Presents five steps for effectively involving the community in the superintendent selection process. One suggestion is a board-community interview of a candidate. (Author/IRT)

Article focused on the process of getting into curriculum change, using the RISE report as a tool. Author suggested a RISE Report Study Committee (RRSC), composed of interested educational staff members, community leaders, and students, who would spearhead an assessment of the counseling and learning options for all students. (Author/RK)

This handbook for South Carolina vocational education advisory groups is a procedural guide designed for both advisory group members and educators. It contains suggestions on how councils and committees may be established and used in local vocational education programs for program improvement. Local vocational advisory council provisions are…

The structure and functions of the college executive committee are discussed. This committee is pivotal to the effective functioning of the board and to the support of the chairperson and the chief executive in their leadership roles. The committee can act on its own provided it does not assume powers specifically reserved for the board. The…

This digest suggests steps to take to organize an outdoor education organization at a state, regional, or local level. After an individual or group has determined the need for an organization and an area to be served, the first step is to organize a working meeting of no more than 20 key persons. Next, the purpose of the organization and services…

Program evaluation from a K-12 perspective is increasing in importance. Unit school teachers expressed a necessity to objectively observe their schools. In 1980, the Board of Directors of the National Study of School Evaluation perceived the need for a K-12 self-study instrument. Consequently, the executive director of the board and a national…

Provided is a list of associations and committees of or for women in science, engineering, mathematics, and medicine. The list is organized by discipline, with cross-referencing to cognate specialties. The disciplines include: anthropology; astronomy; atmospheric sciences; biology; chemistry; computer sciences; earth sciences; energy; engineering;…

This report of an assessment of the Texas Advisory Council for Technical-Vocational Education represents an effort to determine what effect the activities, recommendations, and operations of the council have had on vocational education in the state. Part 1 briefly describes the present context of vocational education, the role of the state…

When universities and colleges approach alumni and other segments of the public for advice, particularly pertaining to academic areas, any branch of the academic administration can tap the expertise of people whose valuable insights might otherwise be unavailable. Such a volunteer advisory board works well at all levels. It can link the academic…

Vendors frequently compete to have their technology adopted as part of a voluntary consensus standard, and this paper reports the results of an empirical study of the factors that influence the choice of technologies by voluntary technical standards committees. Participation in standards committees is viewed as an aspect of the product development…

The Wisconsin Council on Vocational Education's seven recommendations, based on testimony given at a statewide public hearing at Oshkosh State Correctional Institute, are the following: (1) creation of an independent, cabinet-level corrections department; (2) establishment of an annual vocational, technical, and adult education scholarship for…

This report illustrates the accomplishments of the Kansas Advisory Committee on Hispanic Affairs (KACHA) during 1987. The Committee was established in 1974 as the Kansas Advisory Committee on Mexican American Affairs to provide opportunities for Hispanic advancement in Kansas. The committee name was changed in 1986 to include the entire Hispanic…

This booklet is intended to help curriculum development personnel select an appropriate task list verification technique. The first sections of the guide introduce the concept of verification of task lists, provide a rationale for it, and define various terms connected with verification. The following four sections describe and make a case for…

The Vocational Advisory Council in Fairbanks, Alaska, conducted a two-year assessment of local vocational program delivery during the 1986-1987 school year. The purpose of the assessment was twofold: to review, analyze, and assess local vocational programs and delivery; and to expand the school-community partnership as it pertains to planning and…

A committee report on the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association College Retirement Equities Fund (TIAA-CREF) is presented, along with a five-page summary of the report. The full report addresses the specifics of various pensions issues, many of a technical nature, and focuses on the flexibility of the plans for TIAA-CREF policyholders. Two…