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Clearinghouse on Educational Policy and Management
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Trends and Issues: Educational Governance
District GovernanceJournal ArticlesEJ651275 SO534972"Partnership" as Strategy: Public-Private Relations in Education Action Zones. Author: Jones, Ken; Bird, Kate Availability: Caddo Gap Press, 3145 Geary Blvd., PMB 275, San Francisco, CA 94118. Tel: 415-392-1911; Fax: 415-956-3702. Journal Citation: British Educational Research Journal, v26 n4 p491-506 Sep 2000 Publication Date: 2000 ISSN: 0141-1926 Language: English Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Descriptive (141) Journal Announcement: CIJDEC2002 Abstract: Summarizes recent political and theoretical presentations of partnership and networking, discussing their relevance to the understanding of contemporary education policy. Focuses on the first stages of the establishment of Education Action Zones in two areas of England, describing their patterns of governance and the relationship between public and private partners. (CMK) Descriptors: *Educational Policy; *Educational Research; Elementary Secondary Education; Foreign Countries; *Governance; Interviews; *Networks; Observation; Partnerships in Education; *School Districts Identifiers: *England EJ621342 EA538056 School Boards and Student Achievement: A Comparison of Governance in High- and Low-Achieving Districts. Availability: Journal Citation: ERS Spectrum, v30 n1 p38-40 Win 2001 Publication Date: 2001 ISSN: 0740-7874 Language: English Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Research (143) Journal Announcement: CIJAUG2001 Abstract: Extensive on-site interviews in six Iowa school districts revealed that understandings and beliefs in three high-achieving school districts differed markedly from those in three low-achieving districts. The high-achieving districts had an "elevating" view of students, a focus on school renewal, and action-oriented goals. (MLH) Descriptors: *Boards of Education; Elementary Secondary Education; Goal Orientation; *Governance; *High Achievement; Interviews; *Low Achievement; *School Districts Identifiers: *Educational Renewal; Iowa EJ601223 EA536862 Toward Coherent Governance. Author: Carver, John Availability: Journal Citation: School Administrator, v57 n3 p6-10 Mar 2000 Publication Date: 2000 ISSN: 0036-6439 Language: English Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Descriptive (141) Journal Announcement: CIJAUG2000 Abstract: The creator of the Policy Governance model explains a system whereby the superintendent/CEO is not responsible for governance. Under Policy Governance, the board is solely responsible for describing and fulfilling its own job (determining what the public purchases for the next generation), and the administrators run the schools. (MLH) Descriptors: *Administrator Role; Board Administrator Relationship; *Boards of Education; Educational Policy; Elementary Secondary Education; *Governance; Models; *Policy Formation; Program Descriptions; School Administration; *Superintendents Identifiers: Chief Executive Officers EJ601203 EA536842 Policy Governance in Practice. Author: Natale, Jo Anna Availability: Journal Citation: American School Board Journal, v187 n3 p30-33 Mar 2000 Publication Date: 2000 ISSN: 0003-0953 Language: English Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Descriptive (141) Journal Announcement: CIJAUG2000 Abstract: Under Policy Governance, superintendents get full authority to run districts, but their actions must be aligned with board policy and certain board-imposed limitations. Boards' policy can change dramatically with elections, causing a change in Policy- Governance climate. Board decisions cannot be changed unless a majority approves. (MLH) Descriptors: *Administrative Problems; Elementary Secondary Education; *Governance; Models; *Policy Formation; Program Implementation; School Administration; *Theory Practice Relationship Identifiers: Management Practices; Micro Administration EJ601202 EA536841 Remaking Governance. Author: Carver, John Availability: Journal Citation: American School Board Journal, v187 n3 p26-30 Mar 2000 Publication Date: 2000 ISSN: 0003-0953 Language: English Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Descriptive (141) Journal Announcement: CIJAUG2000 Abstract: The Policy Governance model's philosophical foundations lie in Rousseau's social contract, Greenleaf's servant-leadership, and modern management theory. Policy Governance stresses primacy of the owner-representative role; full-board authority; superintendents as chief executive officers; authoritative prescription of "ends," bounded freedom for "means," and system-focused superintendent evaluation. (MLH) Descriptors: Administrator Role; *Boards of Education; Elementary Secondary Education; *Governance; *Models; *Policy Formation; School Administration; *Superintendents; Theory Practice Relationship Identifiers: Chief Executive Officers; Management Practices; *Role Delineation EJ587630 EA535986 The Triumphant Superintendent. Author: Hoyle, John R. Availability: Journal Citation: School Administrator, v56 n6 p6-9 Jun 1999 Publication Date: 1999 ISSN: 0036-6439 Language: English Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Evaluative (142) Journal Announcement: CIJJAN2000 Abstract: Despite greater job pressures, school system leaders can find their shining moments in advocating for