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Showing 1 to 20 of 228 for “"School boards"”.
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Local School Boards and "No Child Left Behind"
… 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 schools in the last few years as they have begun to fall into various categories of being "in need …
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Leadership Orientation Frame Preferences Of School Boards In Mississippi
The work of schools is becoming more complex and demanding. Administrators, teachers and parents are often at the core of the educational debate about what is needed to improve schools. The demand for better results in America's schools has led to many efforts to improve the quality of teaching and …
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Contribution of School Boards in Managing Community Secondary School in Tanzania
… study was to investigate community secondary school boards’ contribution in managing community secondary schools in Tanzania, taking Rombo District as a case study. The study was conducted in Rombo District, Kilimanjaro Region. The study adopted the mixed approach which used both qualitative …
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Authority to take adverse employment actions by school boards against K-12 teachers
… is at a minimal source. Accountability on school systems today and actions needed to reduce when needed led the researcher to develop the following research question: What does case law reveal about the Authority to Take Adverse Action by the Board against the dismissal of K-12 teachers? …
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A national survey of the separation of responsibilities between school boards and superintendents
… of the demographic characteristics of school board and superintendent respondents. Included in those descriptions were reports of several national demographics for comparisons with this study. Also included in this chapter were reports of the findings with respect to each research …
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A national study of selected policy changes implemented by school boards (1982-1984)
… was to report on policy changes implemented by school boards in the past two school years (1982-1984) in the areas of graduation requirements, financial incentives for teachers, instructional time, and homework. The survey also obtained information on program curtailment and or elimination. A …
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The Implications of Increased Female Representation on Iowa School Boards for Educational Policy Making
… styles and priorities of male and female school board members, and from this comparison determine the implications of increased female membership for educational policy making. Procedures. A questionnaire was designed to secure information on the backgrounds, motivation for candidacy, …
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Contribution of School Boards in Managing Community Secondary Schools in Rombo District in Tanzania
… study was to investigate community secondary school boards’ contribution in managing community secondary schools in Tanzania, taking Rombo District as a case study. The study was conducted in Rombo District, Kilimanjaro Region. The study adopted the mixed approach which used both qualitative …
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Perceptions of Superintendents and School Board Members Who Experienced the Transition from Appointed to Elected School Boards
A selected group of school superintendents and school board members who had served during the transition from appointed to elected school boards in Virginia from 1992 – 2006 were interviewed to determine their perceptions of the positive and negative effects of the change. Superintendents indicated …
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A Study of the Methods Used by School Boards in Studying Local Patterns of Administrative Organization and Staffing
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-04T17:34:37Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 6104283.pdf: 5959763 bytes, checksum: 5ef5e4b5b3f52798f2bd1257bc562c90 (MD5) Previous issue date: 1961
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The school board and self-evaluation: do school boards in the Commonwealth of Virginia evaluate their own performance?
School boards are the governing bodies for school divisions. Their successful operation is essential to the success of the school division. "Best practice", as indicated in the literature, calls for school boards to recognize the need to examine or assess their own performance and to set the …
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The Current Legal Status and Trends of Collective Bargaining Between Public School Teachers and School Boards in The United States
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-10T18:44:52Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 7121165.pdf: 5848143 bytes, checksum: b73f3b3863645a3340be307811f7271d (MD5) Previous issue date: 1971
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A study of the functions of school boards in the educational system of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States
… mid-1960’s, Catholic elementary and secondary schools functioned within a clearly established authority structure. Parochial schools operated under the authority of the pastor of the parish and diocesan or central schools under that of the bishop of the diocese or his priest delegate. Vatican …
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An analysis of inherent role conflicts in the governance of Michigan charter school boards contracting with full-service, for-profit private management companies
… conflicts in the governance of Michigan charter school boards contracting with full-service, for-profit private management companies provided quantitative and qualitative perspectives of experienced board members. These perspectives included their view of board governance and how responsibilities …
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Assessing the Performance of School Boards in a Decentralized School System in Tanzania”: The case of Bukoba Municipal Community Secondary Schools in Kagera Region
… explored the implementation effectiveness of School Boards in community based secondary schools in Tanzania. The main objective of the study was to assess the performance of School Boards in a decentralized school system in Tanzania. The study employed mainly the qualitative research approach …
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The Civil Liability of School Boards, their Officers and Employees in the Elementary and Secondary Public Schools of Second and Third Class Districts in Colorado
… in order to determine the civil liability of school districts, their officers and employees in the Elementary and Secondary Public Schools of Colorado; and (2) to give by comparisons effected on the bases of Supreme Court decisions in different states, a general idea of the extent to which …
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An Assessment of the Attitudes and Perceptions of School Board Members, Community Members, and State Legislators Toward Community Representation by Local School Boards in North Dakota
… study was to examine the representativeness of school boards in North Dakota in terms of the expressed desires, opinions, and wants of the community. Hypotheses stated that perceptions of school boards did not differ significantly in areas of general representation, representation in policy …
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