"Guidelines" for Restructuring the System. Insights on Educational Policy and Practice, Number 14

School restructuring requires the critical assessment of all aspects of the educational system, including the goals of schooling; organization and management at the local, district, and state levels, curriculum; instruction; roles and responsibilities of educational personnel, students, and parents; school finance; and education regulation and control. However, recognition of the need for restructuring is accompanied by discouragement due to a scarcity of guidelines for implementation. Guidelines developed by a diverse group of New Mexico educators are provided in this educational policy bulletin, with a focus on identification of goals; delineation of roles and authority; and recommended actions at the school, district, and state levels. Eight questions with suggestions for possible courses of action are presented. (LMI)