Wisconsin School News

January/February 2012

The January/February issue of Wisconsin School News takes a tour of Portage High School’s newly revamped library, the iCenter. WASB Director of Governance and Leadership Development Deb Gurke offers insight into how to successfully implement change in school districts. Other feature articles look at the WASB Superintendent Search Service and another article examines the “opportunity gap.”

Features

Rethinking the Library
Shelby Anderson

Working Through Change
Deb Gurke

Finding the Right Fit
Louis Birchbauer and Dennis Richards

Erasing the Opportunity Gap
Edwin C. Darden

Departments and Columns

Viewpoint
Dealing with Change
John H. Ashley

Legal Comment
School District Referenda

Governance Matters
How Does a School Board Demonstrate High Trust Leadership?
A.B. Orlik

Commentary
Embracing Act 10
Jim Jones

Association News
Examining Teacher Evaluation Systems

Safety
School Traffic Safety Tips
Peter Van Dyne