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DA_AD:TNL_Ad 12/4/09 4:02 PM Page 1 DistrictAdministration The Magazine of School DiSTricT ManageMenT Volume 46 Number 1 “WOW” back into reading with Jump start your curriculum with our new school-wide, online reading program. Theme-based online “issues” help you: • Provide nonfiction content • Keep kids on-task • Reinforce reading skills Put the JANUARy 2010 Editorial Director Joseph J. Hanson Publisher Daniel E. Kinnaman EDITORIAL Editor in Chief Judy Faust Hartnett jhartnett@districtadministration.com Senior Editor Angela Pascopella apascopella@districtadministration.com Products Editor Kurt Eisele-Dyrli kdyrli@districtadministration.com Associate Editor Marion Herbert mherbert@districtadministration.com Copy Editor Don Parker-Burgard Editorial Intern KeriLee Horan khoran@districtadministration.com Contributing Writers Laura R. Bona, Kevin Butler, Alan Dessoff, Jennifer Chase Esposito, Eamonn O’Donovan, Cathleen Norris, Scott Poland, Ron Schachter, Elliot Soloway, Gary S. Stager ART Art Director Susan Rohal-Corbett srohalcorbett@promediagrp.com Promotions Designer Brian Kelly Art Production Coordinator and Designer Edie Hagendoorn DA BLOGS Tech Disruptions blog by Cathleen Norris & Elliot Soloway blogs.DistrictAdministration.com/techdisruptions Product Posts blog by Kurt Eisele-Dyrli, Products Editor blogs.DistrictAdministration.com/productsblog DA ONLINE CIO David Brennan dbrennan@promediagrp.com Director of Interactive Media Stephanie Martinez smartinez@promediagrp.com Web Designer Sharon A. Rieger Web Developer Gene Wong Database Analyst Georgia Langner Network Administrator Marco Lopes Web Editors Judy Faust Hartnett jhartnett@districtadministration.com Angela Pascopella apascopella@districtadministration.com Web Seminar Director J.D. Solomon jdsolomon@promediagrp.com Web Seminar Producer Jennifer Corrigan jcorrigan@promediagrp.com ADVERTISING SALES Associate Publisher East Coast Sales Manager George Halo ghalo@districtadministration.com (609) 242-4294 Fax: (908) 765-0300 Central Sales Manager Terry Nelson tnelson@districtadministration.com (815) 356-5509 Fax: (815) 356-5640 West Coast Sales Manager George Saroyan gsaroyan@districtadministration.com (951) 415-2423 Fax: (866) 382-3782 Guides & Directories Matt Kinnaman mkinnaman@districtadministration.com (413) 358-4188 Fax: (203) 516-2391 Executive Job Search Gloria Williams (203) 663-0101 gwilliams@promediagroup.com, www.DistrictAdministration.com/viewjob.aspx Ad Traffic Manager Rosetta Moore rmoore@promediagrp.com (203) 663-0102 Fax: (203) 663-0153 CUSTOM PUBLISHING Supercharge your classroom with interactive features like: For information regarding custom publishing, contact your sales manager or J.D. Solomon at jdsolomon@districtadministration.com M A R K E T I N G & A D M I N I S T R AT I O N Director of Marketing and Communications Matt Kinnaman Director of Custom Media J.D. Solomon Director of Account Services Susan D. Charamut Conference and Tradeshow Manager Ellen Boyer Bookkeeper Katie MacArthur Circulation Coordinator Frances Cassone Executive Assistant Lilly Holman Operations Assistant Gloria Williams Collections Coordinator Elizabeth Portillo PROFESSIONAL MEDIA GROUP LLC Chairman and CEO Joseph J. Hanson President and Publisher Daniel E. Kinnaman CIO David Brennan Director of Finance, Operations and Human Resources Donna Levin Director of Circulation and Production Dana Kubicko Editor in Chief Emeritus Odvard Egil Dyrli Publisher Emeritus Howard A. Reed REPRINTS/PERMISSIONS Reprints are available at a nominal cost. For more information contact Rosetta Moore at (203) 663-0102. SUBSCRIPTIONS Send address changes to Fran Cassone, District Administration, 488 Main Ave., Norwalk, CT 06851 circulation@promediagrp.com SUBMISSIONS Send story ideas to editor before sending unsolicited manuscripts. District ADministrAtion assumes no liability for the return of unsolicited materials. HOW TO REACH US 488 Main Ave., Norwalk, CT 06851, Phone: (203) 663-0100, Fax: (203) 663-0149, Editorial Fax: (203) 663-0148 Web Site www.DistrictAdministration.com Get a Sneak Peek Call 1-877-344-2834 today. www.wrconnect.com 4 January 2010 District Administration http://www.wrconnect.com http://blogs.DistrictAdministration.com/techdisruptions http://blogs.DistrictAdministration.com/productsblog http://www.DistrictAdministration.com/viewjob.aspx http://www.wrconnect.com http://www.DistrictAdministration.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of District Administration - January 2010

District Administration - January 2010
Table of Contents
From the Editor
News Update
Health Update
Curriculum Update
District Profile
The Feud Over Food
Discipline Gets the Boot
Cutting Technology Costs with Refurbished Computers
Will Pensions Bankrupt Your District?
Tech Disruptions
Crisis Response
Supervisor’s Opinion
Product Focus
New Products
Online Edge

District Administration - January 2010