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DistrictAdministration The Magazine of School DiSTricT ManageMenT Volume 44 Number 13 Top100 products 2008 YOUR You’ve rated Favorite Products And now, they will be revealed in a special issue of District Administration in January 2009! Don’t forget to share this issue with your colleagues and peers. Our 5-Star Interactive Rating System allows you to rate and comment on thousands of products on District Administration’s New Products database. Select your favorites and see if other readers agree with you! www.DistrictAdministration.com/ NewProducts/ December 2008 Editorial Director Joseph J. Hanson Publisher Daniel E. Kinnaman EDITORIAL Editor-in-Chief Odvard Egil Dyrli gdyrli@districtadministration.com Editor Judy Faust Hartnett jhartnett@districtadministration.com Senior Editor Angela Pascopella apascopella@districtadministration.com Products Editor Kurt O. Dyrli kdyrli@districtadministration.com News Editor Zach Miners zminers@districtadministration.com Copy Editor Don Parker-Burgard Contributing Writers Laura R. Bona, Kevin Butler, Alan Dessoff, Jennifer Chase Esposito, Eamonn O’Donovan, Scott Poland, Ron Schachter ART Art Director Susan Rohal-Corbett srohalcorbett@promediagrp.com Promotions Designer Brian Kelly Art Production Coordinator and Designer Edie Hagendoorn DA ONLINE CIO David Brennan dbrennan@promediagrp.com Web Developer Gene Wong Web Designer Stephanie Martinez Database Analyst Georgia Langner Web Editor Judy Faust Hartnett jhartnett@districtadministration.com Online News Editor Jean Marie Angelo jangelo@edmediagroup.com Web Seminar Director J.D. Solomon jdsolomon@promediagrp.com Web Seminar Producer Dana Kubicko dkubicko@promediagrp.com Web Content Coordinator Tito Campbell DA BLOGS Product Posts Blog, Products Editor Kurt O. Dyrli The PULSE: Education’s Place for Debate Contributing Editors Yvonne Andres, Bruce Dixon, Gerald Coles, Monty Neill, Linda Polin ADVERTISING SALES Associate Publisher East Coast Sales Manager George Halo ghalo@districtadministration.com (908) 276-1432 Fax: (908) 765-0300 Midwest Sales Manager John M. White jmwhite@districtadministration.com (630) 466-3799 Fax: (630) 626-3733 West Coast Sales Manager George Saroyan gsaroyan@districtadministration.com (951) 415-2423 Fax: (866) 382-3782 Featured Products Matt Kinnaman mkinnaman@districtadministration.com (413) 241-6085 Fax: (203) 663-0153 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, Events & Research Laura Hagan Associate Publisher J.D. Solomon Director of Account Services Susan D. Charamut Marketing Manager Sarah Fullilove Bookkeeper Katie MacArthur Circulation Coordinator Frances Cassone Executive Assistant Lilly Holman Operations Assistant Gloria Williams Collections Coordinator Elizabeth Portillo E D U C AT I O N A L M E D I A A Division of Professional Media Group LLC Chairman and CEO Joseph J. Hanson President and COO Daniel E. Kinnaman CIO David Brennan Director of Finance, Operations and Human Resources Donna Levin Director of Circulation and Production Dana Kubicko 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 Top 100 - 3rd winners.indd 1 6 December 2008 11/12/08 10:19:43 AM District Administration http://www.DistrictAdministration.com/NewProducts/ http://www.DistrictAdministration.com/NewProducts/ http://www.districtadministration.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of District Administration - December 2008

District Administration - December 2008
Contents
Editor’s Letter
News Update
College Preparatory
Security
Technology
District Profile
Administrator Profile
DA Web Seminars
Desperately Seeking Special Ed Teachers
Special Education’s Challenges
Building the Best Auditorium
Leading the Way
Righting the Writing Process
Sharpening a District’s Leadership Model
TCEA
How Well Does This Web Site Work?
New Products
Problem Solution
Professional Opinion
Research Center
Calendar of Events
Online Edge

District Administration - December 2008