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Shannon, Thomas A. – American School Board Journal, 1989
Superintendents need to recognize the two realities that the school board has the ultimate power and that superintendents are appointed to serve a specific term. Offers six remedies to superintendents in the case of real conflict with the school board. (MLF)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Board Administrator Relationship, Boards of Education, Communication Skills
Download full textShannon, Thomas A. – 1969
Collective negotiations in education have become the subject of legislative proposals at Federal, State, and local levels. Congress is currently considering the NEA-proposed statute, "Professional Negotiation Act for Public Education, 1969," which would regulate employment relationships between boards of education and their professional personnel.…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Collective Bargaining, Employer Employee Relationship, Federal Legislation
Shannon, Thomas A. – American School Board Journal, 1987
School boards desiring to attract top-flight superintendent candidates need to create an appropriate executive compensation package, including salary, benefits, perquisites, and symbols of professional status. This article provides package guidelines from insurance and leave allowance to mortgages and moving expenses. An inset touts Chicago's…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Compensation (Remuneration), Elementary Secondary Education, Fringe Benefits
Fisher, E. Harold; Shannon, Thomas A. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1992
School boards epitomize the U.S. tradition of representative local government. A 1992 National School Boards Association statement recognizes four major school board functions: envisioning a community's future educational program, establishing facilitative organizational structures and community environments, ensuring performance assessment…
Descriptors: Accountability, Boards of Education, Child Advocacy, Cooperation
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