Presents factors crucial to the success of the combination classroom: planning, teacher selection, student selection, parent support, and schoolwide support. (MD)

A master plan for school facilities should be brought up to date at least every five years. Outlines sections of a master plan and describes ways to project future enrollment figures. (MLF)

Supervisors' best approach to school executives whose careers have stalled is to talk with them about their dissatisfactions and then seek ways to help them. Mutually agreed-on goals, new challenges, and discussion of the executives' qualifications and chances of promotion can pay off in peak performance . (MLF)

Suggests time-honored tactics for superintendents wishing to boost community support for schools, including (1) weekly school visits, (2) teacher-observation requirements for principals, (3) weekly board newsletters, (4) daily lunches with school children, (5) minimal yearly teaching requirements for all administrators, and (6) a well-developed…

Learn from Columbus: to sail your schools into an unknown future, be prepared to toss out time-worn management approaches and take some creative risks. (Author)

Tells how a school district faced with financial difficulties developed a $2.5 million cost reduction plan that included consolidating positions and job descriptions without sacrificing programs or quality--and that ended in staff salary increases. (KS)

By acting as a facilitator and working for a consensual solution, a superintendent can begin developing widespread support toward a reasonable solution. Offers guidelines that include respecting board members' expertise and using board committees. (MLF)

Many of the demographic forces that affect enrollment projections can be anticipated: (1) changes in the birthrate; (2) immigration flows to the United States; (3) migration within the U.S.; and (4) policy decisions. Advises that enrollment projections be monitored yearly, and describes the cohort-survival method and the pupil-yield technique of…

Analyzes three scenarios featuring champion educators' efforts to challenge business-as-usual predilections of school administrators. School systems can develop innovative, future-directed programs with effective planning, administrative support for creative teachers, and testing for results that match school values. (MLH)

Good educational facility planning means fewer mistakes during construction. Offers a checklist of nuts-and-bolts construction details to be considered in school planning. (MLF)