Increasing numbers of employers are responding to employee child care needs by revising their benefit packages, work schedules, and recruitment plans to include child care options. This guide details ways to develop effective child care programs and policies. Section 1 of the guide describes employees' growing child care needs and employers'…

This report describes Virginia Community College System's (VCCS) performance on several facilities utilization measures for 1998 and compares measures with standards adopted by the state council. As a system, classrooms were used an average of 33 hours per week and were occupied at an average of 67% capacity. Laboratories were used 26 hours per…

This document presents a set of guidelines for schools and religious organizations to use when they enter into an educational partnership. The guidelines reflect two basic and important obligations of the First Amendment: (1) Schools may not forbid students from expressing their personal religious views or beliefs solely because they are of a…

There has been a renaissance in the thinking about career development. It is becoming accepted that information is not enough; in addition to academic and technical skills, youth and adults need to learn life/work designing and building skills to become healthy, productive, and self-reliant citizens. Despite the fact that Canadian students have…

This booklet outlines a process for engaging all educational stakeholders in the planning of schools which more adequately address the needs of the whole learning community. It explores six design principles for creating effective learning environments; provides examples of innovative school designs that illustrate various aspects of the six…

The Jefferson County School District (Denver, Colorado) has published this model standard for the planning and designing of new elementary schools, and the remodeling and modernizing existing schools. It describes the facility requirements to accommodate the instructional program, activities, and support functions to assist architects, school…

The Montgomery County Public Schools (Maryland) system has assembled in this document its policies, procedures, criteria, and standards that apply to educational facilities development. The policies it contains are part of a planning process that recognizes the interrelationship of its facilities planning policy with other policies such as those…

Dozens of natural disaster shelters (mostly schools) in five Caribbean islands were assessed as to their vulnerability and the needed retrofitting to upgrade them. This report provides retrofit consultants with terms of reference and building design criteria for withstanding various natural disasters, as well as estimated global costs of various…

All parents want their children to succeed in school. This guide is designed to give parents, grandparents, and other caregivers ideas and tips that will improve their children's potential for success in school. These ideas also help create a joyful family life and positive connections between "parents and children," "parents and…

This paper describes how results on the ACT and SAT I can be compared through statistical linking procedures.

Article discussed areas within the field of student relations with which an assistant principal constructs a system for student involvement in curricular and cocurricular endeavors. (Author/RK)

Considered the areas of cooperation between the principal and the assistant principal necessary for effective school administration. (RK)

Career Education at the junior high level should expose students to several career clusters. The students' broad experiences should be specific enough to provide some salable skills should they be forced to withdraw from the educational process. (Author/DS)

Author discusses the importance of proper acoustics to a learning environment. In addition, he gives pointers on various accoustical treatments. Basic to his suggestions is his belief that not only the construction of an area, but also its ultimate purpose must be considered in the planning. (Author)

Report on an advanced listening comprehension exercise series for independent study developed at the Goethe Institut at Iserlohn, West Germany. (RS)