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• The Consulting Boom

  by DONNA HARRINGTON-LUEKER

  
  School districts are turning to consultants for reasons of economics, accountability and expertise. Also, the role of change agents from the outside and free advice from some consultants. Donna Harrington-Lueker is a free-lance education writer based in Newport, R.I.

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• Getting the Results You Want

  by CAROL PECK and DEE ANN SPENCER

  
  Be sure you define the purpose first, then spell out the particulars when you bring a consultant into your schools. Also, one imaginative use and looking to your local university for help. Carol Peck is superintendent of the Alhambra School District, Phoenix, Ariz., and Dee Ann Spencer is a senior research specialist in the College of Education at Arizona State University.

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• Why Look Elsewhere?: Improving Schools From Within

  by RICHARD P. DUFOUR

  
  Outsiders don’t necessarily hold the answers for the professional growth of your staff. This veteran superintendent in Lincolnshire, Ill., says school context is the most significant factor. Also, questions to consider when you must seek an outside consultant.

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• The Consultant From Oz Syndrome

  by GARNETT J. SMITH

  
  Don’t expect a great wizard to solve the problems that ought to be addressed through dialogue and collective actions of administrators and staff, says this University of Hawaii professor. Also, additional resources.

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• So You Want To Be an Educational Consultant?

  by JOEL RADIN

  
  A former district superintendent describes his odyssey into the world of consulting and keynote speaking. Also, advice for the wannabe consultant. Joel Radin is a motivational speaker and educational consultant.

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• The Private Sector Beckons

  by KRISTA RAMSEY

  
  Corporate America sees much to like in the management and sales skills of superintendents, who are moving into the upper echelon of private industry. Krista Ramsey, a columnist for The Cincinnati Enquirer, is a free-lance education writer in Cincinnati.

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• My Life as CEO

  by VERNON JOHNSON

  
  The mission may be similar, but this ex-superintendent turned corporate executive relishes the stimulation--and doesn’t miss the fishbowl--in his new worklife. Vernon Johnson is chief executive officer of Voyager Expanding Learning, Dallas, Texas

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