Local Control and Accountability

The increasing call for local control and accountability in United States' schools has resulted in a rapid bid by public schools to decentralize. This book includes techniques that have been used successfully by schools to implement and maintain local control programmes and policies to assist professionals involved in the decentralization process. Make your school more accountable for student and program performance. Sagor shows you how to: * Exercise your on-site authority * Make a positive impact on teaching and learning * Help yourself and your staff develop problem-solving skills * Share information critical to ensuring school success * Implement a viable reward system to recognize improved teacher performance These skills can mean real success for your school′s local control efforts. Encourage your teachers to hold themselves accountable for their work′s end product - a better education for their students.