Governing and Administering Public Education How do local
Governing and Administering Public Education How do local, state, and federal government influence education? How does the local school board work with the district superitendent in formulating school policy?
Education is organized on various levels govenments Knowladge of formal organization of schools and How they are governed is important to people who work in school Teachers and prospective teachers who know how school are organized will be in a better position to make wise choises and realictic decision about schools A National System of education does’nt exist in USA, Great Britain, France, and Soviet Union
LOCAL RESPOSIBILITIES AND ACTIVITIES EVERY PUBLIC SCHOOL in the USA is part of a local school distric Distric is created by the state
LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD The Local Boards of Education have been delegated powers and duties by the state for the purpose of assuring that their schools are operated properly Despite the fact there prerogatives are limited by the state, School boards have assumed significant decision making responsibility School boards have power for the most part to raise money throught taxes
The Power and Responsibilities of Board are: Policy Staffing Employee relation Fiscal matter Students Curriculum Community relations Intergovernment relation
Members of School Board Methods of selecting board members are prescribed by the state law The two basic methods are election and appointmen Election is to greater accountability public Appointmen is to greater competences
INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIF Can openly share teachers with principals Can openly share teachers and principals Prinsipals can support and expertise The principals values profesional growth Teachers are rewarded of competencies performance for the principals
Structure of School Boards of education Superitendent Assosiate superitendent Asisten superitendent: curriculum, finances, personnel, fisical Sub of asisten Principals Teacher
Structure of school board 2 Board of education Superitendent Dept of elemenatry edc; secundary, & busniness managers Sub dept Principals (elementary & secundary) teachers
Woman in democracy A recent nationwide survey of school board members indicated that numbers of woman in school boards has increased
Meeting There are three general type of board meeting: Reguler Special executive
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