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Direct linkVan Pelt, John; Poparad, Mary Ann – School Administrator, 2006
Throughout the 1980s and early '90s, school leaders in Waterloo faced a gloomy horizon. Economic hardships, including declines in property values and rising unemployment, resulted in decreasing school enrollment and limited financial resources. By 1995, the district had accumulated several million dollars of debt. From 1995 to 2005, the student…
Descriptors: Minority Group Children, Reading Programs, Reading Skills, Reading Achievement
Colvin, Richard Lee – School Administrator, 2002
Describes how several school administrators in various parts of the country responded to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Describes some changes in educational priorities and curriculum focus in the aftermath of September 11. (PKP)
Descriptors: Administrators, Curriculum Development, Democratic Values, Educational Change
School Administrator, 1991
The multicultural approach to teaching students about diversity is out of touch because it fails to represent American life adequately or teach techniques for dealing with bias. Instead of turning children into uncomprehending "tourist," the antibias approach spans the curriculum and emphasizes developmental appropriateness and…
Descriptors: Bias, Cultural Influences, Curriculum Development, Developmental Programs
Riley, Michael N. – School Administrator, 2006
As a superintendent of the Bellevue School District, the author discusses the Bellevue School District's curriculum and its ongoing development. The mission of the Bellevue School District is to give every student the kind of education traditionally reserved for America's elite class or, stated another way, to give every student a first-rate,…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, College Preparation, High Schools, Curriculum Development
Huffman, Henry A. – School Administrator, 1995
Character-education programs can be implemented without creating a political firestorm if planners carefully consider key process and content elements, including community involvement; core values; comprehensive, effective curricula; formal evaluation; prosocial behavior codes; communications; family outreach; and leadership from a knowledge base.…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Curriculum Development, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education
Kimmelman, Paul L. – School Administrator, 1999
Reform-minded educators should examine business and medical models to construct a viable, research-based framework to validate proposed curricular programs before implementing them. Pursuing a reliable research base for math reform, several superintendents convinced the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement to let…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Curriculum Development, Decision Making, Educational Change
Hirsch, Jim – School Administrator, 2004
School districts have two basic routes to incorporate online courses: Develop their own online curriculum or buy into an existing virtual school program. Decision makers might consider six strategic questions before moving ahead with their plans to build their own online course offerings. These questions deal with sizing up of existing providers,…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Course Content, School Districts, Online Courses
Garrity, Delia T.; Burris, Carol Corbett – School Administrator, 2007
Rockville Centre is a diverse, suburban school district serving approximately 3,500 students. Since 1981, the school has offered the International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma. The IB diploma, which began in Rockville Centre as a gifted and talented program, is a comprehensive and challenging course of study in all subject areas. In this article,…
Descriptors: Suburban Schools, Gifted, Advanced Placement Programs, Minority Groups
