The involvement of parents in the education of their children is briefly discussed. Discussion focuses on ways to involve parents, ways to reach parents, and difficulties in involving parents. It is asserted that the suggestions offered in this ERIC Digest can help teachers involve parents who might not otherwise be involved. While an individual…

Regulations governing rental of facilities owned by the San Antonio School District (Texas) are documented as found in Section Eight of the school district's rules code ("Public Use of All School District Facilities"). Eight divisions of the code are as follows: (1) administration; (2) use of school facilities by pupils, employees, and…

This document presents guidelines for creating a master plan for community parks and recreation programs. The master plan is a written document used by community decision makers to provide a consistent 5 to 10 year parks and recreation plan. Chapters provide information on: (1) definition and general description of master plans; (2) goals and…

The intent of this manual is to present health and safety standards and procedures for the special environment of cooperative preschools, where both teacher-supervisors and parents are present and responsible for the well-being of the children. After a brief discussion about meeting environmental standards, child health is investigated in terms of…

More and more educators are being charged with liability in court. Hence community educators need greater understanding of liability and need to know how to avoid being defendants in litigation. Ignorance of the law is no defense, even though it is often difficult to know what the law is. While there is a tension between protecting the rights of…

Intended for use by parents and teachers of preschool age children, this short booklet provides some guidelines to follow when introducing sex education to young children. It discusses issues such as where to begin, how to encourage the child to ask questions about sex, how to handle sex-related problems, child molestation, nudity and the family,…

Provisions of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) and differences between it and previous manpower training acts present questions for potential training institutions. Suggested ways of dealing with these questions are discussed. The first question concerns steps to become a contractor of training programs under JTPA. These include (1)…

The purpose of the current program was to establish an upward mobility program that afforded employees an opportunity to improve their credibility in job opportunity selection under the directives of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (Author/RK)

Guidelines to help make schools fire-retardant and arson-proof. (Author/MLF)

Presents a set of standards for the graduate preparation of counselors and personnel specialists. The standards are designed to serve as guidelines for minimum preparation and are flexible enough to allow for creative approaches to counselor education. (Author/PC)

Article investigated the role of the marching band and the proficiencies required by its members. (RK)

The series of statements here concern the administrator's role in improving instruction. Each of them is stated as a proposition that can be argued endlessly; the author is prepared to do exactly that, he says, but not in this article. (Editor)

Counselors are becoming more aware of the importance of working with large systems to bring about change that will influence individuals. In this article the author relates some of his early experiences as a young school counselor and suggests guidelines for bringing about change. (Author)

Examines the issues of censorship and freedom of speech in the high school press and stresses the importance of clearly stated guidelines on editorial policy. (RB)

Explores questions related to children's experience with death. Areas discussed are: (1) adult response to the child; (2) issues raised; (3) behavior reactions; (4) developmental influences on response; and (5) adult reactions. Guidelines are given to aid the adult in handling a child's reaction to death. (Author/SDH)