Reclaiming Local Control Through Superintendents School Boards And Community Activism

Author : Meredith Mountford,Leigh Ellen Wallace
Publisher : IAP
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2022-09-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9798887300054

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Reclaiming Local Control through Superintendents, School Boards, and Community Activism by Meredith Mountford,Leigh Ellen Wallace Pdf

In 1987, Jacqueline Danzberger described school boards as the forgotten players. However, things have changed drastically for school boards over the past few years. No longer are school boards the forgotten players in school governance. Instead, school boards often find themselves in the center of controversies stemming from the intrusion of political partisanship into local governance structures which historically, and for the purposes of sustained democratic educational governance, were intentionally intended to be non-partisan elected boards. However, this is where many school boards find themselves today. The chapters in this volume address several key questions school board members are currently facing as they struggle to protect some of our country’s earliest guardrails of democracy; local control of schools. To be sure, school boards are no longer the forgotten players. Implications of this may be wide reaching and therefore deserve room in the current literature on educational governance. Volume II of the Research on the Superintendency series highlights recent research on school boards, local control, governance, and the superintendency. Each chapter is briefly described and the chapters are in a particular order that readers may wish to pay attention to as they enjoy the book. The first three chapters deal with local control in both rural and urban settings. The next two chapters are studies focused mainly on school boards and how their roles have shifted over the years followed by a chapter on the relationship between school boards and their superintendents within a regulatory environment and the level of stress it can bring to board members and superintendents. The final five chapters describe recent superintendent research that is closely linked to school governance or school board policies. We ask readers to juxtapose lessons learned in those five chapters to the role of school boards within the context of those chapters.

Author : Philip D. Lanoue,Sally J. Zepeda
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2018-06-14
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781475835526

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The Emerging Work of Today's Superintendent by Philip D. Lanoue,Sally J. Zepeda Pdf

This book focuses on the changing role of the superintendent who now must lead with new skills in a time when the landscape of communities is shifting necessitating the mobilization of people through advocacy and activism alongside new partnerships with businesses, local governmental agencies, and community organizations. To lead districts, superintendents must ask new questions about current school structures while navigating changes in local, state, and federal education policies to ensure practices are aligned to meet the needs of all children. Key questions throughout the book help leaders create coherence in a system of change while leading the learning for members in the district and developing effective governance structures to empower leaders in making strategic decisions. Superintendents must focus efforts on leading systems to think through the world of information and digital access, so students can learn for tomorrow and to leverage social media to brand and support system-wide transformations. The frenetic work, role, and responsibilities of the superintendent requires personal and professional balance to be effective in leading districts and communities.

Author : Nancy Walser
Publisher : Harvard Education Press
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2009-10-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781612500485

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The Essential School Board Book by Nancy Walser Pdf

The Essential School Board Book highlights effective practices that are common to high-functioning boards around the country—boards that are working successfully with their superintendents and communities to improve teaching and learning. Amid today’s heightened attention on student achievement, school boards find their responsibilities intensified and transformed. In this age of accountability, all school boards need to consider how best to maintain a focus on student achievement and promote it through district and school policies. In a highly readable and accessible fashion, the book summarizes research linking school board practices to student achievement. It features stories of sixteen diverse boards around the country—elected and appointed; rural, urban, and suburban—and the policies and procedures they have employed to enhance student achievement. Also included is a resource section for those investigating successful school board policies and practices in more depth.

Author : George J. Petersen,Lance Fusarelli
Publisher : IAP
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2006-07-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781607527480

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The Politics of Leadership by George J. Petersen,Lance Fusarelli Pdf

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 us 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 years ago, William Van Til, an eminent scholar and a mentor, reminded me almost daily that members of the education profession had a moral responsibility to address the most difficult questions about education and democracy. These enduring queries, he argued, extended to determining how this critical social service should be organized and controlled and to determining the appropriate roles for administrators and teachers. Those in our profession who fail to heed his advice by remaining indifferent to these philosophical dilemmas should consider Plato’s long-standing warning: “One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors."

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1016 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Education
ISBN : MINN:30000004837179

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Resources in Education by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1924
Category : Education
ISBN : IND:30000065023115

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The Indiana Teacher by Anonim Pdf

Author : William G. Spady
Publisher : R&L Education
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1998-01-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781461663621

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Paradigm Lost by William G. Spady Pdf

Spady explores the important changes in culture, instruction, school calendars, and school agenda that school leaders must make to prepare students for the next millennium despite the fact that the current system of schooling leads to institutional inertia that counters the very changes we most need to make.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1883
Category : DeWitt (Mich.)
ISBN : UOM:39015071408952

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Lansing City Directories by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1016 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Education
ISBN : UFL:31262056187387

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Resources in Education by Anonim Pdf

Author : Richard G. Neal
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Education
ISBN : UVA:X004296392

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School Based Management by Richard G. Neal Pdf

