A committee, composed of members of the Alvin Community College (ACC) Board of Trustees, Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education, and Alvin Police Department, and representatives from the faculty, administration, and student body, formulated a campus police policy handbook for the college. Development of the handbook…

New Jersey's legislatively mandated policy for a "thorough and efficient" (T & E) education requires each district to develop a community profile. This profile can be used by an Educational Goal Development Committee as an aid in establishing community involvement in the goal-setting process, as required by T & E regulations.…

An educational program's quality and relevance can be guaranteed only if the needs of the students it serves are accommodated. To be certain that the program meets these needs, parents and students must be involved in its planning and implementation. One vehicle to achieve this goal is the parent advisory council. Prepared for the parents and…

As part of a series on library services to disadvantaged adults, this pamphlet provides guidelines for the use of community advisory committees in libraries: the duties and capabilities of such committees, their influence on the library, and their relationships with library boards. The size and composition of the committee are considered, as are…

The purpose of this Personalized Activity Kit is to present the concepts and applications of effective time management. The participant will be able to use his time more effectively, thereby accomplishing the high priority objectives in the shortest amount of time. (Author)

This provides board policy samples and other policy resources on advisory committees. The intent in providing policy samples is to encourage thinking in policy terms and to provide working papers that can be edited, modified, or adapted to meet local requirements. Topics covered in the samples include use of advisory committees as a means of…

Suggests five things to do and five not to do when closing schools, including encouraging community involvement, hiring professional consultants, establishing a citizen task force, creating an administrators' committee, publicizing reports and proposals, not claiming closures will save money, and not becoming overconfident. (RW)

Lewiston-Porter is a suburban western New York district with 2,700 students and a history of budget and bond referenda defeats. This article describes the district's development and implementation of a school-community communication system. The multiple strategies and proactive involvement efforts changed community perspective and facilitated a…

An Illinois school district's quest for magical answers to technology-integration woes inspired a homegrown potion. Planners advise others to begin the journey regardless of available resources, find supportive "munchkins" within the community, face and overcome obstacles, choose traveling companions wisely, fight off attacks together, and create…

This Personalized Activity Kit deals with one aspect of preparation for group process, that of orienting members and obtaining consensus on basic issues prior to convening the group. The participants will learn the delphi technique and use it in a hypothetical situation. The delphi technique can facilitate the working of a group by familiarizing…

Situations in which group process breaks down are not uncommon. By organizing the group well, building relationships in which trust grows and makes open communication possible, many disruptive conflicts can be avoided. Still, when a blockage does occur, it is helpful to have group members trained to deal with the situation. The system used in…

Suggests how educational leaders can adjust their leadership style to increase the involvement of parents and other community members in multicultural community schools. (JG)

This booklet discusses the importance of involving members of the community in public school programs and activities and presents brief profiles of current school programs and policies that are attempting to do so. The author examines in detail the kinds and extent of parent and community interaction with the schools and describes what different…

Since 1978 federal legislation and regulations have required that Teacher Corps projects involve the participation of elected councils of at least seven members representative of the parents and other residents of the communities within the boundaries of the project schools. This booklet provides materials intended to assist in the organization…

The purpose of this Personalized Activity Kit is to provide an overview of ways to manage with people so that educational programs do get implemented and constantly improved. Emphasis is placed on program evaluation and the definition of program management. (Author/IRT)