This handbook is designed to assist schools in organizing and managing an effective school improvement council. It is divided into six sections. Section I describes the benefits of a school improvement council from the perspective of the school district, parents and citizens, teachers, the school administration, and students. Section II provides…

Emphasizes that their participation will develop more comprehensive needs assessment and evaluation procedures; part of the Title I funds will go directly back to the target areas, and parent involvement will result in better acceptance of Title I throughout the communities. (Author/JM)

Article discussed procedures followed by an elementary day school in undertaking a long-range planning study. (Author/RK)

The open letter suggests that honoraria fees for members of the National Advisory Committee on Indian Education instead be donated to a scholarship fund for Indian college students. (KM)

This document contains some suggestions for establishing school site councils as the first step in the school improvement process and focuses primarily on the roles and responsibility of the school site council. The council is responsible for developing a school improvement plan, continuously reviewing the implementation of the plan, assessing the…

The Washington State Council for Postsecondary Education reviews current faculty salaries within the context of the Council's policy recommendations in the 1975-77 biennium and in terms of comparisons with various measures of competition. Recommendations are made to the state legislature to provide funds to increase faculty and other exempt…

The National Advisory Council on Women's Educational Programs was established in 1974 according to one of the provisions of the Women's Educational Equity Act, Public Law 93-380. The Council is charged with overseeing the administration of the program created by the act, making recommendations regarding funding of projects under the act,…

Educators from over 35 Washington State school districts and education service districts briefly describe their programs for involving parents in the schools. Compiled for Washington's six regional "Partners in Education" conferences, held in May 1981, the collection also presents Gallup Poll data on school volunteers and 115 ideas for parental…

The authors provide information to help parents of handicapped children plan, organize, and manage advisory councils for special education programs. Section I summarizes the roles and responsibilities of various advisory councils for special education, including local, regional, and state councils. Section II suggests some ways to organize a…

This report is an account of the 1977-1978 activities and actions taken by the National Advisory Council on Adult Education in efforts to contribute to adult education legislation. The publication contains eight sections: (1) a review of the dates, sites, and content of council meetings, (2) an outline of the priority agenda items of council…

This paper points out that both formal and informal historical precedents in community mental health have emphasized citizen participation as an essential element of the system's success. It reviews citizen involvement procedures in use in one midwestern catchment area, and concludes that citizen representation appears to be inadequate, in…

This transcript of a National Public Radio broadcast records a discussion regarding various aspects of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Areas addressed include: Title I reading classes; the legislative history of Title I; readings by children in a Title I program; parent advisory councils; Title I aides; evaluations of Title…

This paper discusses a study of two large school districts in Florida to determine their commitment to using local school advisory committees. The survey included the use of two questionnaires sent to 77 elementary, junior high, and high schools. Respondents were asked if they perceived themselves as really making a difference in the…