A power shift in public education : seven strategies for dealing with broken promises / Herbert F. Pandiscio.

Author/creator Pandiscio, Herbert F., 1931-
Format Book
Publication InfoLanham : Rowman & Littlefield Education, ©2009.
Descriptionxxiv, 134 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects
Public schools--United States.
Educational change--United States.

Contents Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction : a different perspective -- Prologue -- Unsuccessful schools threaten our nation -- Strategy number 1 : power at the top -- Create and initiate "big ideas" -- Develop a powerful and equitable recruitment policy -- Exhibit fiscal courage -- Provide objective oversight and assessment of superintendent of schools -- Additional areas available to assess the work of the superintendent of schools -- Strategy number 2 : the superintendent of schools providing academic leadership -- Strategy number 3 : instructional power at the building level -- Strategy number 4 : establish ethical hiring standards -- Strategy number 5 : appropriate staffing levels -- Strategy number 6 : tenure track or performance track -- Strategy number 7 : performance-based compensation for superintendents -- Three essential questions for boards of education and school superintendents -- A word about chapters 16 and 17 -- Colleges of education and state certification agencies are connected to unsuccessful schools -- Parents as a power source -- Epilogue -- Genesis of the book -- Notes on terminology -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the author.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 129-130) and index.
LCCN 2009004552
ISBN9781607092414 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN1607092417 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9781607092421 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN1607092425 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9781607092438 (electronic)
ISBN1607092433 (electronic)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks LA217.2 .P36 2009 ✔ Available Place Hold