State and local educators encountered both opportunities and obstacles in their first year of implementing the School Improvement Grants (SIGs) funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). In 2009, the ARRA, better known as the economic stimulus package, provided $3 billion for SIGs to help reform persistently low-achieving…

Outlines school boards' responsibility to follow due process procedures in dismissals of school employees who are not teachers. Refers to a recent Supreme Court decision on two court cases. (MD)

Organizational policies regarding termination of volunteers should specify careful screening, consideration of all alternatives (resupervise, reassign, retrain, revitalize, refer, retire), and documentation. When termination is necessary, it should involve the volunteer administrator, supervisor, and an ombudsperson; counseling and confidentiality…

Points out that few firms in Britain have alcohol recovery policies and that management will have little incentive to introduce such policies as long as it is relatively easy to dismiss employees for alcohol-related offenses. (JOW)

Suggests that being fired is not the stigma it once was. Looks at 20 famous "failures" and where they are now, including Steven Jobs, Michael Milken, William Agee, Jimmy Johnson, and Ivan Boesky. (JOW)

Discusses teachers' options when they learn that their jobs are in jeopardy and acceptable and unacceptable reasons for being fired. Also looks at teachers' legal rights and responsibilities. (JOW)

Outlines the components of corporate outplacement programs and provides guidelines for assessing the merits of using in-house personnel or outside consultants to manage the process. (SK)

A management simulation is used to assess the effects of flexible retirement policies on personnel decisions for employees nearing retirement age. Flexible options significantly reduce termination rates for older workers who would otherwise be viewed as unemployable. (SK)

In this article, the author describes her solutions, and suggestions for resolving an extremely difficult situation in the workplace relating to hiring and firing employees. Her first suggestion is to begin with a positive attitude, remembering that the reason one took on this project is for the future of the library. She then continues with tips…

Fifty-one job terminations of adults with disabilities were investigated. The most frequently reported causes were problems in character and/or production. Social awareness, character, and/or production accounted for more that 50% of all terminations. (Author/CL)

When a teacher in school takes as his province the defense and extension of a child's world of learning, he is in danger of losing his job. A teacher's very employment is a constraint upon true teaching." (Author)

Describes how a financial disaster involving Idaho's flagship university, its private foundation, and possible conflicts of interest has brought down a college president. (EV)

Presents a light-hearted, yet serious, look at how to survive termination of employment. (SR)

Superintendent dismissal cases may be grouped into two major categories (nonrenewals and terminations) that can be divided into three levels: cases based primarily on the contract, on legislation, or on constitutional rights. Superintendents have been much more successful in challenging terminations than nonrenewals. Numerous issues and cases are…

Surveyed 300 unemployed persons to examine stress and adjustment patterns associated with job loss. Results indicated participants generally experienced the five stages (denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance) faced by the dying. Loss of income and loss of self-image were rated the most stressful factors. (JAC)