According to this paper, all parties in educational management--central office and building administrators, supervisory and curriculum personnel, as well as the board--should participate fully in the business of managing a school district. But before enacting a new policy, an enlightened board will consider the impact that the policy could have on…

In focusing on local school board response to citizen desires for change in public school operations and on significant issues changing education from the perspective of school boards, three principles must be kept in mind: (1) public schools are controlled by three arms of government at three levels; (2) the federal government has limited powers;…

The part of the Civil Rights Act of primary concern to public school administrators is Section 1983, which permits litigation against school personnel as representatives of public school districts, which are local governmental units according to the law. A review of court cases allows generalizations including the following. Section 1983 is a…