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Record Nr.

UNINA9910814800403321

Titolo

The board and superintendent handbook : current issues and resources / / edited by Amy E. Van Deuren, Thomas F. Evert, and Bette A. Lang

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham : , : Rowman & Little Education, , [2015]

©2015

ISBN

1-4758-1551-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (155 p.)

Disciplina

379.1/531

Soggetti

School boards - United States

School board members - United States

School superintendents - United States

School board-superintendent relationships - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; PREFACE; PART I. BOARD/SUPERINTENDENT INTERACTIONS; CHAPTER 1. ISSUES, CONTEXTS, AND FRAMEWORKS; PART II. BOARDS AND SUPERINTENDENTS ADDRESS CURRENT ISSUES TOGETHER; CHAPTER 2. UNDERSTANDING THE COMPREHENSIVE CURRICULUM PROCESS; CHAPTER 3. COMPREHENSIVE STUDENT SUPPORT SYSTEMS AS EXEMPLIFIED BY RTI: A District Report for Boards and Superintendents; CHAPTER 4. ALTERNATIVE COMPENSATION MODELS; CHAPTER 5. WHAT BOARDS AND SUPERINTENDENTS SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF TEACHERS; CHAPTER 6. TECHNOLOGY IN SCHOOLS: The Role of Boards and Superintendents

PART III. RESOURCESCHAPTER 7. ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS: A Critical Resource; CHAPTER 8. USING EXTERNAL EXPERTS FOR DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT; CHAPTER 9. STATE AND NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS, EXTERNAL EXPERTS, SEARCH FIRMS, AND UNIVERSITIES; CHAPTER 10. RESOURCES, BOOKS, ARTICLES, DISSERTATIONS, AND SUMMARY OF SELECTED RESEARCH; ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS

Sommario/riassunto

The Board and Superintendent Handbook: Current Issues and Resources is a practical guide for both board members and



superintendents. The book includes contributions from experienced and new superintendents and board members on a wide range of topics that boards and superintendents must navigate together successfully in order to move districts in a positive direction for students, staff, parents, and communities.