Research has shown that effective support systems are key to an educational CEO for success and tenure in the position. This qualitative secondary analysis (QSA) of women educational CEOs from the United States and Canada allowed for the reexamination of interviews from 37 participants focused on the importance of support systems. Findings…

The mandate for school boards to develop self-identification policies for First Nation, Métis, and Inuit students is part of the 2007 Ministry of Education's "Ontario First Nation, Métis and Inuit Education Policy Framework." In this paper, we share findings from a larger study on the Framework that examines Métis student…

Across Canada there have been numerous recent examples of incidents where the political and ideological interests of provincial governments have run counter to the mandates of school districts. In this pan-Canadian study, focus groups were conducted with school board trustees and school district superintendents to examine the relationships between…

Questionnaires were sent to school board trustees throughout Canada to gather information concerning the superintendent-trustee relationship. This study focused on the three areas of finance, personnel, and communications. Results indicated that the senior administrative officers of the board wield power over these three categories, and hence…

A case study of effects of government-imposed fiscal restraint on a rural British Columbia school system outlines the restraint in its various phases, its effects on School District No. 4 (Windermere), ways the district dealt with resulting problems, and the consequences, with implications for how not to implement fiscal restraint at the school…

Although it is usually assumed that the people own the schools and that their will is manifested by boards of school trustees, there is evidence that the "quasi-owners" (not real owners but those who set policy) are educational administrators. If this is so, the reduction of the length of administrative job tenure may be a result of…

In analyzing the managerial decisions at the central office of the Dufferin (Ontario) county board of education, this project sought to obtain the data needed to design an integrated management information system. A major component of the study was identifying users and their information needs and relating information to three different levels of…

Interviews with central office superintendents in the academic and business divisions, identification of user needs, and analysis of major management levels provided the data for designing an integrated information system for the Peel Board of Education in Ontario. A synthesis of the data into an overall framework representing the information…

Describes how formal written contracts for senior school board officials in Canada can successfully address four potential problem areas: tenure, compensation, performance, and growth. Reports some of the results of the Canadian Association of School Administrators' 1979 survey on contracts for superintendents. (SB)

Results of Ontario study to: determine if formal evaluation of principals occurs; assess the type of evaluation by examining process, presage and product (outcome) approaches; and outline extent of usage for each approach. Few school systems have defined the principal's function and obtained evidence of how well it is fulfilled. (NEC)

Selection of Ontario directors of education is defined by assumptions that directors should be from Ontario and male, and should have followed the "regular" pattern of advancement. Extensive practical experience (as opposed to advanced degrees) and connections to the "old boy" network are helpful. The selection process is…

The Canadian Education Association (CEA) examined the procedures Canadian School Boards use to evaluate their chief executive officers. In March 1989, CEA sent a questionnaire to superintendents and directors of education of the school boards that subscribe to the CEA Information Service, as well as to others. Of the 123 questionnaires sent, 81…

The chairpersons of 40 Manitoba school boards completed a questionnaire examining frequency of superintendent evaluation, participants in the process, use of rating instruments, format of reporting, and evaluation goals. Evaluation packages of two districts were noteworthy in that they served to clarify the superintendent's role continuously. (SV)

The dynamics of change processes in a rural school jurisdiction over a 5-year period were examined in relation to four specific goals: (1) to document changes since a planning study was done in 1982; (2) to determine if school program changes that had been adopted had reached the classroom according to teacher perceptions; (3) to report how the…

Reports results of a 1982-83 survey of 37 Canadian chief executive school officers (CEOs) regarding their effectiveness. Presents findings and analysis regarding CEO relationships and effectiveness with community groups and school board members, community expectations of CEOs, CEO roles as mediators and policy makers, and reasons for…