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Buechler, Mark – 2002
For its sixth national conference, a national collaboration in support of school reform sharpened its focus by asking Houston Independent School District (HISD) to host the conference and serve as a "case study." HISD was an ideal subject because of a long history of addressing statewide standards-based reform and engaging in multiple…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Change Strategies, Community Involvement
Penn, Patricia; Krysinski, Patricia – 1990
In response to a legislative request, this seminar convened to make a comprehensive study of ways to improve the governance effectiveness of the state's county boards of education and county school board members. Participants were county school board members, superintendents, principals, teachers, service personnel, parents, community leaders, and…
Descriptors: Accountability, Board of Education Policy, Board of Education Role, Boards of Education
Raftery, Susan R., Ed.; Mulkey, David, Ed. – 1991
This proceedings of a conference focusing on the school-community relationship contains eight papers. "A Changing Rural America: The Context for School/Community Development" compares community development with economic development and offers suggestions for rural schools to participate in community development. "Integrating the…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Education, Community Involvement, Economic Development