Archive for January, 2010

Meet 10 of the nation’s savviest supes

Saturday, January 30th, 2010 Posted in PROACT Search | No Comments »

One-to-one computing programs that are turning classrooms into student-centered learning labs and raising achievement; a technology incentive program that is reducing the dropout rate and closing the digital divide; live ... Read more..

Possible Teacher Layoffs Would Have Big Impact

Friday, January 29th, 2010 Posted in PROACT Search | No Comments »

By JENNIFER MEDINA The thousands of pink slips that could be handed out in New York would increase class sizes and force many instructors to change buildings. For more than three ... Read more..

Commentary: A new era in school district leadership

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010 Posted in PROACT Search | No Comments »

Default Lines column in eSchool News, February 2010—Former Notre Dame University President Theodore Hesburgh was quoted as saying, “The very essence of leadership is that you have to have a ... Read more..

East Bridgewater committee gets new tool to evaluate superintendent

Thursday, January 21st, 2010 Posted in PROACT Search | No Comments »

EAST BRIDGEWATER — The School Committee voted Thursday night to implement a new method of evaluating the school superintendent that includes a self-evaluation portion. The new document replaces one that was designed ... Read more..

Should Iowa pay millions for home schools?

Thursday, January 21st, 2010 Posted in PROACT Search | No Comments »

Fidei Beattie's education is an unlikely collision of two worlds. In one world, Fidei learns from her mother about spelling, algebra and Jesus Christ in the privacy of their Carlisle home. In ... Read more..

Movers & Shakers: January 21

Thursday, January 21st, 2010 Posted in PROACT Search | No Comments »

Superintendent announces plan to retire early BARTOW - Superintendent of Polk County Public Schools Gail McKinzie announced her decision to retire next school year at a meeting for school principals Wednesday ... Read more..

Movers & Shakers: January 20

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010 Posted in PROACT Search | No Comments »

Minneapolis names new schools chief In a surprise announcement, the Minneapolis school board on Tuesday said that it plans to make Deputy Superintendent Bernadeia Johnson the district's superintendent. Superintendent Bill Green announced ... Read more..

Movers & Shakers: January 19th

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010 Posted in PROACT Search | No Comments »

From biotech to superintendent Louann Carlomagno hopes to foster a love of learning in Sonoma Valley students. The newly named school superintendent said when she was growing up, her father worked midnights, ... Read more..

Superintendents say they need resources, flexibility to transform schools

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010 Posted in PROACT Search | No Comments »

School administrators aiming to transform the nation’s schools hope the federal government will make resources available to districts while also giving them the flexibility to implement their own improvement programs, ... Read more..

What is Rigor?: A Qualitative Analysis of One School’s Definition

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010 Posted in PROACT Search | No Comments »

By Heather A. Bower, Joelle D. Powers Academic Leadership Journal Volume 7 - Issue 3 In an era of increasing accountability, school administrators and faculties often find themselves amid a plethora of best ... Read more..