The School Administrator

June 2000Tools of ManagementCorporate-style annual reports, total quality processes, ISO 9000

Features

Annual Reports Worth Reading
by KRISTA RAMSEY
Borrowing from the corporate sector, some school systems produce yearly updates that pack a punch while sparing jargon and puffery.
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Quality Assurance Through ISO 9000
by AMY ZUCKERMAN
Four school districts pursue a worldwide standard for efficiency and performance once reserved for business and industry.read more | purchase issue
Our Application of ISO 9000
by JANE HAMMOND
The superintendent in Jefferson County, Colo., believes a business model is making a big difference in the ways her central office works with individual schools.read more | purchase issue
When Status Quo Won’t Do
by JOHN G. CONYERS
An Illinois school district’s total quality initiative brings rapid performance improvement.read more | purchase issue
Where Are All the Women Superintendents?
by THOMAS E. GLASS
AASA’s latest study on the profession suggests seven reasons why female numbers still lag in top district posts. Tom Glass is a professor in the department of leadership at University of Memphis, Memphis, Tenn.read more | purchase issue

Terry L. Donicht by Superintendent, Twin Falls, Idaho

Focus

Plenty of Religious Expression in Public Schools by CHARLES A. ROHN

Associate professor of educational leadership, University of Montevallo, Montevallo, Ala.read more

Guest Columns

Absolutely the Best Dentist by JOHN S. TAYLOR

Superintendent, Lancaster County School District, Lancaster, S.C.

Relatively Speaking, Whose Morals Apply? by SHIRLEY ELLISOR

Primary school head, Saint Mary’s Hall, San Antonio, Texas

Criticism That's Hard to Swallow by LORNA JIMERSON

Policy analyst, Rural School and Community Trust, Charlotte, Vt.read more

The Torrid Tale of a Superintendent’s Secretary by MARILYN L. GRADY

Professor of educational administration, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Neb.read more

President’s Corner

A Farewell Amid Optimism by JOSEPH J. CIRASUOLO

Executive Perspective

Not a Great Job But a Wonderful Calling by PAUL D. HOUSTON

A Search for Fairness in Medicaid Reimbursements

A Search for Fairness in Medicaid Reimbursements by JORDAN CROSS