This guide is intended to help school leaders make sense of special education as they blend knowledge of effective education practice with knowledge of the law to develop and maintain the best program for all students. Because knowledge of the law is a must for today's principals, the law is used to provide a structure for discussion. Information…

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…

This topical series is produced twice yearly and is intended to help keep school and district administrators abreast of critical issues in mathematics and science teaching and learning. Readers will find examples of and suggestions on how to support teachers as they strive to improve classroom practices and encourage student learning. This issue…

Summarizes the changes that have developed in secondary school administration and how education has benefited from that progress. (RK)

Offers seven suggestions to elementary principals that might make the teacher-administrator evaluation a positive force for school improvement. (Author/EA)

The first in a series of three articles highlighting some of the experiences of the Deptford Township Public Schools (New Jersey) in transforming the business operations from a manual process into a computerized system. Describes procedures for acquiring hardware and software and setting up a district accounting system. (MLF)

Intended to increase managers' awareness of sources of conflict involving subordinates, this article offers means for anticipating or identifying these conflicts and solutions for dealing with them. (Author/MLF)

Suggestions are offered for developing positive relationships among teachers and parents and the community in general. (Author/MLF)

The author outlines a simple calendarized budget and cash flow system, including monthly self-audits, designed for small Catholic elementary schools. Sample forms and records are included. (SJL)

The author suggests to Catholic school administrators that they look beyond short-term, local fundraising and create a long-range development plan which includes carefully articulated school goals, good public relations, and attention to new funding sources. (SJL)

Staff development activities are most likely to succeed when the characteristics of those affected by the proposed changes are taken into consideration. Some teacher characteristics with related questions for administrators when planning staff development activities are discussed: traditionalism, need for recognition and participation, fear of…

Suggests how school administrators can deal with irreverent, arrogant students, as well as with their parents and supportive faculty members. (JG)

The Michigan Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers' recent definition of an official transcript and the issues regarding fraudulent documents identified for further study are outlined. The association's suggested practices and policies for prevention of fraudulent transcripts are appended. (MSE)

Offers information on financial and data management computer software programs designed specifically for day care centers. (BB)