In response to declining enrollment, the school board and administration of the East Syracuse-Minoa Central School District (New York) undertook a comprehensive effort to examine conditions and plan for the future. Following an initial data-gathering phase, a citizens task force was appointed in 1977 to study the problem and make recommendations.…

The Los Angeles County Board of Education's campaign to improve the public's confidence in public education is described. Education as an investment rather than a cost is the theme of the campaign. The coordinated approach is adopted from campaigns developed by 11 national educational agencies. The following topics are included in this booklet:…

Addressing the concerns and resources of small, rural school districts, this book sets out a rationale and model plan for school-community relations. After introductory material and a review of what's been done, the first major section lists and describes 10 criteria shown by research to be most important for a small school district community…