Suggests ways the school can initiate positive school-community-home interrelationships via initiating relationships with childless citizens, using media, and interrelating with parents. (AH)

Principals' use of the curriculum council to develop the professional management function and establish a position of educational leadership is recommended. Additional benefits would include improved communications with staff and increased professional collegiality. (MJL)

Discusses the background of the Special Libraries Association Committee on Networking; reviews the projects undertaken by the committee in the past, including the Bibliographic Utilities Interview Project, the publication of NETLET, "Networking Notes" columns in Special Libraries, and the Electronic Mail Experiment; and outlines future…

Describes the cluster program in District 11, New York City, which brings parent and school staff representatives together. Lists the cluster groups' focuses, reviews several innovations suggested by the groups (including an interschool visitation program), and compares the clusters to Japanese "quality circles." (RW)

Describes ways in which the General Advisory Council for Vocational Education in Petersburg, Virginia helped the system's comprehensive vocational education program cope with reduced funding. (SK)

Gives a historical account of the formation, accomplishments, and demise of the Committee on Negro Studies. States that committee conflict prevented it from entrenching in American scholarship both the Black scholar and Afro-American culture; Melville Herskovits, the committee's chair, was devoted to African studies and to the…

A synopsis of the report of the Advisory Council on New Jersey Studies. (SJL)

Recognizing that textbook adoption procedures and evaluation criteria vary from state to state or district to district, the authors present some general guidelines on screening and evaluation that should prove helpful to any elementary textbook adoption committee. (Author/SJL)

Offers several suggestions to help women seeking administrative posts, including to volunteer for committees and after-school jobs, join a few good professional and community organizations, apply for a special job such as director or evaluator, and publish something. (JM)

Describes the formation, functions, and effectiveness of steering committees (consisting of faculty members and administrators) to facilitate implementation of priority needs assessment goals in the school curriculum. (CM)

Reports on the results of a survey of North Carolina community colleges to determine if the colleges' Boards of Trustees had standing committees, what their responsibilities were, and if there were written statements outlining the responsibilities of the committees. (AYC)

Most citizen participation in schools involves direct service that helps to enrich the educational opportunities of children. Public policy has erred in recent years by channeling parents' interest in education solely into advisory roles. (Author/MLF)

The Oregon Association for the Advancement of Health Education's steering committee fosters political action in support of health education in the state. The committee's development is outlined and suggestions for organizing similar groups are offered. (JMF)

A 46-member commission that reviewed every course in the Scottsdale (Arizona) high schools recommended new graduation requirements and a way to protect curriculum priorities. (Author)

Describes recommendations of a task force formed under the auspices of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, including more standardized procedures for collecting and evaluating environmental data. (MLH)