Patrick Rice

Vanishing School Boards (eBook, PDF)

Where School Boards Have Gone, Why We Need Them, and How We Can Bring Them Back

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Since Nation at Risk, NCLB and RTT, the once thought sacred institution of school boards as catalysts to ensure local control of schools is being redefined and are under heavy attack. Increasingly, school boards are disappearing from the discussion of promoting student achievement and their role as educational decision-makers have significantly declined. The aims of public education are gradually being federalized and privatized. In Vanishing School Boards, author Patrick Rice give various reasons for the descent of school boards, reasons why school boards are vital, the importance of board training and how the superintendent can assist the board in their mission of delivering a quality education to all students.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 298
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Dezember 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798216274803
• Artikelnr.: 74832975

Autorenporträt

Patrick Rice, PhD, is a Field Services/Equity Director for the Illinois Association of School Boards and is a former teacher, administrator, and professor.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword
Preface
Chapter 1: Why School Boards are Under Siege
Chapter 2: A Look at What Constitutes a Quality Education
Chapter 3: Understanding the Reform Movement
Chapter 4: The Need for School Boards
Chapter 5: How School Boards Can Impact Student Achievement
Chapter 6: Why Citizens Become School Board Members
Chapter 7: Need for School Board Training
Chapter 8: School Board Member Perspectives about School Board Training
Chapter 9: The Superintendent Role in School Board Training and the
Benefits Thereof
Chapter 10: Building and Maintaining Collaboration/Relationships
Chapter 11: How School Board Evaluations Ensure Accountability and Good
Governance
Chapter 12: Building Community Support for School Boards
References
Appendix