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• Tech Support

  by KATE BEEM

  Whether using school staff or outside help, districts large and small must find creative ways to maintain their computer systems.

  Similar Reading: An Index to Assess Your Tech Support

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• Charter Districts

  by ANNE TURNBAUGH LOCKWOOD

  When an entire district goes charter, do benefits follow? A study of the handful that have tried casts doubts.

  Similar Reading: To Charter Status and Back and Roster of Charter Districts and Charter Districts: Much Fuss, Little Gain

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• The Collective Bargaining Tightrope

  by ROGER PROSISE AND LYNN HIMES

  For the superintendent, the challenge of contract negotiations is to put aside personal feelings and politics to concentrate on student needs. Prosise is superintendent of Diamond Lake School District, Mundelein, Ill. Himes is a senior partner with the law firm of Scariano, Ellch, Himes and Petrarca in Chicago.

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• Open Arms, Open Records

  by CONNIE J. BLANEY

  How a school district responds to demands for public information says much about trust and confidence.

  Similar Reading: Additional Resources and Open Records to the Military

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• Cultivating Dialogue Before Building

  by JOHN E. KOSAR

  Two districts reaped community buy-in and financial support by centering on communication before they started facility projects. Kosar is chairman of the Burt Hill Kosar Rittelmann Associates in Butler, Pa.

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