Increasingly, colleges and universities are using consultants to help search committees find the right president for the institution. Search consultants bring experience, historical and national perspectives, objectivity, personal knowledge of candidates, and a professional approach. Energy, enthusiasm, and style are important consultant…

A search consultant describes the process of selecting Peter Hutchinson of Public Strategies, Inc., to head Minneapolis (Minnesota) schools. The board negotiated a contract of performance-based compensation for services provided by Hutchinson's firm, with Hutchinson as superintendent. (MLF)

The "clearness committee," a Quaker practice, might provide an avenue for educators grappling with crises and seeking clarity about their worries and concerns over time. A Lewis and Clark College seminar held in April 1998 dealt with an administrator's fears about carrying on following a former student's suicide. Steps for freeing one's…

Considers difficulties in implementing school advisory programs, related to the feminization of teaching, a phenomenon defined by the increasing number of women working as teachers, the reluctance of men to participate in advisory programs, and a pervasive cultural idea that "caring is women's work." (JPB)

Examined the establishment and function of Texas school health advisory councils (HEACs) following 1995 legislation containing guidelines on school HEAC duties and membership representation. Survey data indicated that 67.3 percent of the 217 responding districts had formed school HEACs. Council size, membership, training, and number of meetings…

Explores models of advisory boards and their relationship to the urban mission of colleges. Describes four models based on conceptual frameworks derived from two key articles on empowerment and citizen participation, and on the experience of "Implementing Urban Missions" grantees. Found that the Hybrid Model (all partners/stakeholders)…

Describes one teacher educator's experiences during his 10-month search for employment, presenting four general guidelines for dealing with search committees: thinking should precede leaping; if you need to know something, you have to ask; great expectations produce much frustration; and the brightest and most helpful search committee members may…

Student advisories provide adolescents with the opportunity to practice life skills such as self-assessment, communication, problem solving, and conflict management. Steps in the development of an urban school advisory program include the following: (1) development of mission statement and goals; (2) gaining program support; (3) assessing student…

With a Web site, teachers and administrators can communicate with parents, committee members can share documents, students can publish newspapers and other work, and parents can e-mail teachers. Planners should browse other schools' sites, utilize volunteer workers, select appropriate software and equipment, and avoid copyright and updating…

Discusses the need to prepare teacher education students for integrating technology applications in K-12 schools and describes a student technology committee that was formed in two undergraduate teacher education courses to facilitate a more effective integration. Results from data analysis indicate that this was an effective strategy. (Author/LRW)

Under the adequate yearly progress requirements of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act (2001), states are currently faced with the challenge of demonstrating continuous improvement in student performance in reading and mathematics. Beginning in 2007 to 2008, science will be required as a component of the NCLB Act. This article describes South…

The Family-Centered Preschool Model is a family support model for center-based preschool programs. The model utilizes family consultants-parents of children with disabilities-to augment the support provided by classroom professionals. Family consultants coordinate and facilitate formal and informal family supports, maintain a close liaison with…

In Fall 2008, in response to the recent economic downturn, as evidenced in state budget shortfalls, federal buy-outs and interventions, and a series of additional events characterizing a slowing, stagnant economy, AASA examined the impact on school districts across the nation. While there are regional differences, the findings of AASA's…

This hearing is the third of three on reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, and focused on the core mission of the act, removing financial barriers to college. Statements and testimony are included from: Honorable Jason Altmire, Congressional Representative from Pennsylvania; Honorable Ruben Hinojosa, Chairman, Subcommittee on Higher…

At a time when, nationally, community colleges are increasing their reliance on contingent faculty, and nonacademics are increasingly attacking the tenure system, some community colleges--like Bronx Community College, City University of New York--continue to follow the traditions of shared governance. The collective bargaining unit at CUNY that…