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Wolform, Cynthia A.; And Others – American School Board Journal, 1988
Employee health promotion through wellness programs can be set up at schools using existing facilities. Describes how Greenwood Area Schools in Millertown, Pennsylvania, set up a program and lists who does what in the program. (MLF)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Health Programs, Program Implementation, Role Models
Collins, Lee – American School Board Journal, 1987
A two-year preschool and kindergarten sequence is conducted on a full-day schedule with five-year-olds attending school three days a week and four-year-olds attending the alternate days, both groups with the same teachers. The program was recognized for excellence in curriculum development. (MLF)
Descriptors: Awards, Curriculum Development, Early Childhood Education, Kindergarten
Hughes, Robert V. – American School Board Journal, 1983
Describes steps taken by Lake Washington School District in Kirkland (Washington) in acquiring microcomputers, including (1) doing preliminary research, (2) forming a steering committee, (3) attending a conference on educational data systems, (4) defining 10 objectives for a computer awareness program, and (5) launching the program in three pilot…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Computer Oriented Programs, Conferences, Data Collection
Meighan, Shirley – American School Board Journal, 1985
Adapting teaching materials and strategies to the learning preferences of each child can make a difference in how well and how much students learn. Steps in introducing strategies based on learning styles into an elementary school are described, and recommendations are provided for initiating a learning styles program. (TE)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Style, Educational Strategies, Elementary Education
Holmes, Wendell P., Jr. – American School Board Journal, 1986
Describes 11 effective steps taken by the Duval County (Florida) school board to improve the academic achievement of minority students, as measured by the Stanford Achievement Test. Programs include eliminating social promotion, developing tests of essential skills and minimum skills, involving the family, and helping with personal problems. (IW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Community Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education