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Advertiser Index 3LCD 3 www.3lcd.com AlertNow 51 www.alertnow.com BUDGETexT. 37-40 www.budgetext.com Carnegie Learning 49 www.carnegielearning.com Casio America, Inc 67 www.greenslimprojector.com CDI Computers 4,47 www.cdicomputers.com CDW Corporation CV3 www.CDWG.com/K12education CRS Inc. 65 www.crsadvancedtechnology.com CTB McGraw Hill 27 www.AcuityForSchool.com/WP Curriculum Associates 33 www.CurriculumAssociates.com DA Web Seminar 75 www.DistrictAdministration.com/webseminars Edupoint Educational Systems, LLC CV2-1 www.Edupoint.com eInstruction 13 www.einstruction.com Follett Educational Services 57 www.fesfollett.com Follett Software Company CV4 www.FollettSoftware.com Google Inc. 11 www.google.com/apps/schools ISTE 55 www.iste.org K12 Inc. 45 www.K12.com/educators Kronos 19 www.kronos.com LG Electronics Corporation 17 www.LGcommercial.com Microsoft Corporation 15 www.PartnersInLearningNetwork.com Minitab, Inc. 21 www.TrustMinitab.com NCTM. 63 www.nctm.org/hsfocus NetSupport, Inc. 9 www.netsupportschool.com NorthCentral University 64 www.ed.ncu.edu Nova Southeastern University 62 www.FischlerSchool.nova.edu/DistrictAdmin OnCourse Systems for Education, LLC 53, 69 www.OnCourseSystems.com Schoolwires, Inc. 42 www.schoolwires.com Seton Hall University. 32 www.shu.edu Sharp Electronics Corporation 5, 23 www.sharpusa.com Texthelp Systems, Ltd 61 www.texthelp.com/district Tom Snyder Productions, Inc 71 www.scholastic.com/fractionnation Turning Technologies, Inc.. 73 www.TurningTechnologies.com/Achievement Tyler Technologies, Inc. 7 www.tylertech.com Vertex Standard. 25 www.vertexstandard.com WIMBA. 74 www.wimba.com/K12 DistrictAdministration MARCH 2010 EDITORIAL solutions for school District management Volume 46 Number 3 Editorial Director Joseph J. Hanson Publisher Daniel E. Kinnaman 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 A/V Production and Graphic 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 Senior Web Project Manager 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 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 6 March 2010 District Administration http://www.3lcd.com http://www.alertnow.com http://www.budgetext.com http://www.carnegielearning.com http://www.greenslimprojector.com http://www.cdicomputers.com http://www.CDWG.com/K12education http://www.crsadvancedtechnology.com http://www.AcuityForSchool.com/wp http://blogs.DistrictAdministration.com/techdisruptions http://www.CurriculumAssociates.com http://blogs.DistrictAdministration.com/productsblog http://www.DistrictAdministration.com/webseminars http://www.Edupoint.com http://www.einstruction.com http://www.fesfollett.com http://www.FollettSoftware.com http://www.google.com/apps/schools http://www.iste.org http://www.k12.com/educators http://www.kronos.com http://www.LGcommercial.com http://www.DistrictAdministration.com/viewjob.aspx http://www.PartnersInLearningNetwork.com http://www.TrustMinitab.com http://www.nctm.org/hsfocus http://www.netsupportschool.com http://www.ed.ncu.edu http://www.FischlerSchool.nova.edu/DistrictAdmin http://www.OnCourseSystems.com http://www.schoolwires.com http://www.shu.edu http://www.sharpusa.com http://www.texthelp.com/district http://www.scholastic.com/fractionnation http://www.TurningTechnologies.com/Achievement http://www.tylertech.com http://www.vertexstandard.com http://www.wimba.com/K12 http://www.DistrictAdministration.com

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

District Administration - March 2010
Contents
From the Editor
News Update
Curriculum Update
Conversations
Administrator Profile
District Profile
Toward a More Perfect Union
The Moxie of Kathy Cox
Logging On to Learn
Battling Sexual Abuse
Supervisor’s Opinion
Problem/Solution
Crisis Response
Product Focus
New Products
Tech Disruptions

District Administration - March 2010