The closely watched search for a new superintendent in Boston has taken such a rocky turn that the search committee's revised timeline now envisions January as the starting time for the new schools chief. The district's search committee had planned to select a group of finalists who would then go through public interviews before the school…

Do you feel that schools are only for teachers, principals, and people who have special training in education? Well, Centennial schools need help from parents. You don't need any special skills or training. All you have to do is care about making schools better places for children to learn. How can you help your children's schools do a better job?…

This publication covers the fundamentals of planning a college or university presidential inauguration. The guide's 10 chapters are based in part on a survey of colleges and universities that appointed new presidents between January 1990 and January 1992. The first chapter offers five rules for "getting your act together": you should…

Author discussed the efforts to redesign Boys High School, an all-male, academic school located in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, N. Y. (Author/RK)

The report describes 1980-81 meetings and efforts of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Advisory Committee for Exceptional Children. Proceedings of three meetings are summarized in Part I. Part II analyzes the Department of Interior/BIA state plans for fiscal years 1980-3. The section lists comments and recommendations for such aspects as the…

The impact of advisory groups on the vocational education programs in South Carolina was investigated. Information was gathered from 891 advisory members serving on advisory committees and councils for 49 area vocational centers, 6 of which were not utilizing advisory councils. Analysis of the advisory member responses indicated that a majority of…

This article introduced the reader to the result of a faculty decision by teachers from the Graduate School of Education at UCLA, specifically, the Teacher Education Laboratory, its faculty teams, its programs and its resource facilities. (Author/RK)

This legislative handbook for child advocates in Florida features a description of Florida's legislative process, including sessions, leadership and procedure, committees, legislation, public access to legislative information, state publications, and critical stages in the passage of a bill. A legislative glossary and a chart showing the route of…

New Jersey's legislatively mandated policy for a "thorough and efficient" (T & E) education requires each district to develop a community profile. This profile can be used by an Educational Goal Development Committee as an aid in establishing community involvement in the goal-setting process, as required by T & E regulations.…

The use of advisory committees for the development, maintenance, and continued exchange of information for hospitality education programs is discussed. Two types of committees are the general advisory type, which can deal with entire programs on institutional and community levels, and the single-field type, which helps develop programs in specific…

A study was conducted to determine the status of local secondary vocational education advisory councils in Iowa. Phase 1 of the study surveyed 709 secondary vocational education programs to identify programs utilizing local advisory councils, composition of these councils, and names of leading council members. Phase 2 collected data from 218…

AS AN AID TO CAREFUL, THOUGHTFUL READING OF THE REPORT, THIS GUIDE WAS PREPARED. SINCE THE REPORT INDICATED THAT THE SCHOOLS HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO ASSIST INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS TO UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEMS PRESENTED, PREPARATION OF THE GUIDE WAS MADE IN THE FORM OF QUESTIONS TO ACCOMPANY EACH SECTION OF THE REPORT. SPECIAL READINGS ON THE…

IN THE CALIFORNIA JUNIOR COLLEGE ASSOCIATION THERE ARE FOUR GROUPS OF COMMITTEES. THOSE ESTABLISHED BY THE CJCA CONSTITUTION ARE ASSIGNED FUNCTIONS IN (1) ACCREDITATION, (2) ARTICULATION WITH OTHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND AGENCIES, (3) ATHLETICS, (4) CONTINUING EDUCATION, (5) CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION, WITH SUBCOMMITTEES ON NURSING, REAL…

The use of a committee hearing format for educational evaluation is considered. The paper is divided into three sections: (1) a description of the concept of investigative committees as practiced by the United States Congress; (2) a review of recent implementation of a committee hearing format in educational evaluation; and (3) an outline of a…