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Download full textCouncil of Educational Facility Planners International, 2013
Every day in America more than 50 million children go to neighborhood public schools. Parents send them off with every hope they will be safe while there. And yet, as has been the case in too many cities, violence shatters that hope. The Council of Educational Facilities Planners International (CEFPI) seeks to lead in the effort to bolster schools…
Descriptors: School Safety, Public Schools, Educational Environment, Educational Facilities Design
Parent Cooperative Preschools International, Indianapolis, IN. – 1985
This compilation of materials and information serves as a step-by-step how-to guide to creating and building a parent cooperative preschool. After brief sections discussing where to begin and how cooperatives originated, contents explore basic considerations in planning, planning for community meetings, and the permanent organizational structure…
Descriptors: Committees, Cooperation, Foreign Countries, Parents
Hawley, Willis D., Ed. – 2002
Educational researchers and policy analysts concur increasingly that the organizational design and culture of schools can either enhance or hinder the effectiveness of school reform efforts. This book offers a series of essays that may help parents, educators, and policymakers understand and solve school organizational problems that get in the way…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation
Conley, David T. – 1996
This book serves as a resource guide to help people engage in a healthy, informed discussion of restructuring possibilities. Its focus is on creating readiness for school restructuring, which differs from both renewal and reform. Each chapter is similar in structure and designed to stand on its own. Each is short enough to be quickly read and then…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Curriculum Development, Educational Assessment, Educational Change
Parson, Steve R. – 1999
This book shows how schools can provide services to all members of the community, in addition to focusing on the educational needs of the children. Eleven chapters discuss various aspects of what it takes to transform a school into a community learning center. Chapter 1 discusses underlying assumptions about change and the need for planning.…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Adult Learning, Charter Schools, Community Centers
Wavering, Michael J., Ed. – 1995
Noting that young adolescents--around 10 to 15 years of age--undergo significant emotional, social, intellectual, and physical changes, this book serves as a reference for parents, educators, and policymakers concerned with education that meets the unique needs of the student population. The five sections of the book cover the historical and…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Adolescent Development, Athletics, Cognitive Development
