Contents DistrictAdministration F E AT U R E S COVER STORY MARCH 2008 36 Crafting Strategic Plans Key principles to enhance K12 leadership Kevin Butler 36 BRIEFINGS 12 News Update 42 STANDARDS AND ASSESSMENT 42 Diagnostic Testing New attention focuses on formative and adaptive assessment. Alan Dessoff CURRICULUM • MySpace Vows to Protect Kids Better • $30,000 X-Factor Winners Receive Honors • New Support for Formative Assessments • Two Million Minutes—Well Spent? • Oklahoma City Superintendent Resigns • Texas BOE Gives Math Books the Boot 16 Technology Update • Making a Difference with Multimedia • More Students Find Their Voice 46 Social Studies: Is it History? Districts, especially in poor areas, struggle to give adequate social studies lessons while meeting NCLB requirements. Lisa Zamosky FACILITIES AND CONSTRUCTION 46 18 Curriculum Update • Expeditionary Learning • Students Take Historic Journey • Brain Plasticity 28 Security Update • Homegrown Homeland Security • Security Goes Global 52 District Buying Power: Spending on Construction and Renovation Thirty-seven percent of K12 districts plan to purchase construction and renovation related products and services. Odvard Egil Dyrli 30 Inside the Law • No Lawsuit Left Behind • State of the Union: Bush on Education • Tougher Penalties for Abusive Teachers www.DistrictAdministration.com March 2008 1
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