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District Administration, Feb 2011 Table of Contents

Cover Story

Going Out of Print
Ed Wetschler
School libraries of the future could be light on books and heavy on digital resources.

Features

Feature

Successful Strategies for English Language Learners
Angela Pascopella
Districts employ a variety of programs to address surging ELL enrollment—and dropout rate.
Virtually Possible
Ericka Mellon
Diane Lewis busts myths as champion of Seminole County’s virtual schools.
Mobile Goes Mainstream
Kurt Eisele-Dyrli
A more broadly accepted concept than ever, the arrival of ubiquitous mobile learning in K12 is well under way.
Going Out of Print
Ed Wetschler
School libraries of the future could be light on books and heavy on digital resources.

Opinion

Crisis Response

Teenage Over-the-Counter Drug Abuse
Scott Poland
All school personnel should be educated on the warning signs and symptoms.

Student Counsel

Wanted: Creative Guidance Counselors
Christopher Griffin
New options for students require more flexibility and inventiveness from their counselors.

Solutions

Administrator Profile

Preparing Students for a Global Market
Marion Herbert
Through strategic planning and clever financial reconfiguring, Superintendent William Skilling of Oxford (Mich.) Community Schools is internationalizing education.

Problem/Solution

Simulating Real-World STEM Skills
Jennifer Elise Chase
How Prince George's County (Md.) Public Schools improved their STEM learning subjects to get up to par with their statewide counterparts.

District Profile

Mandarin Chinese Made Personal
Mary Johnson Patt
At Socorro's Eastlake High School, ninth graders have begun learning Mandarin Chinese using an online tool.

Briefings

News Update

People Watch
Marion Herbert
When Should Districts Observe Religious Holidays?
Marion Herbert
Some districts are finding that whether or not to include religious holidays on the academic calendar should be determined by what works best for each individual community.
Missouri District Sports New Electric-Powered Trucks
Marion Herbert
Lee's Summit (Mo.) R-7 School District has become the first district in the United States to operate an all-electric distribution fleet.
New Consortium Hopes to Capitalize on the Cloud
Marion Herbert
A new nonprofit organization plans to develop a set of best practices for the development of K12 content, tools and assessments hosted in the cloud.
Professional Development 2.0
Angela Pascopella
Social networking has become a quick and efficient way for K12 administrators to gain professional development.
Security and Crisis Plans Needed for Administration Sites—Not Just Schools
Kenneth S. Trump
Well-intended school administrators and boards often neglect their own security while putting their focus on safety at school buildings.
Helping Districts Recover From Tragedy
Marion Herbert
In December, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools gave $50,000 each to three districts recovering from multiple student suicides.
Common Core's Implications for Special Ed Students
Marion Herbert
The Common Core State Standards are raising the bar for special education students.

Departments

New Products
New Products
Kurt Eisele-Dyrli
The latest in hardware, software, books and materials, facilities and the Internet.
Product Focus
Product Focus
Kurt Eisele-Dyrli
Expanding computing with virtual desktops.
From the Editor
The Timeless Art of Education
Judy Faust Hartnett
We focus this month on some of the new technologies and delivery systems that, with pedagogical know-how, will promote the 21st century version of individualized instruction.
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