Identifies campus motives for implementing energy management programs, describes an energy program to support them, and offers suggestions for improved project implementation. (EV)

Outlines eight steps that will help optometry schools transition a faculty from "denial" of the need for assessment to "institutionalization": establish a collaborative environment, establish an infrastructure that makes assessment an integral activity, recruit a leader for full implementation of outcomes assessment, conduct a needs assessment,…

Describes a model integrated pest management (IPM) program for schools used in Monroe County, Indiana. Addresses how to implement an IPM program, specific school problem areas, specific pest problems and solutions, and common questions. (EV)

In a Wisconsin middle school, an innovative technology education program aims to introduce relevant and challenging concepts through a modular, individualized curriculum. Local industry donations were used to create a technology center for hands-on learning. (JOW)

Describes preparation for a one-day Young Authors' Conference. Discusses how the organizers set up a date and facilities for the event, enlisted the services of an author/illustrator, recruited team leaders and facilitators from the organization, and explored funding. Describes children sharing, writing journal/bookmarks, and author's sharing from…

The article describes the Intervention Program for handicapped children (birth to three years) and their families located at the University of California, Los Angeles. The program served 139 children and their families using a model which emphasized integration of young handicapped and nonhandicapped children within a developmental educational…

Discusses reengineering in the context of organizational processes, and presents six steps for reengineering business processes: (1) prepare to reengineer; (2) map what is occurring to accomplish processes; (3) map what should be occurring; (4) implement; (5) evaluate; and (6) monitor. Also offers a related reading list. (JMV)

Reports on difficulties that institutions of higher education are having with new integrated student-administration software systems being developed by PeopleSoft. Institutions have been reporting automation projects which are months behind schedule and budget overruns. The company has apologized and some institutions admit they share…

Discusses the issue of business-to-business electronic commerce implementation and the factors affecting it. Discusses electronic data interchange technology, describes the results of a case study of BHP Steel (Australia), and considers paradigm shifts in implementation issues related to electronic commerce that occur over time. (Author/LRW)

Describes how three teams of teachers, administrators, and staff development specialists translated national, state, and local standards into meaningful instruction for students with and without disabilities. Includes implementation plans and results. (Contains 25 references.) (JOW)

Explored perceptions of faculty, administrators, students, and state policy makers concerning barriers and challenges in implementing collaborative degree programs. Created a typology of collaboration based on data analysis: the builder, broker, ballerina, and baker types of collaborative. Found that setting the pace, acknowledging differences,…

Describes how a previously proposed model of school planning has developed to become linked to such aspects of organizational learning as the development of the school's core purpose and values. This approach should lessen the gap between strategy and implementation. (SLD)

Elementary school library media specialists state that one of the most frustrating issues they face is the fixed schedules in their library media centers. Beyond the cost effectiveness issue, the fixed schedule severely limits using the resources of the library media center for inquiry learning and collaborative teaching experiences between the…

As chronically underperforming schools around the country get to the point that the No Child Left Behind Act requires dramatic action, very few have gone the charter route. But Gompers Charter Middle School is one of three such San Diego schools that were shut down and reopened as charters. This article briefly discusses the steps this school took…

With all the recent headlines about security breaches and information loss at financial and educational institutions, the higher education community needs to address the issue of using social security numbers as ID numbers. The University of Oregon undertook a change process to assign generated ID numbers to all records in their information…