Henry M. Brickell is president of Policy Studies in Education, specializing in school board policy. He has been a teacher and administrator for high school through graduate school, and was named as one of AASA's first Distinguished Professors. Regina H. Paul is vice president of Policy Studies in Education. She has trained school board members for NSBA and state associations, and has worked with teachers and administrators in over 100 school districts on curriculum and assessment.

• Part 1 A Job for CiviliansPart 2 The Policy ClockChapter 3 Overview of the Policy ClockChapter 4 12 O'Clock—Goals and ObjectivesChapter 5 2 O'Clock—PoliciesChapter 6 4 O'Clock—RegulationsChapter 7 6 O'Clock—Operations DocumentsChapter 8 8 O'Clock—Process Reports with StandardsChapter 9 10 O'Clock—Product Reports with StandardsPart 10 How To Use the Discussion GuidesChapter 11 Issue 1: The Board's Point of EntryChapter 12 Issue 2: The Curriculum Revision ScheduleChapter 13 Issue 3: An Obligation or Option for TeachersChapter 14 Issue 4: State Curriculum Standards as a Source of Curriculum ObjectivesChapter 15 Issue 5: Other Sources of Curriculum ObjectivesChapter 16 Issue 6: Difficulty of the ObjectivesChapter 17 Issue 7: Affective ObjectivesChapter 18 Issue 8: Teaching Schedule for the ObjectivesChapter 19 Issue 9: Guiding InstructionChapter 20 Issue 10: Communication to ParentsChapter 21 Issue 11: National, State, and District TestsChapter 22 Issue 12: The Amount of Testing TimeChapter 23 Issue 13: Types of Assessments for Measuring and Judging LearningChapter 24 Issue 14: Types of Questions in Traditional Paper-and-Pencil District TestsChapter 25 Issue 15: Test "Forms" and Test Question "Pools"Chapter 26 Issue 16: Board Inspection of Actual TestsChapter 27 Issue 17: Frequency of MeasurementChapter 28 Issue 18: Sampling StudentsChapter 29 Issue 19: Setting StandardsChapter 30 Issue 20: Analyses, Interpretaions, and Recommendations Accompanying Test ResultsPart 31 Sample Documents for Board Members

...a welcome tool for boards and superintendents who wish to improve and strengthen their respective roles and responsibilities.

Henry M. Brickell is president of Policy Studies in Education, specializing in school board policy. He has been a teacher and administrator for high school through graduate school, and was named as one of AASA's first Distinguished Professors. Regina H. Paul is vice president of Policy Studies in Education. She has trained school board members for NSBA and state associations, and has worked with teachers and administrators in over 100 school districts on curriculum and assessment.

• Part 1 A Job for CiviliansPart 2 The Policy ClockChapter 3 Overview of the Policy ClockChapter 4 12 O'Clock—Goals and ObjectivesChapter 5 2 O'Clock—PoliciesChapter 6 4 O'Clock—RegulationsChapter 7 6 O'Clock—Operations DocumentsChapter 8 8 O'Clock—Process Reports with StandardsChapter 9 10 O'Clock—Product Reports with StandardsPart 10 How To Use the Discussion GuidesChapter 11 Issue 1: The Board's Point of EntryChapter 12 Issue 2: The Curriculum Revision ScheduleChapter 13 Issue 3: An Obligation or Option for TeachersChapter 14 Issue 4: State Curriculum Standards as a Source of Curriculum ObjectivesChapter 15 Issue 5: Other Sources of Curriculum ObjectivesChapter 16 Issue 6: Difficulty of the ObjectivesChapter 17 Issue 7: Affective ObjectivesChapter 18 Issue 8: Teaching Schedule for the ObjectivesChapter 19 Issue 9: Guiding InstructionChapter 20 Issue 10: Communication to ParentsChapter 21 Issue 11: National, State, and District TestsChapter 22 Issue 12: The Amount of Testing TimeChapter 23 Issue 13: Types of Assessments for Measuring and Judging LearningChapter 24 Issue 14: Types of Questions in Traditional Paper-and-Pencil District TestsChapter 25 Issue 15: Test "Forms" and Test Question "Pools"Chapter 26 Issue 16: Board Inspection of Actual TestsChapter 27 Issue 17: Frequency of MeasurementChapter 28 Issue 18: Sampling StudentsChapter 29 Issue 19: Setting StandardsChapter 30 Issue 20: Analyses, Interpretaions, and Recommendations Accompanying Test ResultsPart 31 Sample Documents for Board Members

...a welcome tool for boards and superintendents who wish to improve and strengthen their respective roles and responsibilities.

Henry M. Brickell is president of Policy Studies in Education, specializing in school board policy. He has been a teacher and administrator for high school through graduate school, and was named as one of AASA's first Distinguished Professors. Regina H. Paul is vice president of Policy Studies in Education. She has trained school board members for NSBA and state associations, and has worked with teachers and administrators in over 100 school districts on curriculum and assessment.

• Part 1 A Job for CiviliansPart 2 The Policy ClockChapter 3 Overview of the Policy ClockChapter 4 12 O'Clock—Goals and ObjectivesChapter 5 2 O'Clock—PoliciesChapter 6 4 O'Clock—RegulationsChapter 7 6 O'Clock—Operations DocumentsChapter 8 8 O'Clock—Process Reports with StandardsChapter 9 10 O'Clock—Product Reports with StandardsPart 10 How To Use the Discussion GuidesChapter 11 Issue 1: The Board's Point of EntryChapter 12 Issue 2: The Curriculum Revision ScheduleChapter 13 Issue 3: An Obligation or Option for TeachersChapter 14 Issue 4: State Curriculum Standards as a Source of Curriculum ObjectivesChapter 15 Issue 5: Other Sources of Curriculum ObjectivesChapter 16 Issue 6: Difficulty of the ObjectivesChapter 17 Issue 7: Affective ObjectivesChapter 18 Issue 8: Teaching Schedule for the ObjectivesChapter 19 Issue 9: Guiding InstructionChapter 20 Issue 10: Communication to ParentsChapter 21 Issue 11: National, State, and District TestsChapter 22 Issue 12: The Amount of Testing TimeChapter 23 Issue 13: Types of Assessments for Measuring and Judging LearningChapter 24 Issue 14: Types of Questions in Traditional Paper-and-Pencil District TestsChapter 25 Issue 15: Test "Forms" and Test Question "Pools"Chapter 26 Issue 16: Board Inspection of Actual TestsChapter 27 Issue 17: Frequency of MeasurementChapter 28 Issue 18: Sampling StudentsChapter 29 Issue 19: Setting StandardsChapter 30 Issue 20: Analyses, Interpretaions, and Recommendations Accompanying Test ResultsPart 31 Sample Documents for Board Members

...a welcome tool for boards and superintendents who wish to improve and strengthen their respective roles and responsibilities.