The reauthorization of the U.S. Elementary and Secondary Education Act, referred to as the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), emphasizes evidence-based initiatives while providing new flexibilities to states and districts with regard to the use of federal funds, including funds to promote effective school leadership. In response, state and…

The publication is advice designed to help employers in all schools with staffing and employment issues, and to inform their decision making. It advises on matters contained within the School Staffing (England) Regulations 2009 for maintained schools and for independent schools, which include academies and free schools, the Education (Independent…

Now, more than ever, the baby-boomer administrators are retiring in massive waves. Some researchers have predicted as high as 75% turnover by 2011 for education alone. For many years, not much attention has been placed upon succession planning or developing new leaders in some colleges; others have tended to create stockpiles of leadership…

Presents 11 steps to take in choosing a consultant. (IRT)

Offers warnings on how to avoid rip-off artist consultants. Provides some clues on how to know when a consultant is needed and how to pick the right person. (IRT)

Discusses guidelines for users of the assessment center method that were developed and endorsed by practitioners. Includes explanations of the most important concepts common to all assessment centers and suggestions to maximize the benefits obtained from the use of this method. (JOW)

This important and much-needed book is based on a longitudinal study of fifty new teachers during their first years in the classroom. It highlights the cases of ten, whose stories vividly illustrate the joys and disappointments of new teachers in today's schools. The book documents why they entered teaching, what they encountered in their schools,…

The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) sets the industry standard for certifying professionals involved in health and fitness and their clinical applications. This 5-part publication provides a revised edition of six standards representing the industry's consensus on design and operation of a safe and high-quality health/fitness facility.…

In general, candidates selected for employment will probably perform worse than estimated. Bayesian statistical methods may be useful in adjusting the estimates. (Author)

The most important factor in the hiring process is that a large committee conducts the interview. Interviews and group discussions that follow must be structured and supervised carefully so that each person's evaluations are taken into account. (Author)

Selecting the architect is one of the keys to a successful school building project. Some general standards for evaluating architects can be applied in most situations. (Author/MLF)

Lists audiovisual resources which continuing education administrators can use to enhance their proficiencies in the staffing process. (SK)

This monograph focuses on the subtle behavioral and organizational barriers that hinder the recruitment, retention, and advancement of women and minority faculty and administrators in higher education today. Specifically the monograph explores the obstacles that face women and minorities who serve as full-time, tenure-track faculty and…

The percentage of women in the superintendency remained stagnant over 80 years of the last century and has only increased slightly, to just fewer than 14% of the public school superintendents in the U.S. today. In other words, the glass ceiling still exists. The persistent reasons for lack of change are gender prejudice and gender…

This combined discussion/bibliography summarizes some of the best information in the field for both those who are conducting the selection interview and those who are being interviewed. It is noted that much of the literature is written from the point of view of business, but materials dealing specifically with the library context are also…