers present the views of two classroom teachers, two superintendents, a state Parent Teacher Association president, an elementary school principal, and a state school board member on the roles and responsibilities of parents, teachers, principals, the business community, and government in improving public education. The…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Business Responsibility, Educational Improvement, Educational Responsibility
Weinberg, Meyer; And Others – 1976
This document contains three reports dealing with popular misconceptions about school desegregation. The papers deal with quality education, educator attitudes, and white flight. The first paper focuses on the following questions: (1) How does desegregation affect academic achievement? (2) What is the effect of desegregation on the minority…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Birth Rate, Demography, Desegregation Effects
Duckworth, Kenneth, Ed.; And Others – 1981
A conference held at the Center for Educational Policy and Management, Eugene (Oregon), in July 1981 addressed the topic of "Creating Conditions for Effective Teaching." The subjects covered include the implications of research on teacher effectiveness, collective bargaining, and school governance. At each of these three sessions, a paper was…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Collective Bargaining, Conflict Resolution, Educational Administration
Kauffman, Sandra D. – 1981
The superintendent is a crucial determinant in the performance of a district's professional staff. A good working relationship between the board and the superintendent is essential; they must realize they are, respectively, the lay members and the professional member of the same team. The superintendent is responsible for informing the board,…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Board Administrator Relationship, Board of Education Role, Communication (Thought Transfer)
Kloster, Alexander J. – 1978
Intermediate School Districts (ISDs) provide services to and draw strength from the larger environment of which they are a part. This study examines the functions and responsibilities of ISDs with the purpose of creating a more effective network linking state agencies with local school districts. It is divided into five sections: identification of…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Ancillary Services, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education
Tomblin, Elizabeth; Harding, Evelyn – 1980
In a 1979 survey, the majority of the 73% responding superintendents and 38% responding school board chairmen in 269 randomly chosen small school districts across the nation indicated that program evaluation activity occurred in their districts and that evaluation information was generally desired by and available to the school board.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Boards of Education, Curriculum Development
CARTER, RICHARD F.; RUGGELS, W. LEE – 1966
BASED ON A NATIONAL RANDOM PROBABILITY SAMPLE OF 180 SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITH 150 OR MORE PUPILS, DRAWN BY THE BUREAU OF THE CENSUS, FOUR CRITERION VARIABLES WERE DEFINED AS INDICES OF SCHOOL-COMMUNITY RELATIONS--(1) UNDERSTANDING, THE DEGREE TO WHICH INFORMED OBSERVERS SIMILARLY PERCEIVE SCHOOL-COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS, (2) QUIESCENCE, THE DEGREE TO…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Communications, Community Support, Factor Analysis
CULBERTSON, JACK A. – 1967
A 1957 SIMULATION PROGRAM FOR THE TRAINING OF PRACTICING AND PROSPECTIVE EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATORS WAS UPDATED IN 1966 TO REFLECT EMERGING PROBLEMS AS WELL AS CHANGES IN SCHOOL ORGANIZATION, TEACHER SALARIES, AND OTHER ASPECTS OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION. THE REVISED PROGRAM INCLUDED--(1) SIMULATION ROLES FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT, FOR…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Administrator Role, Administrators, Audiovisual Aids
GITTELL, MARILYN – 1967
A 3-YEAR STUDY OF DECISION MAKING IN THE NEW YORK CITY SCHOOLS EXPLORES THE POLITICAL FORCES AFFECTING EDUCATIONAL POLICY AND EVALUATES THE RELATIVE OPENNESS OF THE SYSTEM. POLICY MAKERS INCLUDE THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, 31 LOCAL SCHOOL BOARDS, THE SUPERINTENDENT, THE HEAD OFFICE STAFF, THE FIELD STAFF (PRINCIPALS, ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS, DISTRICT…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Boards of Education, Budgeting, Curriculum Development
GODFREY, ELEANOR P.; AND OTHERS – 1965
A FOLLOWUP SURVEY WAS MADE OF 238 SCHOOL DISTRICTS OF VARIOUS SIZES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES TO SURVEY CHANGES IN THE USE OF AUDIOVISUAL RESOURCES OVER AN INTERVENING 3-YEAR PERIOD. THE SURVEY EXAMINED NOT ONLY THE EXTENT AND DURATION OF CHANGE, BUT ALSO THE IMPACT OF VARIOUS SCHOOL DISTRICT CHARACTERISTICS ON CHANGE. FROM QUESTIONNAIRES ADDRESSED…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Audiovisual Instruction, Educational Change, Educational Media
Piele, Philip K., Comp.; Hall, John S., Comp. – 1969
This annotated bibliography contains 44 entries dealing with various administrator techniques used in collective negotiations. An index is provided for access to specific topics covered by the entries. These topics include (1) the scope and examples of negotiable items, (2) collecting and organizing background data, (3) the structure and…
Descriptors: Administrators, Annotated Bibliographies, Arbitration, Board of Education Role
