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CoSN launched the Data-driven Decision Making Initiative: Vision to Know and Do, in February 2003, building upon its role in providing key K–12 school district managers with the knowledge and skills necessary for effective leadership.
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DATA-DRIVEN DECISION-MAKING: IS IT THE MANTRA OF THE MONTH OR DOES IT HAVE STAYING POWER? posted by ddoyle 02/27/09       1 comments
Data-driven decision-making: the term falls trippingly from the tongue. Indeed, it has become a school reform mantra, celebrated but widely misunderstood, often ignored (in spite of the hyperbole that surrounds it) or actively feared. The term almost conjures up images of Bartelby the Scrivener, the protagonist of Herman Melville’s eponymous tale. One can see the modern Bartelby, his green eyeshade, arm garters and three-legged stool gone, his quill pen replaced by Microsoft Excel spreadsheets.. Read more
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FROM THE BACK ROOM TO THE BOARD ROOM TO THE SCHOOL ROOM – THE BUSINESS OFFICER IN THE WORLD OF NCLB posted by ddoyle 01/21/09       0 comments
What will the school business official’s role be in the new NCLB regime? It will be as different as the CFO’s new role in the modern firm. Not long ago the stereotypic business officer – in both the public and private sector -- appeared in a green eyeshade and arm garters, perched on a three legged stool before a massive ledger, quill pen at the ready, ink pot in hand. One thinks of Melville’s 1853 classic, Bartelby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street, the quintessential back room operat.. Read more
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