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What School Boards Can Do: Reform Governance for Urban Schools » (1st Edition)

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Authors: Donald McAdams, Rod Paige
ISBN-13: 9780807746486, ISBN-10: 0807746487
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Teachers College Press
Date Published: November 2005
Edition: 1st Edition

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Author Biography: Donald McAdams

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Table of Contents

Foreword
1Why boards must lead5
2Reform governance : an overview13
3Core beliefs and commitments22
4Theories of action for change33
5Roles, responsibilities, and relationships64
6Building blocks of reform governance84
7Policy development and oversight99
8Policies to transform urban districts112
9Building civic capacity and transition planning133
10Board leadership145

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