children and their learning. As visionary leaders, superintendents must confront four challenges: local and state school-governance complexities, school funding for teachers and facilities, accountability for student performance, and privatization/school-choice demands. (MLH) Descriptors: *Accountability; Administrative Principles; *Administrator Effectiveness; Child Advocacy; *Educational Finance; Elementary Secondary Education; *Governance; Leadership Responsibility; *Privatization; *Superintendents EJ546758 UD519976 The Mayor Versus The School Superintendent: Political Incursions Into Metropolitan School Politics. Author: Hunter, Richard C. Availability: Journal Citation: Education and Urban Society v29 n2 p217-32 Feb 1997 Publication Date: 1997-00-00 ISSN: ISSN-0013-1245 Language: English Document Type: Journal Articles (080); Reports (141) Journal Announcement: CIJNOV1997 Abstract: Examines the increasing tensions in the local governance structures of American urban public education by discussing variations in local political processes. Addresses ways in which the legal system can balance the needs of mayors who seek a greater role in reforming school governance with the needs of boards of education eager to maintain their autonomy. (GR) Descriptors: City Government; *Educational Administration; *Governance; *Government School Relationship; *Politics of Education; Public Schools; *Superintendents; *Urban Schools Descriptive Terms: Theme issue: Legal and Policy Hot Spots in Urban Schools. EJ572911 UD520942 Governance Report Cards: Accountability in the Chicago Public School System. Author: Wong, Kenneth K.; Moulton, Mark H.; Wong, Kenneth K.; Moulton, Mark H. Availability: Journal Citation: Education and Urban Society, v30 n4 p459-78 Aug 1998 Publication Date: 1998 ISSN: 0013-1245; 0013-1245 Language: English; English Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Descriptive (141) Journal Announcement: CIJMAY1999 Abstract: A survey of the broad policy community rates the governor, Democratic and Republican lawmakers, mayor, Chicago Board of Education, district central office, and the Chicago Teachers union in their work of Chicago school governance before and after the July 1995 restructuring. Preliminary results suggest improvement in school governance following the last reform. (MMU) Descriptors: *Accountability; Boards of Education; City Officials; *Educational Administration; Elementary Secondary Education; *Governance; Institutional Evaluation; Legislators; *Performance Factors; State Officials; Unions Identifiers: *Chicago Public Schools IL; *Chicago Public Schools IL Descriptive Terms: Research supported by Joyce Foundation and the Spencer Foundation. Special issue titled "The Accountability of Urban Public School Systems." DocumentsED458684 EA031396Leadership for Student Learning: Restructuring School District Leadership. School Leadership for the 21st Century Initiative: A Report of the Task Force on School District Leadership. Institutional Author: Institute for Educational Leadership, Washington, DC.(BBB18552) Availability: Institute for Educational Leadership, 1001 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 310, Washington, DC 20036. Tel: 202-822-8405; Fax: 202-872-4050. For full text: http://www.iel.org. Sponsoring Agency: Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC. (EDD00036)@; UPS Foundation, Inc., Greenwich, CT. (BBB16937)@; Metropolitan Life Foundation. (BBB22696)@; Ford Foundation, New York, NY. (QPX27000)@; Carnegie Corp. of New York, NY. (QPX12280) Publication Date: February 2001 ISBN: BN- 0-937846-18-X; Language: English Document Type: Opinion papers (120) Journal Announcement: RIEAPR2002 Abstract: This report displays the themes and concerns that worried a cross-section of carefully selected educators and leaders in government, business, and civic groups. While failing to agree completely on the nature of the problems or their solutions, Task Force members were in accord on two conclusions: that district leaders must focus on the goal of improving student learning and that the school system must be organized in such a way as to make this its fundamental priority. Many school board members and superintendents say they do not have the training to handle all the new demands being placed on them. It is not surprising that there is a shortage of applicants for superintendent vacancies. Most school district leadership requires organizational leadership, public leadership, and instructional leadership. One model of leadership arrangement is policy governance with strict delineation of the board as policymaker and the superintendent as administrator. Nontraditional leadership patterns feature collaborative relationships where senior staff members share responsibilities that traditionally are handled by one person. Superintendents now may be corporate lawyers, business executives, or military officers. Strategies for district restructuring involve planning for recruitment and succession, creating and maintaining an informed leadership base, building a learning organization, and holding leadership accountable. (Contains 24 references.) (RKJ) Descriptors: *Academic Achievement; *Boards of Education; Elementary Secondary Education; *Leadership Responsibility; Public Schools; *School Districts; *School Restructuring; *Superintendents; Descriptive Terms: Based on the Task Force meeting in July 2000. Geographic Source: U.S.; District of Columbia |