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Amphrey, Walter G. – School Administrator, 1997
Both Educational Alternatives Inc. and Baltimore City Schools learned some hard lessons about contracting for educational services and funding politics. Administrators should anticipate conflict; secure community support; establish specific educational objectives, project milestones, funding-linked accountability mechanisms, and a time-frame;…
Descriptors: Contracts, Elementary Education, Participative Decision Making, Partnerships in Education
Levine, Arthur – School Administrator, 2000
A $500-billion industry, K-12 education offers attractive investment possibilities. Public education is being broadly criticized; state governments favor new program structures; the school-age population is growing; new technologies offer entrepreneurial opportunities; school revenues provide ready capital; and the knowledge industry is booming.…
Descriptors: Brain, Competition, Contracts, Cost Effectiveness
McLaughlin, John; Brown, Senn – School Administrator, 2000
Like county governments, hospitals, and municipalities, superintendents must develop policies and protocols for requesting proposals, administering contracts, and ensuring desired results of private-sector services. Administrators should consider performance criteria, legal issues, cost and efficiency analysis, contractor evaluation criteria, and…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrator Responsibility, Contracts, Cost Effectiveness
