The Board and Superintendent Handbook (eBook, PDF)

Current Issues and Resources
Redaktion: Deuren, Amy E. van; Lang, Bette A.; Evert, Thomas F.

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 154
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. September 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798216231530
• Artikelnr.: 74841169

Autorenporträt

Amy E. Van Deuren, EdD, JD, is the principal at West Allis Central High School in West Allis, Wisconsin. Prior to her appointment at West Allis, she served as the Wisconsin Director of Education Programs for National Louis University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, working with aspiring school principals and superintendents. Dr. Van Deuren has co-authored several books in the fields of educational leadership and music education. Thomas F. Evert, PhD, is a former public school superintendent of fourteen years. He served in three school districts over a 38-year career as a high school principal and director of student services prior to the superintendency. Dr. Evert is currently serving as a dissertation liaison, advisor, and instructor in the doctoral educational leadership program at Edgewood College in Madison, Wisconsin. Bette A. Lang, EdD, served as a superintendent for fifteen years in four school districts. Prior to her superintendency, Dr. Lang served as a middle and high school principal and director of instruction. She currently serves as a dissertation liaison, advisor, and instructor in the doctoral educational leadership program at Edgewood College in Madison, Wisconsin.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface - Amy E. Van Deuren, Thomas F. Evert, Bette A. Lang
Part I: Board/Superintendent Interactions
Chapter 1: Issues, Contexts, and Framework - Amy E. Van Deuren and Thomas
F. Evert
Part II: Boards and Superintendents Address Current Issues Together
Chapter 2: Understanding the Comprehensive Curriculum Process - Linda
Nortier
Chapter 3: Comprehensive Student Support Systems as Exemplified by RTI: A
District Report for Boards and Superintendents - Denise L. Wellnitz and
Thomas F. Evert
Chapter 4: Alternative Compensation Models - Daniel W. Olson and Amy E. Van
Deuren
Chapter 5: What Boards and Superintendents Should Know about the Importance
of Teachers - Raymond J. Golarz
Chapter 6: Technology in Schools: The Role of Boards and Superintendents -
Valerie Schmitz, Amy E. Van Deuren, and Thomas F. Evert
Part III: Resources
Chapter 7: Administrative Assistants: A Critical Resource - Bette A. Lang
and Thomas F. Evert
Chapter 8: Using External Experts for District Improvement - Thomas F.
Evert and Amy E. Van Deuren
Chapter 9: State and National Associations, External Experts, Search Firms,
and Universities - Thomas F. Evert and Bette A. Lang
Chapter 10: Resources: Books, Articles, Dissertations, and Summary of
Selected Research
About the Editors and Authors