This book presents guidelines for implementing school-based management practices. Chapter 1 describes the growing interest in and rationale for school-based management (SBM). The second chapter discusses essential characteristics of good schools, and the third chapter describes 13 elements necessary for effective SBM. Pros and cons of SBM are discussed in chapter 4. Chapters 5 and 6 examine necessary organizational elements and participants' roles and responsibilities. Chapter 7 offers suggestions for initiating the process, and chapter 8 offers guidelines for developing the school-site committee and identifying its role. The ninth chapter discusses how to develop the school plan and the school budget. Chapter 10 deals with two main questions: (1) How much of the school system budget will be set aside for the schools? and (2) How will funds be allocated to the schools? Several sample budgets are included. Guidelines for beginning a pilot SBM program are provided in the 11th chapter. Ways in which the effects of SBM on student learning and employees can be evaluated are described in chapter 12. Chapter 13 lists common mistakes to avoid. The final chapter contains a list of dos and don'ts. The appendix contains a sample survey for determining the extent to which SBM is practiced in a school system. (Contains 95 references.) (LMI).

Author : Archon Fung
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2009-01-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781400835638

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Empowered Participation by Archon Fung Pdf

Every month in every neighborhood in Chicago, residents, teachers, school principals, and police officers gather to deliberate about how to improve their schools and make their streets safer. Residents of poor neighborhoods participate as much or more as those from wealthy ones. All voices are heard. Since the meetings began more than a dozen years ago, they have led not only to safer streets but also to surprising improvements in the city's schools. Chicago's police department and school system have become democratic urban institutions unlike any others in America. Empowered Participation is the compelling chronicle of this unprecedented transformation. It is the first comprehensive empirical analysis of the ways in which participatory democracy can be used to effect social change. Using city-wide data and six neighborhood case studies, the book explores how determined Chicago residents, police officers, teachers, and community groups worked to banish crime and transform a failing city school system into a model for educational reform. The author's conclusion: Properly designed and implemented institutions of participatory democratic governance can spark citizen involvement that in turn generates innovative problem-solving and public action. Their participation makes organizations more fair and effective. Though the book focuses on Chicago's municipal agencies, its lessons are applicable to many American cities. Its findings will prove useful not only in the fields of education and law enforcement, but also to sectors as diverse as environmental regulation, social service provision, and workforce development.

Author : Pedro A. Noguera,Esa Syeed
Publisher : Teachers College Press
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780807778555

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City Schools and the American Dream 2 by Pedro A. Noguera,Esa Syeed Pdf

Over a decade ago, the first edition of City Schools and the American Dream debuted just as reformers were gearing up to make sweeping changes in urban education. Despite the rhetoric and many reform initiatives, urban schools continue to struggle under the weight of serious challenges. What went wrong and is there hope for future change? More than a new edition, this sequel to the original bestseller has been substantially revised to include insights from new research, recent demographic trends, and emerging political realities. In addition to surveying the various limitations that urban schools face, the book also highlights programs, communities, and schools that are making good on public education’s promise of equity. With renewed commitment and sense of urgency, this new edition provides a clear-eyed vision of what it will take to ensure the success of city schools and their students. “City schools continue to play one of the most important roles in our quest to restore democracy. This is a must-read . . . again!” —Gloria Ladson-Billings, University of Wisconsin–Madison “The authors provide concrete examples of innovative strategies and practices employed by urban schools that are succeeding against all odds.” —Betty A. Rosa, chancellor, New York State Board of Regents “This is the book every teacher, parent, policymaker, and engaged citizen should read.” —Marcelo M. Suárez-Orozco, UCLA

Author : Rosemary Papa
Publisher : Springer
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2020-02-29
Category : Education
ISBN : 3030146243

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Handbook on Promoting Social Justice in Education by Rosemary Papa Pdf

The Handbook on Promoting Social Justice in Education explores social justice elements across the global human continuum in the field of education and offers the skills and ways of thinking to achieve a more equitable, caring and fair world. Education is not the sole or even the primary answer to social justice as this would assume educators have control over the complexity of one’s nation/states and multi or transnational organizations, and especially the diversity by context of family life. What education does offer are the skills and ways of thinking to achieve a more equitable, caring, and fair world in pursuit of achieving the ends of social justice. The handbook will look at three major themes—Political Inequality, Educational Economic Inequality, and Cultural Inequality. Editorial Board Khalid ArarKadir BeyciogluFenwick EnglishAletha M. HarvenJohn M. HeffronDavid John MathesonMarta Sánchez

Author : Frank Withrow,Harvey Long,Gary Marx
Publisher : R&L Education
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1999-01-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781461663638

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Preparing Schools and School Systems for the 21st Century by Frank Withrow,Harvey Long,Gary Marx Pdf

Presents characteristics of schools and school systems capable of preparing students for a global knowledge/information age.

Author : Claire V. Crooks,Darren Thomas,Debbie Chiodo
Publisher : Trafford on Demand Pub
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Education
ISBN : 1426904290

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Engaging and Empowering Aboriginal Youth by Claire V. Crooks,Darren Thomas,Debbie Chiodo Pdf

"This toolkit presents a wide range of guidelines, strategies, templates and case studies for those who work with Aboriginal youth."--Page 4 of cover.