DT> To some extent the answer is yes...right now we are in the process of 
 DT> hiring a new principal and if the temporary principal stays...we 
 DT> probably will have more site based decision making 
 DT> going on.  Still, the 
 DT> central office calls most of the shots...I'm not 
 DT> really sure what site-
 DT> based management should look like....ideas??
I could really be cruel to you and say, "Managed like a Deming School"

A totally site-based managed school would have teachers, principal(s), and 
parents deciding all aspects of the school.  Some schools in CA and WA are 
completely site-based.  They even have to budget for maintenance, etc..
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