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Download full textBabineau, Kate; Rossmeier, Vincent – Cowen Institute, 2019
This report provides an introduction to the role and responsibilities of charter boards in the New Orleans public education system. Geared towards families, it explains the difference between charter boards and the Orleans Parish School Board, provides a list of all operational charter boards in the city, and answers some common questions…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Governing Boards, Administrator Responsibility, Governance
Coles, Sherri – 1998
This guide reviews common questions that parents of children with disabilities have about joining a board or committee, and discusses the unique strengths and skills that parents of children with disabilities bring to the group. The first part focuses on deciding to join a board or committee. Reasons to join are presented, including having a…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Advocacy, Committees, Disabilities
Direct linkHeine, Hilda – Pacific Resources for Education and Learning (PREL), 2006
The relationship between good teaching and student achievement elevates the importance of teacher quality in the eyes of parents, educators, and policymakers. While some teachers may have a special gift to help students learn, good teaching encompasses critical elements, such as knowledge of the learning process, child development, teacher…
Descriptors: Teacher Certification, Governing Boards, Federal Legislation, Educational Policy
Technical Assistance ALLIANCE for Parent Centers, 2006
Internal controls are important to ensure your Parent Center's resources are well protected. Steps should be taken to ensure that finance transactions are authorized by management, executed properly and on time, and recorded appropriately. Some centers may not have staff with all of the titles used in the procedures presented in this paper.…
Descriptors: Nonprofit Organizations, Accounting, Program Administration, Administrative Organization
Conklin, Kristin D. – National Governors Association, 2005
Governors are united in their commitment to improve America's high schools. Nationwide, only 71 percent of students graduate from high school, and only 18 percent of high school freshmen go on to complete a college degree on time. Deficits in basic skills cost colleges, businesses, and underprepared high school graduates as much as $16 billion…
Descriptors: State Government, Educational Improvement, High Schools, Leadership
Freeman, Margery, Ed. – 1987
This manual provides information for pastors, parents, and church members who are starting a child care program in their church, and for churches that are changing or expanding their child care program. Chapter 1 reports the results of a 1982 survey of child care in local parishes by the National Council of Churches. Chapter 2 explains four steps…
Descriptors: Certification, Check Lists, Church Programs, Church Role
