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Harrington-Lueker, Donna – American School Board Journal, 1997
Teachers at Pawtucket, Rhode Island, schools are developing a new approach to Title I, the federal program for disadvantaged students. Included are high academic standards, ongoing professional development, and developing a long-range plan. A sidebar lists web sites that offer information on Title I programs, especially effective schoolwide…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Educationally Disadvantaged
Mahoney, Jim – American School Board Journal, 1991
A long-range planning project in an Ohio school district involved setting up good procedures for planning and then establishing a 40-member planning committee that included 20 community members. Long-range goals serve as a focus for decision making in everyday administration. (MLF)
Descriptors: Board of Education Role, Educational Planning, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education
Herman, Jerry J.; Kaufman, Roger – American School Board Journal, 1991
In megaplanning, a type of strategic planning, the primary clients and beneficiaries are the community and society at large. Outlines a 12-step planning model. (MLF)
Descriptors: Educational Planning, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Futures (of Society)
Lauber, Gerald – American School Board Journal, 1984
A six-step plan that helps manage school decline is presented. (DCS)
Descriptors: Declining Enrollment, Educational Finance, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education
Banach, William J. – American School Board Journal, 1998
Most school board members and superintendents want to leave a lasting legacy to their district. To do this, they need to acknowledge that large-scale change is complex and takes time and that the system will outlast them. Board members can give their communities the gifts of vision, process, and competence. (MLF)
Descriptors: Board of Education Role, Boards of Education, Change Strategies, Educational Improvement
Ficklen, Ellen – American School Board Journal, 1985
Outlines 11 essential qualities needed in a good school board president. (MD)
Descriptors: Board Administrator Relationship, Board Candidates, Boards of Education, Cooperation
Uhrmacher, P. Bruce – American School Board Journal, 1985
Describes how three Colorado school systems joined together and set up a dropout prevention commission that used a seven-step approach to work at reducing student dropout rates. (MD)
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropout Rate, Dropouts
Carey, Kelley D.; Lesley, Bonnie A. – American School Board Journal, 1999
In Kansas City, Kansas, the school system wanted to do more than end two decades of court-ordered desegregation plans. The district created a comprehensive and integrated plan for educational improvement that can be used by any district. A three-pronged approach to school planning focuses on programs, demographics, and facilities. (MLF)
Descriptors: Accountability, Board Administrator Relationship, Cost Effectiveness, Demography
