A school district's board of education is a governing body that has the responsibility of creating vision and direction, setting policy, providing resources, and monitoring the results of student achievement initiatives for its district. The board and superintendent must work together as a leadership team for the district, modeling to the staff…

This book recounts the informal history of one educator's 20 years in administration. The stories describe common sense, nonsense, inspiration, and failures--reinforcing the idea that leaders should rely on experience, not books or lectures, to refine their leadership skills. The text tells stories about team work, admitting mistakes, listening to…

The primary contribution of this book, is not its advocacy of a specific position but rather, its objective analysis of cogent topics. The content prompts individuals to consider governance in relation to quality education and to ponder alternative policy strategies that have yet to be fully evaluated. As a young doctoral student more than a few…

An estimated 40 percent of American adults claim an interest in further education, and among the remainder are a great many who would develop an interest if the facilities within their reach were to meet their personal needs. Six of the many possible organized ways of providing education for adults are described in this bulletin. Three of these…

Purpose: This study was an attempt to Identify activities and factors essential for the implementation of a pre-high school career education program in Louisiana, as conceived by six professional education groups: parish superintendents, parish supervisors, guidance counselors, teacher educators, principals, and teachers. A knowledge of the…

The Quabbin Story deals with a particular change issue in which a junior/senior high school became the focal point of demands and financial mandates from a community and its school committee. (Author)

The present hierarchical relationship between school and central office is examined. An alternative decentralized system is suggested as a way to make open education possible and to bring about humanization. (Author/DN)

Author, Superintendent of Spartanburg City Schools, Spartanburg, South Carolina, offers examples of innovations supported by the community. (CB)

Community education has the task of building, not a new world, but creating an improved world, opening new paths of learning here and now, new paths for a larger public. (Author)

Offers guidelines to administrators to assist them in deciding at what point a student publication poses such a real and substantial threat to students or to the academic process that legal restriction would be required. (JF)

Examines official Headstart and Office of Economic Opportunity policy on parent involvement, as well as opinion poll results from teachers and school district superintendents. (JM)

Informal discussions at Canadian Education Association convention focused on personal responsibility for and concern about setting and carrying out goals. (Author/MF)