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Challenges Facing The Superintendency | |
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Historical Perspectives | |
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Introduction | |
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Administering the Schools in Colonial America and the Early Republic | |
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From School Master to School Executive | |
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The Era of Scientific Management | |
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Democratic Administration and the Human Relations Movement | |
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Improving the Professional Status of the Superintendent | |
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The Role of the Superintendent 1954-1982: Issues and Challenges | |
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The Challenges of Reform in the 1980s and 1990s | |
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Summary | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Case Studies | |
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Inbasket Exercise | |
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Endnotes | |
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Issues and Problems Facing the Superintendent | |
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Introduction | |
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Inadequate Financing | |
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The Superintendent's Leadership Role in School Reform | |
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Alternative Governance Structures | |
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Superintendent and School Board Relations | |
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The Changing Demographics of Students, Teachers, and Administrators | |
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Violence and Crime in the Schools | |
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Increasing Pressures and Challenges from Special Interest Groups | |
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Summary | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Case Studies | |
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Inbasket Exercise | |
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Endnotes | |
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Leadership Perspectives: The Life of the School Superintendent | |
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Introduction | |
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Leadership Perspectives, Professional Identities and Trust | |
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Preparation for the Superintendency | |
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Making Sense of the Superintendency | |
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Establishing Support by Building Bridges | |
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Opportunities and Obligations | |
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The Balance of Professional and Personal Roles | |
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Summary | |
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Case Studies | |
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Inbasket Exercise | |
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Endnotes | |
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Organizational Culture and School Leadership | |
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What is Culture? Can Organizational Culture be Managed? Culture and the School System | |
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Summary | |
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Case Studies | |
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Inbasket Exercise | |
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Endnotes | |
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The New Politics of Education | |
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Introduction | |
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The Complexity of School District Governance | |
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Understanding the Political Landscape | |
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Politics and Values | |
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Community Power Structures | |
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The Public Schools: What and Whose Purposes Are Served? Special Interest Groups: A Sampler | |
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Single Purpose Organizations | |
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The New Face of Public Education | |
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Knowledge: The Ultimate Source of Power | |
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Summary | |
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Case Studies | |
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Inbasket Exercise | |
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Endnotes | |
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The Shaping Of The Superintendent's Work | |
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The School Superintendent and Board of Education | |
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Introduction | |
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Legal Bases for State and District Educational Systems | |
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The Local Board of Education | |
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The Superintendent as Chief Executive Officer and Educational Leader in the District | |
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The Relationships of the School Superintendent and Board | |
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Evaluation of the Superintendent | |
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Summary | |
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Case Studies | |
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Inbasket Exercise | |
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Endnotes | |
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Leadership for Educational Planning | |
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Introduction | |
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What is Planning? The Importance of Planning | |
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The Strategic Planning Process | |
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The Operational Planning Process | |
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The Management of Planned Change | |
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Summary | |
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Case Studies | |
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Inbasket Exercise | |
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Endnotes | |
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School District Governance Policy and Regulation Development | |
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Introduction | |
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The Evaluation of Educational Goals, Policies and Regulations | |
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Benefits of Governance Policies and Administrative Regulations | |
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Differentiation of Governance Policies and Administrative Regulations | |
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The Organization and Codification of Governance Policies and Administrative Regulations | |
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How Governance Policies and Administrative Regulations Are Developed | |
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Summary | |
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Case Studies | |
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Inbasket Exercise | |
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Endnotes | |
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The Superintendent and the Law | |
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Introduction | |
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Management of the District | |
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Governing Board | |
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Personnel | |
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Contract Remedies | |
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Dismissal of Superintendents | |
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Emerging Legal Issues | |
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Charter Schools | |
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Prayer in the Schools | |
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Student-to-Student Sexual Harassment | |
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Sexual Abuse of Students by Teachers and Negligent Supervision and Retention of Personnel | |
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Special Education Inclusion | |
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