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School Board Journal
January-February 1998

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IASB Publications
2921 Baker Drive
Springfield 62703
217/528-9688, extension 1131

• School board service will change your life/SUSAN COLLINS -- A school board member examines the opportunities and problems of board service.

• Servant Leadership: A new idea as old as history/JESSICA C. BILLINGS -- Book review examines the work of Robert Greenleaf and commentaries on his work.

• Administrative salaries: An annual report/MAX E. PIERSON, ROBERT F. HALL -- How much are superintendents and principals earning around the state? Find out here.

• Performance contracting for administrators: Proceed with caution/MAX E. PIERSON, DOUG BLAIR -- A new law requires a new kind of contract. The authors offer guidance.

• Teacher education program + school district = A natural partnership/JOHN N. NEBOR, TAIDA M. KELLY -- When a school district teamed up with a university teacher education program, everybody came out a winner.

• Planning a quality staff development program/DANIEL R. TOMAL -- Considering these five categories of staff development will help you plan your own program.

• A few resolutions that are worth keeping/ANNE C. LEWIS -- Relax -- these resolutions aren't for you to keep. They're for other people.

• What's hot - What's not for 1998/WILLIAM J. BANACH -- William J. Banach takes his annual look at what's hot and what's cold, with some thought-provoking commentary.

• Preparing for technological leadership: The Manteno Experience, Part I/RICHARD SMELTER, DAWN RUSSERT, DALE ADAMS -- Part I of a series examines how a small school district went from ground zero to state-of-the-art technology.