I recently read an article titled Critical Issue: Implementing Site-Based Management to Support Student Achievement written by Phil Vincent and Debra Johnson.
I am compelled to write about my thoughts in regards to this article. While my campus currently participates in Site-Based Management and as a whole I think that the idea is a good one, the article points out a few key points that I disagree with. First, in general I don't think that decentralization of large school districts leads to the uniformity that is necessary to truly increase student achievement. Mostly, my experience has taught me that decentralization leads to everyone doing it "their way." Secondly, the article stated that the positive effects for principals include assuming a more managerial role. This is counter intuitive to all the other literature out there on effectively running a school. I can only hope that the use of that term was meant in a different manner.
To see for yourself feel free to read the article and post a comment. I have posted the article below.
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