The guide, part of a series of committee reports relating to school band performance, organization, and equipment needs, is intended to assist band directors as they develop band music schedules. Major objectives of the handbook are to present attitudes of band directors and administrators toward scheduling and to offer scheduling suggestions. The…

The article outlines one recent attempt at remodeling a high school program at Sachem High School, in a rural suburban setting in western Suffolk County. The objective here was to develop a student-oriented educational program responsive to the needs of students while preserving the best talents of the teaching force. (Author/RK)

Discusses changing from fixed to flexible scheduling for school libraries and describes the process of change at two elementary school libraries. Highlights include the difference between information and learning; information literacy; problem-solving models; curriculum integration; collaboration between teachers and librarians; student needs; and…

Describes a districtwide project to provide elementary school children with flexible library access. The importance of flexible access, factors leading to project success, how the project was sold to librarians and principals, project problem solving, and lessons learned during the project's first year are discussed. (Contains seven references.)…

This first volume contains the rationale and overview, program organizational structure, and most of the program elements for a model intended to be adaptable by a variety of teacher training institutions for the development and implementation of such a program. (volume 2, SP 002 148, contains the remainder of the program components and models for…

This proceedings includes the following papers: "Dealing with Discipline Problems in Schools" (Allen); "Developing Global Awareness" (Arnold); "Desktop Publishing Using WordPerfect 6.0 for Windows" (Broughton); "Learn and Earn" (Cauley); "Using the Computer to Teach Merchandising Math"…