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A Personnel Study of the County Boards of Education in Iowa
… school system was controlled by a County Board of Education consisting of six members and the county superintendent ex officio. This County Board of Education was elected by a convention, consisting of representatives as follows: | "One for each school township, one for all rural independent …
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Criteria Used by Boards of Education in the Selection of a School Attorney
The problem. The purpose of this field report was to analyze the criteria for use by the members of a board of education in the selection of a school attorney to represent and advise the school district on actual or potential legal controversies. Procedure. If a legal service was cited in the …
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The Relationship Between Superintendents and Boards of Education: the Effect of Communicator Style
… on school board members' satisfaction. Members of the National School Board Association were mailed questionnaires booklets which contained Norton's (1978) Communicator Style Measure and Downs and Hazen's (1977) Communication Satisfaction Index. Results showed significant relationships between …
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An analysis of the laws affecting boards of education, administrators, and teachers in the state of West Virginia
The primary objective of this study was to provide an analysis of the laws affecting boards of education in the public schools of West Virginia. To reveal the laws pertaining to boards of education an analysis was made of: (a) the state statutes, (b) court decisions, (c) Attorney General opinions, …
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THE ROLE AND FUNCTION OF BOARDS OF EDUCATION AND SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS AS REFLECTED IN THE PERCEPTIONS OF MEMBERS OF BOTH GROUPS IN SELECTED SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN ARIZONA
The purpose of this study was to ascertain how school board members and superintendents in Arizona view their own and each other's role and function in the organization and operation of school systems. A second objective was to determine whether the demographic factor of school district locale …
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A study of how school board members acquire their knowledge of educational issues
<p>The purpose of this study was to determine how School Board Members acquire their knowledge of educational issues. A questionnaire was used to examine the socio-economic background of Board of Education members, along with their acquisition of knowledge. The questionnaire was distributed to …
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A study of variables related to turnover of superintendents in selected North Carolina school systems
The purpose of this study was to investigate selected variables and competencies that were related to the turnover in the superintendency in North Carolina and to study the differences in perception as to the level of importance placed on the variables by superintendents and on the competency data …
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Teaching to the Heart: A Grounded Theory Exploration of Elementary Educators’ Journey Toward Teaching Mathematics for Social Justice
<p>The current sociopolitical context of the United States has created a divide among the nation which has transpired into Kindergarten-12th grade public school settings. Throughout the United States school boards of education have banned books and Critical Race Theory while attacking social …
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Local School Boards and "No Child Left Behind"
… has generated considerable attention within the education world. The purpose of this thesis is to question how local governments, i.e., local Boards of Education, have reacted to the current involvement and demands of the federal government. NCLB has only started to have an impact on local …
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Local control of education in selected school districts in the state of Indiana
The purposes of this study were to investigate the type and extent of control exercised by local boards of education in Indiana school districts, determine whether selected discriminatory criteria used to identify the extent of local control in Colorado school districts were applicable to Indiana …
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Legal foundations for West Virginia school board business management policies
The purpose of this study was to synthesize, for the use of others, the pertinent legal requirements for the business management operations of West Virginia county boards of education. The study was undertaken by the researcher to help fill a void in the policy formulation process for West Virginia …
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A survey of selected parents of pupils in the Sacramento City Unified School District relating to their opinions concerning four all-year school plans
… The ever changing social and economic conditions of educational problems. Occasionally a practical solution of these has been to alter the conventional nine month school program to an all-year school plan. This has not always proven advantageous because boards of education many times failed to …
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An analysis of the laws in selected areas affecting public elementary and secondary education in the Commonwealth of Virginia
The purpose of this study was to provide an analysis of the laws affecting boards of education in the public schools of Virginia. The Constitution of Virginia, state statutes, attorney general opinions, court decisions and regulations of the State Board of Education were utilized in the analysis. …
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A Policy Advocacy Dissertation to Increase Transparency and Accountability through Social Return on Investment Analysis
<p>The connection between the funding of public schools and student achievement is complex. Facing dwindling revenue streams, schools and the communities they serve must begin to assess how effectively and efficiently school systems are utilizing federal, state, and local taxpayer resources. As …
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