’A remarkable tool for educators and communities. We are fortunate that a very effective former superintendent and successful business person are willing to share their quest for ensuring that all students are well prepared for their futures.’
—June St. Clair Atkinson, State Superintendent
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
’Blends business principles with excellent leadership in one of America′s largest school districts to create a model for achieving excellence in school districts everywhere. This is a well-written, practical illustration of how a leader makes things happen.’
—Larry Price, Superintendent
Wilson County Schools, NC
Learn how school districts can go from average to outstanding!
The challenge of preparing children and youth for success in the 21st century requires improvement in the business of education. This unique resource provides an inside account of how Wake County Public Schools, one of the nation′s largest school districts, made significant gains in student achievement and school performance over a ten-year period to become a shining example of success.
Award-winning superintendent Bill Mc Neal and successful businessman/school board member Tom Oxholm show readers how they established a partnership to help students meet grade-level expectations and support schools in closing achievement gaps. Through the authors′ experience and tips, readers will discover how to facilitate:
- Improved educational outcomes, especially among minority populations
- Progressive instructional leadership
- Fiscal responsibility and efficient allocation of resources
- Stronger school-community relationships
Rich in examples, case studies, and data, A School District′s Journey to Excellence is a much-needed map to excellence in public education.
Spis treści
Foreword by Governor Jim Hunt
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
1. Leadership in Context
2. Leadership and Courage
Accountability
Leadership
Organizing Your Leadership
Communicating With Your Public
Business Partnerships That Make a Difference
3. Leadership and Brains
Goal Setting and Planning
Making Use of Retreats
Training Leaders
Measuring Success
Dollars and Sense
4. Leadership and Heart
Students Matter Most
Teachers Matter Most
Parents Matter Most
Involving the Entire Village
5. Bringing It All Home
Making a Home of the School
Conclusion
Afterword
Appendices
A. Selected Readings Organized by Chapter
B. Criteria for a Superintendent′s Evaluation
C. Recommendation for National Superintendent of the Year
D. National Recognitions for WCPSS and Wake County
Index
O autorze
Thomas B. Oxholm has been a vice president of Wake Stone Corporation in Knightdale, North Carolina, since 1986, where his responsibilities include finance, accounting, human resources, and risk management.Oxholm is dedicated to service in the community, primarily in the areas of his church, public education, and healthcare. He was a Sunday school leader for teenagers for 30 years. For Wake County’s largest hospital system, Wake Med, he serves as finance chair on the board of directors, and he has served the Wake Med Foundation in fund- and friend-raising for the last 10 years, currently as chairman. He has been recognized as the area’s most influential business person in public education for the last 15 years. His credentials include: founder of the Wake County Business Education Leadership Council; Friends of Wake County, supporting the 1996, 1999, and 2006 school bonds; and chair of the School Finance Committee for the Wake Education Partnership, which published the first ever guide to Wake County Public School System spending—“Show Me The Money.” His recognitions include the 1997 Citizen of the Year for the Town of Knightdale and Wake Education Partnership’s 1998 Friend of Education for work with public schools. He also served one four-year term on the Wake County Board of Education. During those four years, he was paid a total of $47, 000, all of which he donated to the Wake County Public School System. Tom also serves on the Board of Paragon Commercial Bank in Raleigh, chairing the Audit Committee.He graduated from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1976 with a degree in business administration, concentration in accounting. He became a certified public accountant in 1979.
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