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Zakariya, Sally Banks – American School Board Journal, 1985
School boards need to be prepared to deal with potential disasters. Four districts whose school board presidents dealt with serious emergencies are described. The emergencies included the murder of a superintendent, a flood, a statewide teacher walkout, and the threat of financial collapse. (MD)
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Crisis Intervention, Educational Administration, Educational Finance
Wolfberg, Calvin J. – 1983
One of the biggest errors that boards of education make in collective bargaining concerns the selection of their bargaining team. A negotiator should be used who knows labor law, understands the educational process and its common practices, and is knowledgeable about school law. In addition to the negotiator, who should be the spokesman, the…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Board of Education Role, Boards of Education, Collective Bargaining
Langan, A. Bud; And Others – 1985
This document proposes a model for the administrative involvement necessary to the negotiation of effective labor contracts in the schools. A historical analysis of laws, statutes, and significant court cases provides insight into the present scope, complexity, and limitations of collective bargaining in the schools of Washington State. Trends in…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Boards of Education, Check Lists, Collective Bargaining
Collective Bargaining and the School Board Member; A Practical Perspective for the 1990s. [Revised.]
Booth, Ronald R. – 1993
This handbook is designed to serve as a guide to help school boards understand collective bargaining and the labor-management relationships in their districts. Chapter 1 describes what school-board members need to know. Chapter 2 discusses some of the political and legal realities that school boards face in the collective-bargaining process.…
Descriptors: Arbitration, Boards of Education, Collective Bargaining, Conflict Resolution
Namit, Charles J. – 1983
Guidelines are given to school board members and administrators on using advocacy communications in dealing with teachers' strikes. Strikes are described as staged media events and extensions of the collective bargaining process. An educational association's "game plan" is outlined which summarizes the five central themes used by most…
Descriptors: Administrators, Boards of Education, Collective Bargaining, Elementary Secondary Education
Namit, Chuck – American School Board Journal, 1986
Describes seven main power tactics used by teacher unions in strike situations. Recommends a program of advocacy communication strategies that school boards can follow in fostering positive community relations before and during a strike. (IW)
Descriptors: Board of Education Role, Boards of Education, Collective Bargaining, Communication Problems
Pennsylvania School Boards Association, New Cumberland. – 1987
A composite guidebook covers the collective wisdom and teachings of local school governance. From goal-setting to policy making to board-superintendent relations, this publication places in one complete resource information available to the new and the veteran school board member. Although specifically directed to Pennsylvania board members, the…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Board of Education Policy, Board of Education Role, Boards of Education
