A principal of a Texas junior high school theorizes about the role of principal as instructional leader. He offers suggestions for developing instructional leadership in the areas of organizational goals and objectives, personnel, staff evaluation, and curriculum planning. Includes a reference list. (MD)

Seven suggestions are provided to help superintendents plan and conduct more cohesive school board meetings: (1) research all proposals; (2) schedule time for discussion; (3) anticipate questions; (4) include background, rationale, and options for proposals; (5) present reports lucidly; (6) allow for independent exploration; and (7) follow up on…

Suggestions are offered for building classroom-based social skills programs for young severely disabled children. Scheduling, ecological, and instructional factors are examined. Among conclusions drawn are that peers can be effective teachers and that toys, materials, and play activities can significantly influence the success of social skills…

A plan is presented for introducing instructional innovations in school districts through inservice education. (GW)

In direct comparison with a high school built according to traditional design and contracting, a new prototype for the Dade County School District resulted in substantial savings without sacrificing quality. Available from: McGraw Hill Inc., 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10020, $5.00 single copy. (Author)

This study examined quantitatively the effects of varying retention intervals (RI) within a 4 X 4 block schedule on knowledge retention of Algebra 2 skills and concepts. Specifically, the study contrasted the mean scores of students having an RI of 0, 8, and 12 months on a pre-review, post-review, and end-of-course test in precalculus. The study…

This is a followup study of teacher perceptions regarding block scheduling. The original study was done in 1996 at a small city high school in a predominantly rural county in Ohio. At that time, lack of communication was found to be the central theme in the resistance that emerged. This paper is based on data from written responses to open-ended…

Article considered an independent study program in which students assume all practical responsibility for their learning, for the use they make of released time, and for accomplishing the goals of their study. (Author/RK)

This study seeks to determine the relationships of sex, class in college, college within the University, level of preparation, and grade point average to student attitudes toward a modular program in foundations of education offered by the College of Education at the University of Maine, Orono. (Author)

As of the 1973 semester, 10 percent scheduled school time will be free'', i.e., unstructured in the sense that it need not be devoted to one particular discipline but may instead be used for interdisciplinary study or field trips. (DD)

Discussion of Teacher Behavior in a Modular-Flexible Scheduled School: A Comparative Study,'' Ph.D Dissertation by Owen Paul Halleeen, University of Minnesota, 1972. (CB)