Transcript Who and How is Public Education Governed?

Who and How is Public
Education Governed?
Levels of Government
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1st is the State Level, because of 10th Amendment
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State Legislature and Governor
State Board of Education
State Superintendent
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Or sometimes called Chief State School Officer
State Department of Education
2nd is the local Level or The Local School District
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Local School Board
The Superintendent of Schools
The School Principle & Staff
State Governor and Legislature
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Make the Laws that govern and affect education
within their state
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Some Governors have put into effect their own
educational plans for the state
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George W. Bush/ Texas and Bill Clinton / Arkansas
Purpose and act on budgets that contain funding
for school districts
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Tremendous influence over educational policy and
expenditures
State Board of Education
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General control and supervision of schools within the
state.
The state’s educational policy-making body for
elementary and secondary Ed.
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Sets goals and priorities
Sets Standards
Establishes and enforces rules and regulations for educational
programs
Reports to and is the voice of the Public on educational
matters
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as voice it makes recommendations to State Legislature on
how to improve education in the state
The Chief State School Officer
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Executive officer of the State Board of Education
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Is usually responsible for the administration of public education
Little direct administrative authority over local educational
officers/ indirect influence is widely felt
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arranges studies &creates task force to solve problems
Reports on status of education to governor, legislature, state board of
education and public
Elected by voters in 13 states, Governor appointed in 12, and
appointed by state board of education in 24 states
State Department of Education
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Operates under the direction of state board of education
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Responsible for carrying out the polices of the state board of
education & the laws passed by the state legislature
Made up of bureaucracy of officials
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Administered by chief state school officer
Often numbering in the hundreds
Primary responsibilities include
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Administering and distributing state and federal funds
Licensing teachers and other educational personnel
Provide schools with technical assistance in improving the curriculum and
teaching
Provide educational data & administration for special programs
Accrediting college and university educational licensure programs
Evaluating existing programs
The Local School Board
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The policy making body of the school district
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Represent citizens of the district
Hiring school personnel
Determining organizational and administrative policy of the
school
Evaluate programs and school personnel
Some school boards raise money through taxes
Although elected school board members are considered
state officers
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Have to follow all the rules & laws of the state level of
education
The Superintendent of Schools
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Elected by local school boards
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Act as executive officer and educational leader of school district
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Keep school running and try to improve it
Gathering and providing information for local school boards
Must recruit, place, select and promote personnel
Plans the budget & supervises the maintenance, construction
and renovation of buildings
Generally decisions about the curriculum start with them
Keep good relations with public by sharing the mission of the
school with the public and communicating well with the public.
The School Principal
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Selected by school board and Superintendent
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High school & middle school have staffs to work with principle/ elementary principles
have to do all those jobs themselves
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Held directly accountable to those groups
Elementary principles- more than one building in charge of/ or be part time teacher
considered part of the administrative organization
Interview prospective faculty members & make faculty assignments
Supervise and evaluate staff members
Schedule students classes
Manage the school budget
Administer district discipline policies
Basically the principle: Manages, Supervises and Inspects
Principles should be effective instructional leaders
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By promoting a productive working and learning environment
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They do this by understanding the mission of the school, communicating it to the staff and
students and rewarding excellent performance