991.12.2 The Changing Role of School Boards.

HOW WOULD PROPOSED CHANGES AFFECT THE POWER OF SCHOOL BOARDS?  研議中的變革如何影響學校委員會的權力？

Since the 1980s school boards have been experiencing erosion of power. State regulations have eaten into school board authority from above, while teacher unions and school-based management have worn away at it from below. Instead of viewing recent increased state involvement as usurping school board authority, Conley (1993) sees it as an opportunity for schools to focus their attention on "issues of internal coordination and quality control."

自1980年代以來，學校委員會的權力漸漸被侵蝕。州的規定從上「吃掉」學校委員會的權力，而教師工會和學校本位管理則由下磨損學校委員會的權力。Conley (1993)認為，對於近年來州政府的涉入而侵佔學校委員會權力的現象，要把它視為一個機會，學校可以將對他們的注意力集中在「內部協調」和「品質管制」的議題。

Some proposed innovations in governance might actually provide a welcome respite for school boards. Ted Kolderie, of the Minneapolis-based Center for Policy Studies, sees boards associated with charter schools as having greater flexibility as buyers of education (Harrington-Lueker).

一些研議中的管理創新作法，實際上可能會提供一個的學校委員會所歡迎的休養生息機會。明尼阿波利斯(Minneapolis)政策研究中心的Ted Kolderie認為，委員會與特許學校(charter school)有更大的彈性，如同教育的買方(Harrington-Lueker)。

In general, school boards and administrators believe they work best together when there is flexibility between the policy-making and administrative arms of governance (McCurdy). This appears to be in conflict with many recent proposals that advise eliminating any administrative board functions.

一般來說，學校委員會和行政人員相信，當在政策制定和行政管理之間有很大的彈性時，他們可以一同將工作做到最好(McCurdy)。這似乎與最近許多減弱委員會行政職權的建議有所衝突。