The School Administrator

August 2006 Number 7, Vol. 63Ventures OnlineSchool distrticts expand virtual course options for students

Features

Districts Delivering Online
by Ruth Sternberg
School districts ranging from tiny Branson, Colo., to urban systems such as Minneapolis are investing in offering online courses, catering to students' specific learning needs and to remote locations.
Similar Reading: Fuzzy Funding of Online Delivery and Our Virtual Charter School
read more | purchase issue
From Bricks to Clicks: Blurring Classroom/Cyber Lines
by Liz Pape
Blended classrooms provide the best of traditional brick-and-mortar school programs with the use of online tools. This is leading to two new breeds: the web-based classroom and the hybrid classroom, according to the president of Virtual High School.
Similar Reading: If Flu Strikes, Education Will Move Online and It's 'Virditional:' A Hybrid Model in Manheim Township and Where's the Discipline in Online Education?
read more | purchase issue
Delivering on the Promise
by John Q. Porter
The deputy superintendent offers an in-depth look into how the Montgomery County, Md., Public Schools apply technology in its academic management systems to raise student learning levels. The author helped to create the district's Office of Information and Organizational Systems.
Similar Reading: The Real-Time Merits of Hand-Held Access
read more | purchase issue

Profile

The Value of Open Relationships by Jay P. Goldman

Superintendent Carl Roberts has built powerful relationships inside and outside the Cecil County, Md., school system.

Departments

Board-Savvy Superintendent

Moving to Your Next Stage ... Beyond the Boardroom by D. Gil Kettelhut

How to avoid becoming a meddling retiree after you leave the superintend-ency but stay behind in your town.read more

Focus

Relief for the Financially Troubled District by Brian N. Spector

The tale of a distressed district that wants to reduce taxes, pay its bond debt and save its schools. One attorney's answer: Chapter 9 bankruptcy.read more

Information-Based Bargaining for a New Age by Robert L. Zorn

An Ohio superintendent describes an alternative way of negotiation.read more

A Powerful Partnership Impacts a Community by Rodney R. Lafon

The superintendent in St. Charles Parish, La., shares the lessons students are taught when a school district forges a relationship with external entities.read more

Guest Columns

From the Dais of Diplomacy by Suzette Lovely

The author discovered a profound message regarding the art of leadership in the words of former Secretary of State Colin Powell.read more

Landmines in the Pathway of the Superintendency by David E. Lee

Navigate your way through the treacherous school board arena while sidestepping moral and emotional conflicts, according to a former superintendent.read more

Tech Leadership

The Five Best Accelerators in Schools by Robert J. Moore

A veteran school district administrator pinpoints the five investments in technology that every school system should be making.read more

President's Corner

Show Up, Step Up by Eugene G. White

In his first official column, the new AASA president, Eugene White of Indianapolis, Ind., builds his case for the importance of member participation in the rebuilding of New Orleans in the coming year by attending the national conference.read more

Executive Perspective

The Gap Clap Trap by Paul D. Houston

No Child Left Behind forces schools to educate children as a group instead of as individuals with unique ways of learning.read more

Systems Thinking

Systemic Improvement To Raise Achievement by Mary Jo Kramer

What kind of stewardship must superintendents provide to improve student learning?read more

People

People

The latest comings and goings in the school system ranks, plus the Sidelight shines on a superintendent who doubles as a singing cowboy in Colorado.read more

The School Administrator

Features

Profile

Departments

Book Reviews