Document Type
Issue Area Two
Abstract
School-based decision-making is certainly not a new concept of school management. New York City began a city-wide decentralization plan as early as 1967. Detroit schools adopted a plan in 1970. School districts in California were managed under the philosophy of shared decision-making in the late 1970s. Since then many schools in many states have espoused the philosophy that sharing decisions by all the people involved provides more appropriate services to meet the specific needs of students.
Participants in site-based management (SBM) believe that the closer a decision is made to a student affected by the decision, the better the student will be served. This is especially be true if the student is involved in the process.
There appear to be different levels of site-based management. Each level brings into play a new set of participants. One level of participation could include the school board, central office (superintendent), principal, teachers, students, parents, other patrons, and the business community. This group could deal with all affairs of the school district.
Journal Title
Institute for Educational Leadership Monograph Series
Volume
5
Issue
1
First Page
51
Last Page
53
Publisher
Institute for Educational Leadership, University of Northern Iowa
City
Cedar Falls, IA
Copyright
©1994 Institute for Educational Leadership, College of Education, and the University of Northern Iowa
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Grove, Donald L.
(1994)
"Shared Decision-Making with a Shared Vision,"
Institute for Educational Leadership Monograph Series: Vol. 5:
No.
1, Article 17.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/iel_monographs/vol5/iss1/17
