Successful transition for young handicapped children into other programs depends on a variety of factors, including personnel time, development of a comprehensive transition plan, positive teacher attitudes, and careful followup. Problems in transitioning may include weak evaluation procedures, limited social capacity of handicapped students, and…

One of the tasks of school principals in some districts is to provide for an appropriate staff development program. From his own experiences the author argues that adopting commercial marketing techniques is not necessary when convincing the staff of the need for staff development. Instead, making the identification of staff needs and the…

Administrators of programs for young people in schools, agencies, hospitals, and other institutions often find their biggest obstacle to be interdisciplinary conflict among teachers, counselors, social workers, psychologists, child-care workers, and others. After describing the problem, this handbook delineates an alternative to the departmental…

An account of an effort to inculcate the habit of collegiality in advanced students in school administration, this paper describes an exercise in "simulated deliberation" focusing on policy formulation. According to the author, who was also group leader, students were given basic facts surrounding a problem in race relations and asked to identify…

The college board of trustees assumes a number of major obligations, including establishing institutional policy. A policy is an expression of beliefs or judgements derived from an assessment of a set of values adopted by the board as a guide to present and future action. As beliefs, judgements and issues change, policies must also change to…

A study was carried out to investigate the organizational determinants of student achievement in 52 Newark, New Jersey, public elementary schools. Data consisted of information collected from questionnaires (for principals, teachers, and students) and school records, and of student reading and math achievement scores. Variables found to have a…

This module, first of a series of 36, contains a general overview of small business ownership and what it involves. In the first unit, the student is presented with a case study. This is followed by a definition of small business, kinds of small businesses, life as a small business owner, and personal qualities that small business owners should…

This module on owning and operating a housecleaning service is one of 36 in a series on entrepreneurship. The introduction tells the student what topics will be covered and suggests other modules to read in related occupations. Each unit includes student goals, a case study, and a discussion of the unit subject matter. Learning activities are…

In 1980 the Newark (Ohio) City School District established a team management system called REASONS--an acronym for Responsive, Evaluative Accountability System Operating Newark Schools. The goals of the REASONS program comprise systematic planning and accomplishment of objectives, increased productivity, open two-way communication, and peer…

Data on teacher absenteeism in the U.S. as a whole as well as in specific states and districts indicate that the problem is serious and growing. A review of research findings on more than 15 factors affecting teacher absenteeism shows that time of year, levels of faculty agreement and community support, teacher interdependence, and requirements…

The twelve items in this annotated bibliography are entries in the ERIC system intended to be helpful to those implementing mainstreaming programs. The publications cited discuss promising practices concerning mainstreaming, strategies to use when a mainstreamed child presents a problem, punishment for mainstreamed children, evaluation of…

Teacher competency is the focus of this book, which serves as a guide for educational administrators who want to improve their teachers' effectiveness. Topics covered include testing teachers for competency, administrator role in improving principals and teachers, teacher evaluation, inservice education, and teacher centers. (Author/LD)

Many people in our society turn to courts for the resolution of every problem. By delegating to judges the authority to declare our legal rights we diminish our individual and collective liberties. This trend of legalism can have important consequences for school administrators. Rather than resist or evade the law, school officials can obviate…

Continuous recent Teacher Corps involvement with community-based education has led to a conceptual framework for implementing programs. This framework results in better delivery of services to the community through grass roots community development and the use of school facilities for providing programs. The major role of the community coordinator…

Data from interviews with elementary school principals are examined for insights into the impact of administrative style on evaluation utilization. Characteristics of 23 principals' administrative styles are classified as being either "compliance" (CO) or "non-compliance" (NCO) oriented. CO principals are characterized by the following: (1)…