Curriculum development is an activity that goes on in all school districts, although in some districts it is haphazard and in others it is carefully planned. School district leaders must recognize this situation and take charge of the program to assure that it adheres to high standards. The efforts of each teacher must be "mapped," which…

This booklet is intended primarily to assist persons who are planning and administering group care home programs for children. The fast growth of group homes has increased the variety of resources that are available for children. It may be questioned, however, whether placement skills have kept pace with the increase in placement choices. This…

Compiled in this paper are samples of communication techniques that may be used to publicize and/or improve a school district's Title I dissemination activities. Suggestions are made for various publications a school might consider. These include newsletters, sample news releases, a news release form, progress reports, a school newspaper, a…

This guide is designed to help local school administrators establish a viable public relations program that will open and maintain an effective communication channel between the school and community. The handbook defines public relations, suggests procedures and helpful hints in establishing good public relations programs, and provides resources…

Designed to provide assistance to local districts in planning and evaluating their efforts in providing quality instruction and education, this evaluation guide presents evaluation suggestions for various components of administration and instruction. The guide is divided into four parts: (1) administration, (2) personnel, (3) school and community…

This resource guide, one of seven related documents, provides step-by-step guidance to help schools evaluate an adopted program. It offers an overview of the approaches most useful for evaluating a schoolwide or districtwide program adoption. It emphasizes that evaluation should be addressed from the first day of planning to provide data for…

This manual, one of four related documents, is an overview of a program in the Tredyffrin/Easttown School District (Pennsylvania) to remove sex bias from the curriculum, from extracurricular activities, from guidance materials and practices, and from personnel practices. The first part of the manual describes the model in terms of its rationale,…

IN ORDER TO INFORM ADMINISTRATORS AND PURCHASING AGENTS OF THE MINIMAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE SIMPLE, YET EFFECTIVE INSTALLATION OF A QUALITY LANGUAGE LABORATORY, THIS GUIDE OFFERS BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT COSTS, GENERAL AND FUNCTIONAL SPECIFICATIONS, BIDDING INSTRUCTIONS, AND REPAIR SERVICES. THE TEACHER CONSOLE AND STUDENT POSITIONS IN THE…

INFORMATION ON PLANNING AND DEVELOPING ADEQUATE AND ECONOMICAL VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE FACILITIES IS PRESENTED FOR ADMINISTRATORS, ARCHITECTS, AND OTHERS. IT INCLUDES (1) GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS, (2) RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CLASSROOM, LABORATORY, AND LIBRARY, (3) RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FARM MECHANICS SHOP, SHOP STORAGE, AND SAFETY DEVICES, (4) EXAMPLES OF…

MEMORANDUMS ARE PROVIDED ON THE ADMINISTRATIVE ASPECTS OF THE JOINT PROJECT OF THE DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND STANFORD UNIVERSITY, TITLED "FOUR YEARS OF RESEARCH ON THE CONTEXT OF INSTRUCTIONAL TELEVISION." THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT WAS TO LEARN HOW INSTRUCTIONAL TELEVISION COULD BEST FIT INTO THE TOTAL TEACHING SITUATION, NOT TO…

The events surrounding legal challenges to minimum competency testing programs are described, and ways of coping with the experiences are suggested. Discussion primarily is based on five legal challenges to the Florida program although reference is made to suits in other states for contrast. Whenever a student is faced with a threat to promotion…

Provided are hypotheses and evaluation forms to evaluate vocational-occupational-technical education (V.O.T.E.) programs whose purposes include the mainstreaming of handicapped students. Materials are geared toward testing the following five hypotheses: most occupational administrators can cite specific examples of formal or informal evaluations…

This booklet provides guides for the organization planning subcommittee for a new Lutheran high school. Included is a sample of an association constitution including articles of incorporation and bylaws. Other examples are given of the Lutheran high school philosophy and Lutheran high school goals. A sample job description for the first…

This booklet provides enrollment and transportation guides for those planning a new Lutheran high school. Suggestions are made for ways of projecting enrollment prior to the initial opening of school and an enrollment projection method is outlined that can be used in ensuing years. Recruiting strategies are listed and samples provided of a letter…

This booklet is designed to assist the site planning committee in selecting a site for a new Lutheran high school. A list of items, together with two evaluation forms, are supplied to enable the committee to evaluate objectively each available option for an initial facility. (Author/MLF)