Suchergebnisse

Should school governance be shifted from local school boards to the additional and direct control of elected political leaders? -- Do teachers' and other employees' unions reduce the ability of principals and superintendents to run and reform schools? -- Has the increased role of the federal government in the governance of schools through various initiatives, such as No Child Left Behind, improved public education? -- Should the role of the judicial branch of government be reduced in the governance of public education? -- Should school leaders have the primary responsibility for lowering the achievement gap for minority students? -- Are school administrators being prepared to adequately address gender issues? -- Are school boards necessary in today's public schools? -- Do charter schools improve governance within the public education system? -- Will giving school administrators more control over the structure and policies that govern high schools lead to improvements in the education offered to students? -- Have allowing and encouraging private corporations to participate in public education positively affected school governance? -- Has the increased emphasis on parent involvement hindered the ability of administrators to lead public schools and districts? --

Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 - Basic Responsibilities of a Board and Its Members -- Chapter 2 - How to Operate Your Board -- Chapter 3 - How to Build Your Board -- Chapter 4 - How to Work with the CEO -- Chapter 5 - How to Ensure Quality Care -- Chapter 6 - How to Provide Fiscal Oversight -- Chapter 7 - How to Work with the Community -- Chapter 8 - The Board and Nonconventional Medicine -- Epilogue -- Appendix 1 - Sample Conflict of Interest Policy -- Appendix 2 - Sample Conflict of Interest Disclosure Statement -- Appendix 3 - Sample Board Member Performance Appraisal, Short Version -- Appendix 4 -Sample Board Member Performance Appraisal, Long Version -- Appendix 5 - Sample CEO Employment Contract -- Appendix 6 - CEO Separation Agreement -- Appendix 7 - Common Healthcare Abbreviations and Definitions -- Index -- About the Author.

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