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Ireton, Elmer Joe; Knapik, Jane – Executive Educator, 1982
Drawing on their own experiences, the authors suggest starting a program for gifted children by developing community support, choosing an appropriate type of program, assessing staff perceptions of the need for the program, identifying gifted students, developing a curriculum, involving the faculty, securing funding, and choosing the evaluation…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Guidelines
Terrill, Robert E. – Executive Educator, 1983
Working with teachers, parents, and the school board, the East Hampton (Connecticut) Public Schools developed a program that improved students' paragraph writing within one year. The program involved setting objectives on paragraph construction and use of supporting information, giving teachers inservice training, specifying students' problems,…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Improvement, Paragraph Composition, Paragraphs
Wright, Lance – Executive Educator, 1985
Outlines 10 steps for schools to take to develop an administrator internship program. (MD)
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation, Internship Programs
Kuceris, Misty – Executive Educator, 1982
To improve test scores and instructional quality, school districts in New Brunswick (New Jersey) and Adams County (Colorado) implemented programs to increase student time on task. Administrators introducing time on task programs should involve teachers and principals in planning, answer six staff questions, and provide support for necessary…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Improvement, Program Development, Program Implementation
Black, Susan – Executive Educator, 1994
Conflict-management programs help students of all ages find peaceable ways to handle disputes. Students most likely to become effective mediators are confident individuals who write clearly, care about others, listen well, and ask appropriate questions. Principles of conflict should be taught along with strategies for settling disputes. A sidebar…
Descriptors: Anger, Conflict Resolution, Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education
Robinson, J. Dennis – Executive Educator, 1981
Offers advice to principals on initiating a writing program, including tips on planning, teacher training, costs, and assessment. One cardinal rule: the administrator must also write. (Author/WD)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Program Development
Grabinski, Dale; And Others – Executive Educator, 1985
Avoid the one-shot approach to evaluating administrators by designing a continuous system that focuses on improved performance. The four parts of this school district's evaluation system--philosophy, procedures, instruments, and training--are described, and a sidebar lists the specific job duties used in evaluating administrative performance. (DCS)
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Rice, Wandalyn – Executive Educator, 1983
A number of school districts have set up employee assistance programs (EAP) that offer help for employees having personal or family problems that affect their job performance. Guidelines for establishing an EAP are offered. (MLF)
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Drug Abuse, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Problems
Steller, Arthur W.; Lambert, Walter K. – Executive Educator, 1996
With fewer church-going youngsters and more dysfunctional families, today's schools have become more involved in character education. A student's death from leukemia propelled the Boston Public Schools into a formal values-education effort. The district offers a comprehensive literature-based program that teaches values such as courage, honesty,…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Honesty, Justice
Buford, Constance W.; McAndrew, Gordon L. – Executive Educator, 1983
Describes the development of a program to improve school productivity in Richland County (South Carolina) School District One. Lists the program's six criteria, involving reading and mathematics test performance, teacher and student attendance, and parent and student attitudes. Presents the results of the program's first year. (RW)
Descriptors: Attendance, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Parent Attitudes
Ireland, Robert E. – Executive Educator, 1983
Establishing a district's gifted education program involves (1) building support among other administrators, (2) involving teachers, (3) planning the program through a school-community committee, (4) developing a budget, (5) having principals coordinate the program, (6) maintaining parent support, and (7) not favoring the gifted program over other…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, Committees, Community Involvement
Black, Susan – Executive Educator, 1994
Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences posits that individuals are somewhat intelligent in linguistic, musical, logical-mathematical, spatial, bodily-kinesthetic, interpersonal, and intrapersonal areas. Standardized tests measure only language and math skills. Multiple-intelligence-based pilot projects include Indianapolis's Flow Room,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Elementary Secondary Education, Intelligence, Memorization