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Patterson, Jerry L.; Czajkowski, Theodore J. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1976
Presents guidelines for conducting a school district needs assessment. The guidelines are based on the experiences of the Madison, Wisconsin, school district. (IRT)
Descriptors: Guidelines, Needs Assessment, Program Descriptions, School Districts
Cameron, Don – Phi Delta Kappan, 1996
Teacher unions' efforts to ensure teacher quality via one-time licensing and certification requirements are outmoded. The National Education Association offers guiding principles for creating a quality-assurance system that encourages teachers to improve their craft. Unions must redefine teacher professional development and give teachers more…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines, Program Descriptions
Riley, Richard W.; Wofford, Harris – Phi Delta Kappan, 2000
In reaffirming "The Declaration of Principles" from a 1995 meeting, the Corporation for National Service and the U.S. Department of Education have pledged their commitment to service as a means of improving schools, enhancing student achievement, and meeting citizenship challenges. Programs exemplifying six service-learning principles…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Educational Benefits, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines
Davies, Anne; Williams, Patricia – Phi Delta Kappan, 1997
Context-driven, classroom-based tests are no substitute for districtwide assessments, whose purpose is to furnish rich, compelling evidence about the achievement of district goals. The challenge is to create large-scale assessments that align with district goals, reflect classroom practice, and provide evidence of student learning.…
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Packert, Ginger – Phi Delta Kappan, 1996
Describes an apprenticeship program for high school juniors and seniors at the EHOVE Career Center in Milan, Ohio. Discusses the Federal Committee on Apprenticeships' suggested program components and the Office of Work-Based Learning's program development guidelines. School staff should consider area employment needs, define occupational targets,…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Education Work Relationship, Guidelines, High Schools
Gray, Teresa I. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2001
A principal intern enrolled at UNC-Charlotte describes "life in the trenches" at a small-town middle school. Schools should integrate interns into school operations, develop a program vision, gradually increase the intern's responsibilities, provide time for continuous evaluation, and rely on university supervisors when problems arise.…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Beginning Principals, Experiential Learning, Graduate Study