Download or read book A Study of School Board Members Role in Policy Execution as Perceived by Superintendents and Board Presidents in Missouri Schools written by Ronald Lewis Overfield and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book School Board and Superintendent Responsibilities written by James Robert Haley and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Purpose of the study. The purpose of this study was to determine the perceived level of authority for leadership responsibilities being performed by school boards and superintendents in Missouri public schools. A common list of responsibilities throughout the state for each of the groups could lessen the opportunity for conflict and lead to more effective schools. Methodology. The population for this study were 448 public school districts in the state of Missouri. School districts excluded from this study were the 79 elementary (K-8) districts in Missouri and the Special School District St. Louis County, St. Louis City School District, and the Kansas City 33 School District. The sample consisted of 210 school districts selected from the population, with school board presidents and superintendents as units of measure. Survey instruments were designed to collect information concerning the level of authority for leadership responsibilities both school board members and superintendents actually have, and the level of authority for leadership responsibilities school board members and superintendents believed they ideally should have. All data collected were subjected to descriptive statistical analysis. Three hypotheses were developed for testing. Findings. The following statements briefly describe the status of board members' and superintendents' perceptions on authority of leadership responsibilities. Significant difference was found between the actual level of authority and the ideal level of authority which board presidents and superintendents believed should exist for each group. Significant difference was found between board presidents and superintendents concerning the level of authority which each group ideally should possess. Though both groups indicated that more authority should be directed to the superintendent's position, board presidents chose a lower level than that of the superintendents.
Download or read book The Role of the Superintendent in Decision Making in the State of Minnesota as Expected by School Board Chairmen and Directors and as Perceived by Superintendents written by Robert Charles Jorstad and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 708 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Role of the Superintendent as Perceived by School Administrators and School Board Presidents in Texas Public Schools in Region 20 ESC written by Peter John Running and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study examined the role of the superintendent as it is perceived by school administrators and school board presidents. The study was limited to public schools in Texas located within Region 20 ESC. Responses to a Likert-type instrument were solicited from school board presidents, superintendents and other school administrators (n=163). The questionnaire generated data regarding perceptions toward the role of the superintendent in nine different domains containing 38 different criteria. Results from an ANOVA showed no significant difference at the alpha level of .05. Sidak post-hoc tests were run as well, but because the ANOVA did not reveal any significant difference, the post-hoc data was not presented. The primary conclusion drawn from this study was that the perceived conflict in the literature that exists between boards and superintendents that is prevalent enough to cause a superintendent to leave a district, was not brought to light in this study. Board presidents, superintendents and other school administrators all appear to have the same perceptions regarding the role of the superintendent. This questionnaire did not reveal the source of conflict. However, the data revealed that board presidents, superintendents and other school administrators see the superintendent's role in the same way. The findings from this research may indicate that as a result of extensive board training, there may be improved respect and communication between the board, superintendents, and other school administrators. Recommendations include, among others: 1. Research into the development of an instrument that examines a more reflective relationship between the board and superintendent dealing with the aspects of personality, character, prejudices and attitudes. 2. Through the legal process, to increase the length of a term for board members from the current three-year term to at least five years. 3. Through the legal process, modify the Open Meetings Act to allow boards the freedom to conduct self-evaluations and "board performance" issues behind closed doors. This would eliminate the perception of the board "airing dirty laundry" in public.
Download or read book Comprehensive Dissertation Index 1861 1972 Education written by Xerox University Microfilms and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 1202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Research Studies in Education written by and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Reclaiming Local Control through Superintendents School Boards and Community Activism written by Meredith Mountford and published by IAP. This book was released on 2022-09-01 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1987, Jacqueline Danzberger described school boards as the forgotten players. However, things have changed drastically for school boards over the past few years. No longer are school boards the forgotten players in school governance. Instead, school boards often find themselves in the center of controversies stemming from the intrusion of political partisanship into local governance structures which historically, and for the purposes of sustained democratic educational governance, were intentionally intended to be non-partisan elected boards. However, this is where many school boards find themselves today. The chapters in this volume address several key questions school board members are currently facing as they struggle to protect some of our country’s earliest guardrails of democracy; local control of schools. To be sure, school boards are no longer the forgotten players. Implications of this may be wide reaching and therefore deserve room in the current literature on educational governance. Volume II of the Research on the Superintendency series highlights recent research on school boards, local control, governance, and the superintendency. Each chapter is briefly described and the chapters are in a particular order that readers may wish to pay attention to as they enjoy the book. The first three chapters deal with local control in both rural and urban settings. The next two chapters are studies focused mainly on school boards and how their roles have shifted over the years followed by a chapter on the relationship between school boards and their superintendents within a regulatory environment and the level of stress it can bring to board members and superintendents. The final five chapters describe recent superintendent research that is closely linked to school governance or school board policies. We ask readers to juxtapose lessons learned in those five chapters to the role of school boards within the context of those chapters.
Download or read book The Politics of Leadership written by George J. Petersen and published by IAP. This book was released on 2006-07-01 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The primary contribution of this book, is not its advocacy of a specific position but rather, its objective analysis of cogent topics. The content prompts us to consider governance in relation to quality education and to ponder alternative policy strategies that have yet to be fully evaluated. As a young doctoral student more than a few years ago, William Van Til, an eminent scholar and a mentor, reminded me almost daily that members of the education profession had a moral responsibility to address the most difficult questions about education and democracy. These enduring queries, he argued, extended to determining how this critical social service should be organized and controlled and to determining the appropriate roles for administrators and teachers. Those in our profession who fail to heed his advice by remaining indifferent to these philosophical dilemmas should consider Plato’s long-standing warning: “One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors."
