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District Administration, Feb 2008 Table of Contents

Cover Story

The "Other" Advanced Program
Ron Schachter
International Baccalaureate offers a cross-cultural alternative to Advanced Placement.

Features

Feature

Construction Dispatch
Julie Sturgeon
The latest trends in school facilities and construction
The "Other" Advanced Program
Ron Schachter
International Baccalaureate offers a cross-cultural alternative to Advanced Placement.
State of the Superintendency
Angela Pascopella
Stress and satisfaction in a changing profession
Landing the Chief
Christopher Hann
Superintendent headhunters match positions and candidates.
Purchasing Security Products and Services
Odvard Egil Dyrli
Forty percent of K12 districts planned to purchase security systems and equipment prior to security

Opinion

Professional Opinion

Self-Injury
Scott Poland
How to understand and help students who engage in this behavior

Supervisors Opinion

Narrow the Academic Language Gap to Reduce the Achievement Gap
Eamonn O'Donovan
You must teach academic vocabulary if you expect your students to use it.

Solutions

District Profile

The New Face of Vocational School
Kurt Eisele-Dyrli
Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School

Problem/Solution

"Drug"-Driven Decision Making
Zach Miners
Newark (N.J.) Public Schools

Research Center

Motivation and Reading
Carla Thomas McClure
Creating early, engaged learners

Briefings

News Update

News Update
Zach Miners
<li>PISA Math and Science Results "Disappointing" <li>L.A. Dropouts Get a Second Chance <li>Specia

Departments

From the Editor
Buying Security
Odvard Egil Dyrli
School security is a huge market, where staying informed is critical.
Letters
February Letters
What readers are saying.
New Products
Hardware, Software and The Internet
The latest offerings
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