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A Resource Guide for Head Start Programs: Moving beyond a Culture of Compliance to a Culture of Continuous Improvement. OPRE Report 2015-02
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Derrick-Mills, Teresa; Winkler, Mary K.; Healy, Olivia; Greenberg, Erica – Administration for Children & Families, 2015
Head Start has long focused on assessing and improving program quality to ensure that the children served receive the best possible preparation for school and life. Most research has been focused inside the classroom--the classroom environment, teacher qualifications, and teacher interactions. Of course, the classroom is important because that is…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Federal Programs, Preschool Children, Disadvantaged Youth
Thirty Years of Fund Raising.
Currents, 1990
An experienced university fund raiser discusses the staff's role in dealing with potential donors, including developing donor awareness, knowledge, interest, involvement, and commitment; maintaining constant contact; using an effective tracking system to manage, coordinate, communicate, and stimulate major fund-raising activity; and encouraging…
Descriptors: Donors, Fund Raising, Higher Education, Interpersonal Relationship
Reach for Quality After-School Child Care.
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PTA Today, 1983
Various types of after-school child care programs are discussed, and characteristics of high-quality programs, such as staff requirements, parental involvement, and space needs are identified. Suggestions for administering and financing these programs are included. (PP)
Descriptors: After School Day Care, After School Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Facility Requirements
Redesigning Student Services.
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Karns, Julie – Planning for Higher Education, 1993
The traditional college student personnel services model must be streamlined for efficiency and effectiveness. Common problems include poor advice and counseling for students, inflexible staffing patterns, and uncoordinated policy making. Pratt Institute (New York) followed a four-phase process of redesigning policies and procedures, reorganizing,…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, College Administration, College Planning, Counseling Services
Building an Orientation Program from the Ground up.
Austin, Diane M. – Campus Activities Programming, 1988
Considerations to be made in developing a new student orientation program include program aims and foundations, audience, scheduling and length, funding, delivery, staffing issues, content, and evaluation of program effectiveness. Sources for further information and advice are suggested. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Costs, Delivery Systems, Financial Support
Focus on Efficient Management.
Kentucky State Dept. of Education, Frankfort. Office of Resource Management. – 1983
Compiled as a workshop handbook, this guide presents information to help food service program administrators comply with federal regulations and evaluate and upgrade their operations. Part I discusses requirements of the National School Lunch Program, focusing on the "offer versus serve" method of service enacted in 1976 to reduce waste.…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Costs, Elementary Secondary Education, Food Service
Small Wonders.
Todd, Jeffrey – Currents, 1995
Suggested strategies for running a more effective college alumni program include effective calendar organization; careful staff utilization; administrator visibility; increased efficiency; effective use of alumni volunteers and student workers; good office communication; broad information dissemination across campus; consistent use of priorities;…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Alumni Associations, College Administration, Efficiency