A Sacrificial Lam: A Divided School Board, a Beleaguered Superintendent, and an Urgent Need to Improve Student Achievement

Autor/in	Fossey, Richard
Titel	A Sacrificial Lam: A Divided School Board, a Beleaguered Superintendent, and an Urgent Need to Improve Student Achievement
Quelle	In: Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership, 14 (2011) 3, S. 11-29 PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1555-4589
DOI	10.1177/1555458911426494
Schlagwörter	Forschungsbericht; Student Improvement; Academic Achievement; Educational Change; Boards of Education; Superintendents; Board Administrator Relationship; Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; Bildungsreform; Ausschuss; Schulrat
Abstract	This case describes the confrontational relationship between four trustees on the San Antonio School Board and the San Antonio School District's superintendent Diana Lam, a nationally recognized school reformer, who came to San Antonio in 1994. The case includes a dramatic board meeting where a closely divided board meets to buy out Lam's contract, and then, under intense pressure from business and political leaders, backs down. But despite significant improvements in student achievement, conflict returns. Two years after the first crisis, the board, again closely divided, buys out Lam's contract. This time the business leaders do not rally to defend her. (Contains 1 table and 4 notes.) (As Provided).
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Begutachtung	Peer reviewed
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10