In developing a sex (or "family life") education curriculum, Gloucester Township (New Jersey) Public Schools established a philosophical base (drawing on community, parent, and student feelings); formed planning committees of administrators, parents, and teachers; reviewed existing district programs; designed the curriculum; and…

After South Lyon Community Schools (Michigan) lost their first tax levy campaign, a committee formed to interview voters and devise a new plan discovered that voter priorities had been overlooked. The solution--enlisting community support and communicating the importance of voters' priorities. An inset provides specific campaign techniques. (MLH)

A Missouri school district has a nine-step strategy for selecting principals that involves a broad-based selection committee of staff and community members. (MLF)

Describes application of a preschool education program in an Ortonville, Michigan, school district. The six programs are grouped in the same location, meet a variety of needs, and are part of a larger community cluster. Combining programs benefits both children and adults. (CJH)

Suggests that school systems "audit" their communication system to assess their communication needs. Provides two tests that audit a school system's environment and its community. The test results indicate whether the system's communication program should emphasize formal or informal communication methods. (RW)

School districts should institute special public relations programs focusing only on budgets. The programs should provide services to voters (such as free use of school facilities), spotlight good fiscal management, involve the staff by giving them budget information, and use the budget report as a public relations document. (Author/RW)

School-linked agency collaborations are changing the way communities deliver human services to needy children and their families. Describes and cites examples of community-based and school-based delivery systems. Lists resources on unified services for children. (MLF)

Guidelines for building collaboration between education and social services are based on an Arizona superintendent's experiences in the establishment on school district grounds of a family assistance center staffed with 20 workers. (MLF)

Ray Tolcacher, the active and highly visible principal of Whelan Elementay School in Lennox, California, won the respect and trust of the Hispanic community served by Whelan by encouraging local residents to use school facilities and by fostering good relations between community members and local police. (PGD)

The video coordinator for the Trenton, Michigan, schools tells how they use educational access cable television to broadcast information about schools to the community. (MLF)

Offers guidelines for instituting an effective public relations program at the building level. Includes a checklist for evaluating a school's present program. (WD)

Describes how Elyria (Ohio) Schools passed an $8 million school levy in five months. Highlights successful techniques used in fundraising, publicity and advertizing, registering voters, creating a citizen speakers' bureau, obtaining editorial and church support, canvassing, telephoning, involving students, and obtaining endorsements. Diverse,…

Drawing on their own experiences, the authors suggest starting a program for gifted children by developing community support, choosing an appropriate type of program, assessing staff perceptions of the need for the program, identifying gifted students, developing a curriculum, involving the faculty, securing funding, and choosing the evaluation…

A public information program that is comprehensive but not costly is within the reach of any school system. Twenty-two time honored tips are briefly described. (MLF)

Ways administrators can turn their interest in photography into an effective human relations program for their school systems. (MLF)