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Download full textBeales, Janet R. – 1995
In December 1994, San Diego City Schools' (California) Board of Education voted to discontinue competitive contracting for busing and expand its in-house transportation department, believing the new arrangement would save money. This report argues that the decision was based on a flawed financial analysis prepared by the district's in-house…
Descriptors: Bus Transportation, Contract Salaries, Contracts, Cost Estimates
Beales, Janet R. – Policy Insight, 1992
The private-sector provision of school infrastructure in the form of satellite schools is discussed in this paper. Following the introduction, section 2 presents a case study of Satellite Learning Centers in Dade County, Florida, in which the schools operate as public schools on business worksites. The host-business, American Bankers Insurance…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities, Educational Facilities Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Private Financial Support
Beales, Janet R. – American School Board Journal, 1995
Public schools that contract with someone outside to offer an instructional program need to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) to potential providers. This document details the type of service desired and invites individuals or companies to submit bids or proposals for consideration. Explains the key components of an RFP. (MLF)
Descriptors: Accountability, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Development, Performance Contracts
Beales, Janet R. – 1996
The private sector, including private schools, nonpublic schools, and homeschools, offers a wide variety of education programs for difficult-to-educate students. These students include the overlapping categories of at-risk youth, adjudicated youth, and children with disabilities. This report provides an overview of private-sector programs that…
Descriptors: Accountability, Charter Schools, Delinquency, Disabilities
Beales, Janet R.; O'Leary, John – 1993
This document presents an overview of management strategies to help administrators make the most of available private-sector resources. The key is to view the private sector as a resource that can provide an infusion of expertise, accountability, and cost effectiveness into public education. Following the introduction, the second section examines…
Descriptors: Contracts, Cooperative Programs, Corporate Support, Elementary Secondary Education
Beales, Janet R. – 1994
To cut costs, some administrators are contracting with the private sector for such services as pupil transportation, facilities maintenance, and cafeteria operations. Proponents of competitive contracting assert that it can provide public schools with the kind of expertise, flexibility, and cost efficiencies not always available with inhouse…
Descriptors: Bus Transportation, Contracts, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Economics
