This chapter describes important considerations for higher education administrators and other leaders as they design, develop, and implement a comprehensive hybrid learning initiative.

Basic guidelines are provided for planning a school fundraising project. (SJL)

The strategic and operational planning necessary to develop an effective college health service is discussed. (JD)

A description of the development and operation of the home-school conferencing program at Frederick Roehm Junior High School in Berea, Ohio. (SJL)

Discusses recent criticisms of school volunteer programs and suggests ways to counteract these concerns with a well-planned program. Appended is a directory listing three nationally validated volunteer programs and three other resource agencies. (SJL)

The author outlines steps for organizing a successful workshop. A planning checklist and flow chart are included. (SJL)

Identifies eight competencies needed to implement a school public relations program and reviews some of the basic ideas associated with each competency. (Author)

The head of a firm that specializes in developing, operating, and evaluating after-school programs for schools and districts provides a useful guide to their planning, staffing, and sustainability. (Author)

Explains the application of marketing concepts to private schools and suggests a basic marketing plan for Catholic elementary and secondary schools, which involves specifying the goals of the marketing effort and securing parent help. (SJL)

This article describes several levels of public relations and cites a few examples of each. The public relations programs are based upon the assumption that publicity about art education programs does not always change behavior or policy. Rather, publicity is a vehicle to support awareness and understanding of art education. (Author/KC)

This publication examines the new Oregon competency-based high school graduation requirements that became effective in the fall of 1976, delineates some of the pros and cons of the requirements, assesses the early experience with the requirements, and speculates about the requirements' eventual impact. In addition, a major section of the booklet…

Instructions are given for creating a staff development content profile out of the expressed in-service needs of individual staff members. Articles in this journal issue report on presentations made at the First Curriculum Conference of the Association of California School Administrators (ACSA) in 1978. (SJL)

Tips are provided for planning a year-round program to improve public relations (PR) and organizational communication. Beginning with a list of 12 essential factors for PR, the calendar presents a variety of PR ideas for each month of the year. At the beginning and end of the calendar, guidelines are offered for: (1) creating an effective staff…

Presents lists of questions that parents, teachers, and administrators can use to assess their own readiness for a parent involvement program. Outlines a process for successful program development. (SJL)

Principals in Indiana were asked to rate proposed guidelines for sex education programs on the basis of public acceptability and potential for implementation. Eighteen of 20 guidelines were rated capable of implementation with average difficulty or less. Individual guidelines and their ratings are given. (PP)