[PDF] Good References The Local Board Of Education eBook

Author : Richard Lerer
Publisher : Dude Publishing
Page : 6 pages
File Size : 23,54 MB
Release : 2009
Category : School boards
ISBN : 9781934032978

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Few community members recognize the power and responsibility of school boards and their members. In this era of greater accountability and fiscal constraints, it is necessary for the public to know as much as possible about their communities and this certainly includes the school board that has such an impact on the education that districts students receive and the taxes that are paid to provide this education. Learn about the delicate balance that has to be created so that the board, the superintendent and the community can act in the best interests of the children they serve.

Author : Institute for Educational Leadership (Washington, D.C.)
Publisher :
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 31,56 MB
Release : 1986
Category : Education
ISBN :

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This report presents findings of a 1985 national study of the local school board. Information was gathered from case studies in nine major metropolitan areas, questionnaires administered to over 200 school board chairpersons, and literature on board governance. Chapter 1 offers an overview and questionnaire results. Chapter 2 summarizes major findings. The historical role of school boards is discussed in chapter 3. Chapter 4, on the working board, interprets challenges faced in developing operating structures. The board-superintendent relationship is explored in chapter 5. The report probes, in chapter 6, issues confronting boards. Board members' and citizens' satisfactions and dissatisfactions with board service and practices are analyzed in chapter 7. The need for increased attention to board development for individuals and for boards is stressed in chapter 8, along with recommendations. The final chapter presentes 15 indicators of an effective board. Major findings are that citizens support the ideal of local governance of education through school boards, but not necessarily the board of their own community. Despite this approval, the public knows little about boards' functioning. States' increased visibility in education creates further confusion about responsibilities. Difficulties are forecast as student populations diversify and management becomes more complex. Local governance needs informed support from communities. Thirty-nine references are included. (CJH)