A study was conducted to identify those variables appearing to affect cash management practices in Florida community colleges, and recommend prescriptive measures concerning these practices. The study methodology included informal discussions with the chief fiscal officers of each Florida community college and appropriate state board staff,…

An elaboration of the adoption phase of the Clark and Guba R and D model. A brief discussion of the normative structures of the organizations and organizational boundary permeability provides the rationale for a set of suggested procedures for adoption of innovations at the school building level. (Author)

This study describes an investigation of the intellectual property policies of a stratified random sample of public and private Carnegie Doctoral Research-Extensive Universities. Current copyright law was reviewed as well as the status of the "academic exception." University policies were examined to determine whether or not they…

The report describes the development and monitoring of a procedural due process model for handicapped and gifted students in a large rural school system. It is explained that commercially available materials were used to train administrators and teachers, consistent forms were developed and reproduced for the entire system, and a monitoring…

This report provides a summary of the results of a survey intended to gather firsthand information concerning truancy and absenteeism in Illinois schools. The report includes data on attendance patterns and policies in various Illinois school districts, legal actions taken by the districts in response to truant behavior, ratings of assistance…

Provided are guidelines for educators in New York State to fulfill responsibilities mandated by the Child Protective Services Law, designed to protect abused and maltreated children, which include writing and updating the policies of the school district, actual case reporting, case coordination, in-service training programs, and general…

In the study "Public and Private Schools," the conclusions by James Coleman and others that private schools produce higher test scores and do so by employing certain school policies are not valid because the methods and interpretations used in the analysis fall below the standards for social-scientific research. Moreover, the conclusions…

This report reviews the current literature on dropouts and school discipline and discusses a survey of ten North Country high schools used to generate information to be used by schools when re-evaluating policies regarding these issues. Survey data was collected using questionnaires completed by the principals of the ten schools. Recommendations…

IN ADDITION TO SCHOOL POLICIES RELATING TO TEACHER LEAVES OF ABSENCE IN SOUTH DAKOTA, STATE BY STATE SUMMARIES OF EDUCATIONAL LEGISLATION REGARDING SICK LEAVE, MATERNITY LEAVE, AND SABBATICAL LEAVE ARE PRESENTED IN THIS DOCUMENT. OF THE 228 RESPONDING SCHOOLS IN SOUTH DAKOTA, 215 REPORTED EXISTING SICK LEAVE POLICIES. THE MAJORITY OF RESPONDING…

THIS CONFERENCE DEALT WITH THE VARIOUS CONDITIONS THAT PRODUCE A DESIRABLE COLLEGE ATMOSPHERE. THESE ARE (1) AN ABLE AND DIVERSE FACULTY WITH AN INTEREST IN THE JUNIOR COLLEGE AS A SPECIAL INSTITUTION, (2) PERSONNEL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES DIRECTED TOWARD THE TOTAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE STUDENT, (3) FINANCIAL AND BUSINESS MANAGEMENT PROVIDING…

THE SECOND IN A SERIES OF STUDIES OF THE PROCESSES BY WHICH RESOURCES IN THE UNITED STATES ARE ALLOCATED TO THE SUPPORT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION IS PRESENTED. A RATIONALE FOR THE STUDY OF SCHOOL FINANCE WAS FORMULATED AND APPLIED TO EXPLAIN VARIATIONS IN EXPENDITURES ASSOCIATED WITH STATE EFFORTS TO EQUALIZE BOTH EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS AND TAX LOADS.…

This manual for elementary school teachers provides guidelines for the use of progress report cards in the Long Beach Unified School District, California. Included in the manual are sections dealing with evaluation policy and procedures, descriptions of various progress report cards, interpretations of grades and symbols, instructions for filling…

Fourth in a series of four publications on energy conservation, this booklet offers basic guidelines for sound fuel reduction in school transportation. The pamphlet suggests ways to implement energy-saving practices, guidelines for preventive maintenance of school vehicles, a definition of the drivers' and superintendents' roles, school policies…

This report reviews the pioneering efforts in California, Florida, and South Carolina to foster citizen participation through school councils and provides data and analysis on one promising policy innovation in each of the states. The experience in the three states suggests that institutional mechanisms are in place, precedents have been set, and…

Part of a 13-volume series designed to help Lutheran communities assess the feasibility of starting a Lutheran elementary school and to assist ongoing schools in current operation, this publication focuses on recruitment, public relations, and transportation policies in Lutheran elementary schools. It is intended as a way of sharing successful…