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CV4 www.FollettSoftware.com/DA Global Scholar. ...................................................................CV2-1 www.globalscholar.com/ISTE Hitachi Solutions America, Ltd...............................................15 www.linksummersale.com Houghton Mifflin Company.. ...................................................49 www.hmheducation.com/fuse/da Kronos... ....................................................................................25 www.kronos.com/leave34 Logitech.......................................................................................7 www.logitecheducation.com Middlebury Interactive Languages.. ...................................... 11 www.middleburyinteractive.com/products NetSupport, Inc. .......................................................................51 www.netsupportschool.com Nova Southeastern University ...............................................81 www.FischlerSchool.nova.edu/DistrictAdmin PEPPM. ........................................................................................6 www.PEPPM.org Renaissance Learning. ............................................................65 www.renlearn.com/lp/18552 Sally Ride Science....................................................................71 www.sallyridescience.com Samsung Electronics.... .............................................................4 www.samsung.com/education SchoolFusion - Edline... ...........................................................26 www.edline.com/gogreen SchoolLogic..... .........................................................................53 www.SchoolLogic.com/DA Seton Hall University... ............................................................31 www.shu.edu/go/excedd Shutterfly, Inc.. ................................................................... 41-44 www.shutterfly.com/classroomconnections Skyward, Inc... ..........................................................................33 www.skyward.com/one Sprint... ......................................................................................59 www.sprint.com/4G The National Alliance for Insurance Education... .................72 www.TheNationalAlliance.com Top 100 Products ......................................................................76 www.districtadministration.com/top100 Tyler Technologies... ................................................................21 www.tylertech.com Verizon Wireless... ...................................................................29 www.verizonwireless.com/education Watchguard Technologies, Inc.... ...........................................13 From the Editor Bright Ideas The ediTors aT da have been Taking advanTage of a liTTle exTra TiMe that a double issue affords us, talking to our readers at various conferences across the country, as well as checking in with industry experts as we plan our upcoming content. after all, summertime is a time for renewal. i was able to visit the main campus of the University of Connecticut for a conference whose model looks and feels a little different from that of most conferences i attend. Confratute (part conference, part fraternity and part institute) is in its 34th year. it draws approximately 1,000 gifted educators to four days of professional development headed up by Joe renzulli and sally reiss, leading educators in the area of gifted education and hosts extraordinaire to each participant. as renzulli says, “The conference is a model for what a school should be: a lot of flexibility, a lot of personal interaction between ‘teachers’ and students, and opportunities for people to express themselves.” Their theme was to apply the pedagogy of gifted education for total school improvement, and the interface that they work on is based on individual students’ strengths and interests. The data says it’s working. as we developed this issue, the summer theme kept shining through: • We discuss the calendar year. For some of our readers, summer is not the same as it was 10 years ago, as many districts have moved to the single track, multitrack or extended school year. We ask, “Have these solutions really made a difference in student achievement?” • The summer break may be a good time to focus on a new social media strategy to stay better connected to your constituency but even more importantly, as an integrated component in everyday learning in your district. • We share food for thought on best practices for purchasing the products and technology that will be most effective at meeting districts’ needs this year. a new Center on education Policy report on school funding indicates that 70 percent of districts endured funding cuts in the 2010-2011 school year, and a greater percentage anticipate funding cuts in the coming year, yet we are hearing that many districts’ technology purchases are on the rise. • And for readers new to the superintendency who are anticipating the new school year, we share colleagues’ war stories—and ways not to be included in future articles on this subject. • Among other good summer reads in this issue is an essay written by a former educator that shows through recent events how divisive this 1960s controversy continues to be for the 21st century. as you look toward launching new initiatives, we wish you much success and hope you share some of your experiences with us. Judy Faust Hartnett, Editor in Chief jhartnett@districtadministration.com Follow DA_Magazine District Administration 10 July/August 2011 http://www.act.org/ccrw http://www.adobe.com http://www.AetnaPublicSector.com http://www.SimplifyYourCampus.com http://www.brainchild.com http://www.casioeducationprojectors.com http://www.cdicomputers.com http://www.the21stcenturyclassroom.com http://www.centuryltd.com http://www.cisco.com/go/education http://www.business.comcast.com/ethernet http://www.mimio.dymo.com/A81 http://www.Edupoint.com http://www.Epson.com/options http://www.FollettSoftware.com/DA http://www.globalscholar.com/ISTE http://www.linksummersale.com http://www.hmheducation.com/fuse/da http://www.kronos.com/leave34 http://www.logitecheducation.com http://www.middleburyinteractive.com/products http://www.netsupportschool.com http://www.FischlerSchool.nova.edu/DistrictAdmin http://www.PEPPM.org http://www.renlearn.com/lp/18552 http://www.sallyridescience.com http://www.samsung.com/education http://www.edline.com/gogreen http://www.schoollogic.com/DA http://www.shu.edu/go/excedd http://www.skyward.com/one http://www.sprint.com/4G http://www.TheNationalAlliance.com http://www.districtadministration.com/top100 http://www.tylertech.com http://www.verizonwireless.com/education http://www.twitter.com/DA_Magazine

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of District Administration - July/August 2011

District Administration - July/August 2011
Contents
From the Editor
News Update
Facilities News
Inside the Law
District Profile
Administrator Profile
The Social Media Dilemma
Is Year-Round Schooling on Track?
After 50 Years, Ethnic Studies Still Controversial
Finding the Right Purchasing Solution
Look, Listen, Learn
Research Center
Supervisor’s Opinion
Going Mobile
Superintendent’s Insight
Books
Product Focus
New Products
Online Edge

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