Advice is offered on how to conduct an energy audit. (MLF)

Secondary school administrators are increasingly being charged with the responsibility for effectively evaluating their personnel, educational programs, and services. The evaluation conference, if carefully planned and effectively conducted, can be of great benefit to the staff, the school, and the students. (Editor)

Principal shares lessons and insights with beginning principals. Discusses differences between principals and assistant principals, staff relationships, competition for resources, giving and receiving loyalty, identifying and following a moral compass. (PKP)

If the principalship is being tested, the principal needs to have greater negotiating acumen and more solid unification of the profession, says this author. He offers suggestions on steps that should be taken to protect and foster the principalship. (Editor)

Illustrates ways in which the school business administrator can lock out associates by (1) not responding to inquiries by fellow administrators or subordinates, (2) not communicating with fellow workers, and (3) assuming that people with whom they work are "mind readers." (Author/DN)

While most organizations could easily outstrip their current productivity, most managers don't communicate expectations of high achievement in a way that produces results. After analyzing the psychological barriers that keep managers from expecting and demanding more from their subordinates, the author outlines a five-point plan to upgrade…

Describes the steps one company took when it found it had serious difficulties. Discusses "up-and-down" theory of communications, which the company used to design its own "upward communications program." Describes each part of the program, explaining how it was set up, what stumbling blocks were encountered, and what successes were experienced.…

Answers questions related to collective bargaining in education. Includes discussions of monitored meetings, health benefits, attorneys at the bargaining table, and hiring demand. (Author/DN)

A telecommunications cost reduction program can significantly lower expenditures. Definitions of terms and guides for selecting a consultant are outlined. (MLF)

Most contracts allow personal leaves for teachers. Guidelines for administrator interpretation of these provisions are based on actual arbitration awards. (Author/MLF)

Developed primarily to assist local administrators and teachers in planning and implementing secondary level vocational health occupations programs, this guide is also designed for vocational guidance personnel who assist students in making career choices. Section topics are as follow: trends in health care, health occupations education…

This booklet covers advisory committees in vocational education, particularly vocational agriculture. Focus is on the following topics: advisory committee defined, types of advisory committees or councils, suggested steps in organizing and implementing advisory committees, functions of advisory committees, suggestions and precautions in the…

Designed to assist local education agencies (LEAs) in conducting annual program reviews, the handbook focuses on evaluating Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) for handicapped children. An annual review meeting guide discusses purposes and procedures of the review. The second section provides a background on the planning-evaluation process,…

THE STANDARDS DESIRED FOR HEALTH SERVICES IN THE CONNECTICUT VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL SCHOOLS ARE PRESENTED. THE DIRECTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE HEALTH SERVICES OF HIS SCHOOL. HE WILL ARRANGE FOR THE SCHOOL MEDICAL ADVISOR'S SERVICES, EMPLOY THE SCHOOL NURSE, AND MAKE BUDGET PROVISIONS FOR THE PERSONAL SERVICES AND THE NECESSARY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES…

This manual is the final report of a study on the development of methods and programs to promote physical fitness among police officers. In twelve chapters the following topics are covered: (1) principles of exercise; (2) research methodology used to compile this manual; (3) results of physical fitness evaluation of program volunteers; (4)…