This booklet presents brief, detailed guidelines intended to aid school administrators in developing and managing a publicity program for schools. Primary emphasis of the discussion is on generating publicity and media exposure; only cursory attention is devoted to the other facets of a complete public relations program. Major topics of discussion…

General advice is offered about measures to take before closing underutilized school buildings. If the building has potential value to the school district, tenant, buyer, or other public agency, specific measures are necessary to protect the building. On the other hand, depending on the size, zoning, location, and age, the building may have no…

The purpose of this practicum was to develop a handbook that will be useful to principals in preparing their annual reports to their communities. The guideline for such a report was developed and disseminated to secondary principals. All 37 secondary schools' reports for the 1973-74 school year reflected the use of this guideline in preparing…

The handbook was prepared as a guide for school administrators and teachers of occupational orientation in secondary schools to help them develop an occupational orientation program which will meet the needs of their students. Topics discussed are: a definition and philosophy of occupational orientation; general objectives; course structure and…

The 12 papers and three discussion group reports in this document are the result of a 3-day conference held in 1970 to study the role of vocational evaluation and work adjustment in manpower development programs. The 69 participants were carefully selected for their ability to effect change in planning, developing and delivering vocational…

In order to show how planning might be implemented and structured at the state education agency level, basic principles and guidelines regarding the establishment and operation of educational planning units are identified and related to the development of planning capabilities in state education agencies of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota,…

This presentation is concerned with maintenance management and operational cost control techniques. Various sources of inefficiency concerning maintenance operations are analyzed, and consideration is given to the following aspects of the development of a controlled maintenance system: control over work input, the use of planning and estimating,…

This handbook is designed as a guide for persons engaged in planning, improving or managing programs and operations of schools and institutes of administration which offer academic degree and nondegree programs, research, and advisory services. It focuses on public, development, municipal and business administration. Although the handbook is…

This instructional manual for the use of vocational educators in Montana describes a continuing enrollment/exit/follow-up computerized survey of vocational education and provides instructions for its implementation. The survey is intended to make available information which will provide insights for evaluating and improving vocational education…

Guidelines are developed to assist Utah school districts in formulating sets of written policies which would bring about a more extensive and cooperative use of public school facilities by community groups. The study is concerned with--(1) reporting the policies and practices of selected school districts, (2) reporting the success the school…

Presented is a description of a K-12 interdisciplinary design for environmental education programs developed by the Division of Curriculum of the Indiana system of public instruction. The publication is designed to assist administrators and their teaching staffs in developing meaningful environmental education curricula and related activities…

Teaming is a step toward individualization or personalization of learning. Teams should be composed of from 3-6 teachers, one or more aids, student teachers if possible, and 60-150 students of varying chronological ages. The team training program should be designed to make all participants aware of changing expectations, and to build the skills…

A pilot study sought to determine if the "Planning Guide" provided useful assistance to college personnel needing to collect data about their own institutions. The Guide is a looseleaf manual developed by the National Laboratory for Higher Education and designed to organize information regarding an institution's: 1) current status; 2)…

This paper gives an analysis of receipts and expenditures in a sample Kentucky school district and compares them with receipts and expenditures for the United States and for other school districts in Kentucky. Data have been obtained from the sample school district, the Kentucky Department of Education, and the January 1973 issue of "School…

The rapid increase in the number of alternative schools in the past two years suggests that today's educator should closely examine the topic--whether with a view toward promoting such options or simply in the interest of keeping abreast of major developments that affect American education. This bulletin gives an introductory overview of the…