1. Governing and Administering Public Education
Chapter 7
Governing and Administering Public Education
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2. Educational Roles at Different Levels of Government
Federal
State
Local
Sets broad goals & priorities
Funding and support to states & local districts
Legal decisions
Establishes local districts
Raises & distributes tax money to local districts
Sets curriculum guides & teacher standards
Implements local, state and national policies
Major responsibility for day-to-day operations of schools, including staffing, funding, and instructional concerns
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3. Responsibilities of Local School Boards
Policy
Staffing
Employee Relations
Fiscal Matters
Student Concerns
Curriculum and Assessment
Community Relations
Intergovernmental Relations
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4. A Typical School Board Member
Male (about 61%)
White (about 92%)
Over 40 (86%)
College-educated (75%)
High-income (81% over $40,000/year)
Parent of a child in district (57%)
Conservative (55%)
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5. Types of Community Involvement in Schools
Community Participation
Advisory committees to neighborhood school or local school board
Community Education
Schools partner with community agencies to offer social & educational programs to a wide variety of people.
Community Control
School boards
Local School Councils
Charter schools
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6. Private School Statistics
Eleven percent of U.S. students attend private schools. Of those:
50% attend Catholic schools.
15% attend nonreligious, independent schools.
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