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Subject:
Elite Boarding Schools
Category: Reference, Education and News > Education Asked by: swali-ga List Price: $12.50 |
Posted:
10 Apr 2004 08:13 PDT
Expires: 10 May 2004 08:13 PDT Question ID: 328107 |
I am doing research that compares Elite Boarding Schools in the US to public high schools. My research is focused on the role played by faculty and staff at the school. My theory is that the organizational structure (i.e organizational chart, eg. Principal -> Deputy Principal -> Admissions Director, Education Counselor, Finance Director -> Teachers, Sports Director, etc) plays a big role in the successful running of the school, a well defined structure ensures each component of the school has someone in charge of it. (Unlike public schools where for example for lack of resources a guidance counselor doubles up as admissions, and basketball coach) Because Elite schools have more resources they have the flexibility of developing superb organizational structures that ensure the school is run successfully. I am having a hard time finding leads that show the type of organizational structures at Elite Boarding Schools in the US (i.e what do they look like). Where can I find sources that will help me find these structures. |
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Subject:
Re: Elite Boarding Schools
From: scubajim-ga on 12 Apr 2004 15:21 PDT |
I think you will find that private schools have a lower "over head" of administrative staff than public schools. I went to a fine boarding school in Mass. and they were and still are "light" on administrative staff vs public school. They concentrated on students and teaching not on layers of administrators. I think if you look at how many administrators are in parochial schools systems (eg NY or Chicago Catholic Schools vs the local Public schools) you will find they have about an order of magnitude less administrators per 1,000 students than a public school. I think their effectiveness is their focus on the customer (the student and the student's parents) vs anything else. (The boarding school I went to was not a Catholic school; I am speaking about private schools in general, not Catholic schools in particular.) Each school in run as its own entity and therefore you may have a difficult time finding out about the administrative stuctures in these disparate schools. |
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