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Zah, Peterson – Integrated Education, 1983
Clarifies the Navajo Tribal Council's policy on Navajo control of education. Asserts that education of this tribe's children has been disastrous and discusses priorities for strengthening it. Emphasizes the necessary involvement of family, community, and tribal government in structuring Navajo education and determining its goals. (KH)
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Community Leaders, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
Elfers, Ana; Plecki, Marge; Knapp, Michael; Boatright, Beth; Loeb, Hilary – Center for the Study of Teaching and Policy, 2004
This report describes the technical aspects of the establishment of a "Fast Response Survey System" for the state of Washington. The system, supported by the Stuart Foundation and the newly created Center for Strengthening the Teaching Profession (CSTP), is being designed to offer timely and useful information to the state's policy community…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Teaching Conditions, Teaching (Occupation), State Surveys
US Department of Education, 2004
This biweekly newsletter contains news and information about school improvement in the United States. It is designed expressly for parents and families. This issue highlights guidance, recently released by the U.S. Department of Education, on parental involvement to help states, school districts, and schools ensure that parents, as their child's…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Parent Participation, Parent Child Relationship, Parent School Relationship
McMullen, Dean – 1999
Alberta Learning expects all schools to have a safe and caring teaching and learning environment to ensure students have the opportunity to meet the standards of education set by the Minister of Learning. The primary objectives of this manual are to facilitate action that is legally, professionally, and educationally sound; identify and support…
Descriptors: Crisis Management, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Governance
Gittings, Tom; Goldsmith, Ken – 2000
From the earliest times when commodities such as tobacco and beaver pelts were used as money, to the present when credit and debit cards are commonplace, money has played a central role in the U.S. experience. This booklet provides an historical overview of the concept of money as it has evolved in the United States. The booklet is divided into…
Descriptors: Consumer Education, Economics Education, Government Role, Monetary Systems
Flynn, Margaret – 2000
This strategy brief presents general principles and strategies for financing facility improvements and highlights five examples of innovative strategies found throughout the United States. The strategies described concern facility improvements for out-of-school time and community school programs and include the following: (1) accessing school…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Fund Raising, Public Schools
Solomon, Rochelle Nichols; Rhodes, Amy – 2001
This guide helps leaders working with parents and the community learn about promising practices in parent and community involvement in school reform. By examining the efforts of seven contrasting groups working with parents nationwide, the guide depicts the many forms that parent and community involvement in schools can take, highlighting…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Parent Participation, Parent School Relationship
Atlas, Randall – 2002
Incorporating the principles and practices of crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED) in the design and remodeling of schools can contribute to the safety of the school while reducing the target-hardening and fortressing effects of a bunker mentality. The basic CPTED premise is that through the effective use and design of the built…
Descriptors: Architecture, Building Design, Crime Prevention, Educational Facilities Design
Meek, Anne – 1999
This book examines "baseline" communications in schools and school systems. Baseline communication is defined as schools' ongoing efforts to meet the information needs of parents and the community at large, to strengthen the partnerships of parents and schools, to promote school activities and events, to explain school programs and school's…
Descriptors: Communications, Elementary Secondary Education, Guides, Mass Media
Hayward, Kneka, Ed. – 1998
This manual is designed for use by school personnel and dental personnel to aid in the development and maintenance of school-based or school-linked dental sealant programs. The sections include (1) "Introduction"; (2) "Guidelines" (school selection, school contacts, dental providers, target grades, and tooth selection…
Descriptors: Child Health, Dental Health, Elementary Secondary Education, Health Promotion
Hammond, Shirley D. – 1999
This guidebook has been compiled to help school staff and community volunteers implement one-to-one friendships with students needing special attention. High-need disadvantaged youth, talented and gifted students, and adolescents having a temporarily difficult time in their lives can all benefit from mentoring. The mentor program for which this…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Interpersonal Relationship, Mentors, Program Development
Eley, Charles, Ed. – 2001
This three-volume manual, focusing on California's K-12 public schools, presents guidelines for establishing schools that are healthy, comfortable, energy efficient, resource efficient, water efficient, secure, adaptable, and easy to operate and maintain. The first volume describes why high performance schools are important, what components are…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Educational Facilities Design, Elementary Secondary Education, Energy Management
GMS Partners, Inc. Silver Spring, MD. – 2000
Designed as the final step in a carefully articulated work-readiness program, Mentors provides students interested in health care careers with an opportunity to develop superior employability skills, while striking a balance between work and school. The Mentors program links the school community, the student, and host organizations in a mutually…
Descriptors: Career Exploration, Education Work Relationship, Health Services, Job Skills
Health Resources and Services Administration (DHHS/PHS), Rockville, MD. Bureau of Primary Health Care. – 2000
Shadows is an individualized, hands-on, real-world career experience that provides students with a structured look at the future world of work in health care. The program helps students build a bridge between school-based learning and established health care skills standards. Shadows focuses on expanding the student's horizons beyond the classroom…
Descriptors: Career Exploration, Education Work Relationship, Health Services, Internship Programs
Perry, Nancy – Fortune, 1988
Reports the nine recommendations of the Fortune Education Summit, held in Washington, D.C., a two-day conference of leaders from business, government, and academia to discuss specific steps business could take to help schools. Emphasizes cooperative planning. (FMW)
Descriptors: Conferences, Cooperative Programs, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education