GOVERNANCE AND ADMINISTRATION

The Task:

Make recommendations regarding

  • governance, accountability, and management of the state's entire educational system
  • strategies for comprehensive systematic reform
  • strategies for returning dropouts to the system to meet their educational needs
  • how the state will monitor progress toward the implementation of the plan
Beliefs:

The committee stresses that significant emphasis should be placed on the following beliefs:

  • governance is responsible for providing leadership by establishing goals, policies, and measures of performance and accountability
  • administration is responsible for facilitating the attainment of goals and implementation of policies through effective programs and procedures
  • management is responsible for taking action to ensure that the system of education is high in performance and accountability
  • leadership can and does exist within Governance, Administration, and Management, may come from an individual or group, and involves risk taking and initiative

Based on these beliefs, the committee recommends:

  1. establishing a statewide interagency collaborative team and, at the local level, school district collaborative teams to ensure coordination and cooperation between and among rulemaking and regulatory bodies of state government and school districts that expend education and training dollars


    strategy:

    To improve coordination, communication, and collaboration among the various agencies, the teams will

    • develop, disseminate, and monitor a vision and purpose statement of all education and training programs
    • clarify the role and responsibility of each agency/representative on the team in the collaboration and coordination of education and training activities
    • develop a process to annually review the degree to which the education and training needs of all Missourians are being met
    • establish a comprehensive collection system of information and data related to education and training so rules, regulations, and statutes can be developed/revised based on data analysis
    • ensure all education and training providers establish and maintain criteria for quality education and training programs
    • assign responsibility to member agencies or represent atives for reporting their respective progress in meeting the national and state or local education goals
    • establish, as appropriate, common geographic delivery areas for education and training, with crossovers for individuals accessing services
    • foster the utilization and application of appropriate technology in fulfilling the responsibilities of data collection, grassroots involvement, and information dissemination

  2. conducting annual regional forums on education and training to report on progress being made in achieving the state plan goals and to receive input from local communities


    strategy:

    Recognizing the value and importance of grassroots involvement, regional forums and, in the case of school districts, local forums on education will be conducted at least annually. Regional and local forums will provide for

    • reports on progress being made in achieving the state or local plan goals
    • input from local communities
    • information regarding student progress in achieving state standards
    • reporting requirements contained in the OSA

  3. developing a flexible, customer-driven system of education and training responsive to citizen needs


    strategy:

    each state governing body and each school district will provide incentives for improved student performance based on the state standards and assessments


    strategy:

    Department of Elementary and Secondary Education personnel and school district personnel will receive training on designing and implementing customer-driven organizations


    strategy:

    each state-level governmental body and each school district responsible for education and training programs will establish incentives and promote local planning and implementation of improvement initiatives


    strategy:

    each state-level governmental body and each school district responsible for education and training will review, identify, and remove unnecessary policies and regulations that hinder the implementation of a flexible, customer-driven system of education

    Issues for review:

    • time limitations for completion of the school day and year
    • credentialing
    • graduation requirements: performance versus Carnegie units
    • institutional policies and procedures
    • attendance limitations
    • articulation of programs
    • access to technology
    • child labor laws, prevailing wage, and Workersí Compensation laws
    • tax increment finance districts
    • Public Service Commission regulations
    • an accessible statewide information network
    • alternatives to meet the educational needs of dropouts

  4. improving communication between the State Board of Education and the Coordinating Board for Higher Education


    strategy:

    to foster improved communication, the two boards will schedule an annual, joint meeting

  5. continuing state support for a Goals 2000 Panel and Technology Task Force to monitor and assist in the implementation of the Goals 2000 State Plan and biannually advise on necessary changes. The technology component of the state plan should be inte grated with other similar state planning initiatives


    strategy:

    the Goals 2000 State Panel will meet annually to review a report from the interagency collaboration team, review implementation plans, and determine the need for revision of the current plan

  6. using the State Plan by state agencies or, in the case of school districts, the local plan, to develop budgets and prioritize resource allocations

  7. ensuring coordination of the State/Local Plan with other statewide/local initiatives to improve education
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