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Direct linkQuinby, Lee – Independent School, 2012
How long does it take to become an effective board chair at an independent school? One year is certainly not enough. A typical two- or three-year term provides enough time in office to learn the role and start making progress in some critical area, but not enough time to develop any semblance of mastery. Then the chair's term is over and the board…
Descriptors: Private Schools, Tenure, Leadership, Best Practices
Peer reviewedHallett, Ronald E.; Skrla, Linda; Low, Justin – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2015
School districts play a key role in identifying, supporting, and educating homeless students. This qualitative case study of a school district in Northern California illustrates how district leadership serves as a bridge between federal policy and local school sites. In this case study, federal funding funneled through the state served as the…
Descriptors: School Districts, Homeless People, Disadvantaged Youth, At Risk Students
Donder, Daniel J. – Journal of Special Education Leadership, 2011
The role of the school administrator as an instructional leader has had a long history. However, today this role is more important than ever as high stakes testing has increased the level of accountability for all educators. Districts across the country be they urban, suburban, or rural are scraping for every dollar and at the same time many…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrators, Beginning Teacher Induction, Beginning Teachers
Stager, Mary; Hill, Jane – Orbit, 1973
By research, conferences and workshops, the project tries to develop and disseminate ideas about school board operation that will assist trustees and administrators in defining their own roles and adapting them according to needs and current educational concepts. (JA)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Administrators, Board of Education Policy, Board of Education Role
Natale, Joseph L. – Journal of the New York State School Boards Association, 1989
Analyzes the organization of a local school board. Describes the following positions: (1) president; (2) vice president; (3) clerk; (4) treasurer; (5) internal claims auditor; (6) attorney; (7) negotiator; (8) architect/engineer; (9) physician; (10) supervising dentist; (11) independent auditor; (12) tax collector; and (13) purchasing agent. (FMW)
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrator Role, Administrators, Board of Education Role
National School Public Relations Association, Arlington, VA. – 1979
Today's schools are faced with a new challenge--namely, how they can be managed more effectively. This book evaluates concrete management plans such as Management By Objectives (MBO) and Zero-Base Budgeting and explains the principles that different systems work on, where they have been tried, how they have succeeded or not succeeded, and why.…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Role, Administrators, Board of Education Policy
Patterson, Jean A.; Eubank, Heather; Rathbun, Shelia E.; Noble, Steve – NASSP Bulletin, 2010
Weick's theory of sensemaking is used to analyze findings from a qualitative study of the implementation of a district-initiated adolescent intervention literacy course in two urban secondary schools. The authors concluded that implementation of the literacy course was hampered because district administrators, building leaders, teachers, and…
Descriptors: Educational Change, English Teachers, Urban Schools, School Districts
Dafoe, Don M. – 1976
This booklet is intended to aid board members and administrators of independent American overseas schools in developing the policies and working relationships necessary for the effective operation of such schools. It mainly emphasizes the principles of boardsmanship and administration and presents guidelines for the development of policy and…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Administrators, Bibliographies, Board of Education Policy
Download full textPace, Carey M., Jr. – 1973
The author discusses the implications of the administrative team concept in three dimensions. The first dimension is the local school level, where concern over middle management involvement in educational policy decisions becomes more significant as employee groups organize to negotiate school policies with the board of education. In the second…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Education, Administrator Role, Administrators
Sykes, Abel B., Jr. – Junior College Research Review, 1970
Six research reports dealing with the roles and proper relationships between professional administrators and boards of trustees are summarized in this review. The following topics are highlighted: the professional's theoretical basis for operation and its justification, roles and internal and external functions of the board, effects of vague or…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Administrators, Board Administrator Relationship
Divita, Charles Jr. – 1968
It has become increasingly important to determine if certain key segments of the population recognize and accept the premise that the occupational preparation of youth and adults is a function of public education. This report, Part I of a two-part series, deals with some of the attitudes toward vocational education held by secondary school…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Administrators, Board of Education Role, Boards of Education
Deffenbaugh, W. S.; Keesecker, Ward W. – US Office of Education, Federal Security Agency, 1941
Because of the individual authority of each State for its own educational program, practices and policies differ widely among them in many respects. Yet in the midst of differences there are also common elements of development. The U. S. Office of Education, in presenting this series of monographs, has attempted to point out those common elements,…
Descriptors: Educational History, State Boards of Education, Administrators, Administrator Responsibility
SCOTT, WALTER W. – 1966
THE AUTHOR STATES THAT DEFINITION OF THE SUPERINTENDENT'S ROLE IN COLLECTIVE NEGOTIATIONS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM. THE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR MAY SERVE AS NEGOTIATOR FOR THE BOARD, SPOKESMAN FOR THE TEACHERS, MEDIATOR FOR BOTH, OR MAY BE COMPLETELY INDEPENDENT. A STUDY OF 98 SUPERINTENDENTS IN 469 SCHOOLS IN SEVEN MIDWESTERN STATES REVEALED THAT 87…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Administrators, Bibliographies, Board of Education Role
Paltridge, James Gilbert; And Others – 1973
This research is an empirical investigation and analysis of corpus of trustees meeting activity in a sample of 21 public 4-year colleges and universities. The data input instruments were the board minutes for the year 1963-64 and 1971-72, bylaws, standing orders, procedural manuals and other documents as well as copies of all state legislation…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Administrators, Board of Education Role, Decision Making
Hickcox, Edward S.; Scott, J. Glenn – 1969
The authors describe the systematic recruitment and selection procedures in the appointment of a Director of Education for Dufferin County, Ontario. The approach centers on the use of professional consultants to assist the Board in reaching a decision, providing a list of candidates to consider and detailed information of a reasonably objective…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Administrator Selection, Administrators, Board of Education Policy
