How Well Do They Represent You? A Handbook on Local Rural School Boards for Parents and Other Citizens.

Institution	ERIC Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools, Las Cruces, NM.
Titel	How Well Do They Represent You? A Handbook on Local Rural School Boards for Parents and Other Citizens.
Quelle	(1974), (24 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Leitfaden; Attitude Change; Board of Education Role; Community Control; Educational Policy; Educational Responsibility; Evaluation; Government Role; Parent School Relationship; Politics; Responses; Rural Education; Social Action + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Attitudinal change; Einstellungsänderung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Erziehungsverantwortung; Evaluierung; Parent-school relationship; Parent school relationships; Parent-school relationships; Parent-school relation; Parent school relation; Eltern-Schule-Beziehung; Politik; Ländliche Erwachsenenbildung; Soziales Handeln
Abstract	In recent years, parents and other citizens have lost their influence over local school boards because of increasing enrollment and district consolidation, lack of contact between board members and classroom teachers, teacher organization and subsequent veto power over boards, and the bureaucratization of educational systems. To alleviate this, the handbook on local rural school boards explains what kind of people are board members, how long they serve, and how they are elected or appointed. Subsequent sections cover: (1) how school boards are political, how the State and Federal governments infringe on local authority, and how local governments exercise control; (2) who is really in charge, whether the board members ought to use their own judgement or reflect what their"constituents" prefer, and whether they are representative of the entire public; (3) some strengths and weaknesses; (4) school board responsibilities; (5) how the superintendent and the board work together; (6) how boards report to the public, with suggestions for open meetings, newsletters, annual reports, and handbooks for parents; and (7) how to approach and influence the local school board. Ideas to consider include community involvement, student advisory boards, experimental and volunteer programs, and public surveys. Two checklists, "How does your school board rate?" and "How do you rate as a school patron or parent?" are also given (KM)
Anmerkungen	ERIC Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools, Box 3AP, Las Cruces, NM 88003 ($1.00)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01