District Administration - January 2010 - (Page 6)

From the Editor A Few of Our Favorite Things WITH THE RINGING IN OF THE NEW YEAR, WE FELT IT WOULD BE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY to reﬂect on our editorial coverage of 2009. We’re always working to improve our content, and we periodically take a bird’s-eye view to be sure that we’re in sync with what our readers look to us for. DistrictA dministra tion ctAdministration Distri Distric the The Rise ofcher tAdmi Virtual Tea nistra tion April EDUCAN RECOVERY CATI AN ON’SD REINVEST SHO MENT ACT T IN THE ARM 2009 AL RE PO AM ERI february 2009 The Magazine of school Strides made have been securitin school y, gaps rem but glaring ain 26 Colum later bine 10 yea 29 rs eMenT disTricT Manag The S SPECI tate o f RT THE MA GAZIN E OF SCH Scho ol Se c sPec ial sep OOL DIS TRICT MANA GEMEN T sec urity Tion : Th h tem ber e la TesT Tes P e of rod ones geme Finding the Avo 23 nt the right stuffiding loss, that have theft and pur redund cha One-to-One iessing anc 31 Laptop Programs tion.com IT Mana Asset UcT The Mag Tren the Are they worth investment? 18 tAdmi nistra Beverly nta’s Hal is hon ored l 14 AASA Supt ’s the Ye of ar Atla www. Alternate Routes Distric Solutions to help the environment 34 and save cash arou The Thechnology ess arou new ur nd SchoIntegrat standa ent nd fa genc ial linkol we ion s achieverds and stu bet en iling y for den ment scho35 turn t ols 56 ing Alg Develo raic Think pin at all gra g its use ing Man de leve ag ls Gene 44 ing Turn Te om dministration.c www.DistrictA American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Education Funds Beyond covering our core topics last year, we focused on the portion of AARA funds dedi- www.D istri ctAd ministra tion .com Alfie Kohn on Learning 38 22nd-Century of the New The Aftermath s 41 403(b)Regulation Build ity foun the da for tru tion colla e staf bora f tion 68 Dive ratio nal rs Su r PLU ve S A y Shif dministr t wit ato h th r Ro e Tim les es 4 Goin 2 Will g Glob be re your gr al adua ad Pers y to comptes ete? Using onaliz 62 to em the we ed Le arni powe b ng r stu dent s 84 Sa lar y 9 AnnuA scho ol di azin ds sTri s cT M anag eMen T th l cated to K12 education, the largest injection of federal money to schools ever. We began with an overview in the April issue, “Education’s Shot in the Arm,” and followed with ongoing coverage in our Stimulus Monitor news update pages. An in-depth look at turnaround schools in September, plus a new focus on the growth of charter schools, have also been part of our continual reporting on the Obama administration’s unprecedented efforts to revamp American education. Sensible Technology Solutions We also focused last year on innovative and sensible technological solutions for teaching digital natives well, managing their progress, and analyzing data through proper assessments to foster a climate of continual improvement. We are deluged with suggestions for new products to include in our coverage, but we screen and carefully select those options that are noteworthy and most appropriate given current economic conditions. In-Depth Administrator Proﬁles and Professional Opinions In addition to our monthly district proﬁle and administrator proﬁle, we also presented more in-depth proﬁles of key education leaders. These included Gerald Kohn, Beverly Hall and Wanda Bamberg. And in our Conversations department, we got topic speciﬁc with Randi Weingarten and Ramon Cortines, among others. Along with reﬂections from our expert columnists, we included insights from expert practitioners on a regular basis in the form of Professional Opinion columns that have proved to be a solid addition to our article mix. The Best of 2009 Here are DA’s editors’ selection of some of the articles from each 2009 issue that we feel are must-reads. (Our Web site version of this column will give you easy access to each article.) District Web Site Essentials, January The Readers’ Choice Top 100 Products, January The Impending Mobile Mega-Disruption, January The Rise of the Virtual Teacher, February Are One-to-One Laptop Programs Worth the Investment? February Do Economic Rewards Work? March The SIFication of America, March The State of School Security, April Classroom Technology Integration, April Detroit: A Place Where $500 Million Could Be Spent Wisely? May Cloud Computing: The Start of a Tech Revolution, May A Deeper Shade of Green, June/July Leadership Goes Public, June/July Tell It to the Mayor, August Recovery High Schools, August Managing Generational Diversity, September Turnaround Schools, September The Road to Common Standards Reaches a Milestone, October Expanding School Choice: Up or Down? October Mobile Device Learning Guide, November/December The New Writing Pedagogy, November/December Grade Retention, November/December This year, we look forward to continuing to provide you with coverage of topical issues that will give you creative solutions to better manage your districts. May your new year be full of innovation and growth! Judy Faust Hartnett, Editor in Chief jhartnett@districtadministration.com 6 January 2010 District Administration

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