Download or read book School Board superintendent Role Perceptions on Governance and Administration of Missouri Schools written by John W. Hood and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book How Not to Be a Terrible School Board Member written by Richard E. Mayer and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2011-07-19 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Veteran school board member Richard E. Mayer's humorous approach to administrator-board relations presents negative behavior scenarios and analyses, offers alternatives, and provides win-win solutions.
Download or read book The School Board Effect written by Alexander U. Ikejiaku, Ph.D. and published by Author House. This book was released on 2013-08 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every school board adopts a unique governing style which affects the way the district is managed. This book identifies some of those styles and examines their potential impact on district administration, and ultimately on student achievement. The book also clarifies the role of school boards in unequivocal terms, discusses board-superintendent relations, and offers several recommendations and critical takeaways for education stakeholders. The author's doctoral research which gave rise to this book shows that a school board's governing style has the potential to affect educational outcomes in consequential ways, particularly in urban districts where the greatest impact was observed. A content outline for a set of professional development modules on school board governance is provided in the book, including an in depth review of the roles and responsibilities of school boards, and some case studies on board-superintendent interaction.
Download or read book Perceptions of Superintendents Competencies by School Board Members written by Theo John Norby and published by . This book was released on 1955 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book School Board Presidents Perceptions of the Changing Role of the Superintendent written by Ella H. Musser and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study was developed to investigate school board presidents' perspectives of the changing role of the superintendent. Thirty-one presidents of public schools located in 8 southeastern Pennsylvania counties participated in an online survey consisting of multiple-choice, Likert-scale, and open-ended questions. The questions collected data on board presidents' perspectives about the role of the superintendent and how it is changing, perspectives about leadership skills necessary for effective district leadership and how the importance of various skills might be changing, and perspectives regarding changes in communication patterns between the board and the superintendent. Nine board presidents also participated in a follow-up interview consisting of 8 related questions. Results indicate that participating board presidents perceive the role of the superintendent to be increasing in complexity, especially in the areas of school finance, communication with stakeholders, and academic achievement. Furthermore, results suggest that participating board presidents consider effective communication and financial management as increasingly important skills for successful district leadership. Finally, results indicate that in the represented districts, communication between the superintendent and the board has become more frequent and detailed, and that the communication is often presented in electronic formats. These findings offer direction for prospective superintendents as they seek to develop effective leadership skills, for board presidents as they support the work of the superintendents, and for current superintendents as they seek ways to grow and develop their professional skills.
Download or read book American Doctoral Dissertations written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 872 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Improving School Board Effectiveness written by Thomas L. Alsbury and published by Harvard Education Press. This book was released on 2017-11-14 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Improving School Board Effectiveness offers a clarifying and essential look at the evolving role of school boards and how they contribute to efforts to improve student learning. It examines how board members can establish effective district priorities, and it explores those board policies and actions that result in shared, districtwide commitments to heightened student achievement. This book arises out of a critical need for a better understanding of school boards and the development of helpful tools and guidelines for school board members. At its heart is the notion of Balanced Governance, a principle that most generally “balances the authority of a superintendent to lead a school district with the necessary oversight of a locally engaged and knowledgeable board.” Improving School Board Effectiveness is a helpful and practical book that will prove indispensable for school board members, school and district administrators, and everyone with a stake in school improvement and reform.
Download or read book The Board Savvy Superintendent written by Paul D. Houston and published by R&L Education. This book was released on 2002-11-23 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Board-Savvy Superintendent's hard-hitting, no-nonsense, advice on school board leadership capitalizes on Houston and Eadie's hands-on experience working with hundreds of boards and superintendents over the past quarter-century. It is a practical, survive-and-thrive book that will help school district leaders—board members, superintendents, and senior administrators—learn to work together successfully in leading their districts in these extraordinarily challenging times. Filled with detailed, thoroughly tested guidance on how to acquire the skills and knowledge that make up board savvyness, it also addresses how to develop the school board's capacity to produce truly high-impact governance, and how to build a strong, enduring, productive board-superintendent working partnership. The authors take a fresh look at the process of governing, going well beyond the old-fashioned, control-focused "policy governance" approach. Rather than being preoccupied with developing a static structure of policies to distinguish the board's role from the superintendent's, the book describes how the board and superintendent can creatively work together in making decisions about such critical governing "products" as values, vision, mission, and strategic change initiatives. School district leaders will appreciate The Board-Savvy Superintendent's close look at the "gold standard" for board involvement in school affairs: leading strategic change. The authors go well beyond the conventional long-range planning approach of merely projecting everything a school district is doing for some arbitrary period of 3 or 5 years, which has generated tons of paper and little important change to provide the reader with detailed, practical guidance on engaging school boards creatively and proactively in a much more selective, vision-driven process that actually results in the implementation of strategic change: the Strategic Change Portfolio.
Download or read book A Comparison of the Superintendent s Influence on School Board Policy written by Robert Errett Skippen and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
