Reviewed all district tobacco policies in New York state, developing a policy rubric to assess five policy components (policy development/oversight/communication, purpose and goals, tobacco-free environment, tobacco use prevention education, and assistance to overcome addiction). School policies were evaluated for compliance with state and federal…

This publication discusses policy issues, practices, and research related to parent involvement in education in the United States. Written for local school boards, professional staff who work with boards, and interested parents, the paper calls for policies that will encourage parents to assist in their children's educational development. After an…

This guide for teachers of mathematics in the Career Guidance Program has been designed to help to develop a new interest in education for pupils who have at some point in their career lost interest in academic learning. The program was organized for the ninth grade, since this was the terminal year of the junior high school and since at this time…

This report is a compilation of presentations made at the Personnel Management Institutes held by the New York State School Boards Association in the fall of 1974. Included are the following six presentations: "New Laws Affecting School Boards and School Administration," by Bernard T. McGivern; "How to Prepare for Tenure Hearings,…

Research (Goodman, Fulbright, & Zimmerman, 1997; IEL, 2001) supports that the most critical decision a school board has to make is its selection and appointment of a superintendent to lead the district toward its mission of effective schooling for all students. Given that board members hold influential power in this regard, what competencies…

This collection of excerpts contains New York State educational legislation, Board of Regents regulations, and the Commissioner of Education's rules related to public libraries, library networks, boards of trustees, and library professionals. It includes all pertinent changes in educational law enacted through the October 1979 legislative session…

This bulletin is designed primarily for high school and college officers who have responsibility for advising students concerning the grant and scholarship programs administered by the New York Regents Examination and Scholarship Center of the State Education Department. It provides information concerning the following: (1) tuition assistance…

To determine factors influencing the attitudes of school board members toward occupational education, a 3-part survey questionnaire designed to measure the relationship between understanding, attitudes, and social variables was returned by 1,684 of the 4,830 mailed to school board members of 770 school districts in New York State. Analysis…

This paper explains critical problems in curriculum and supervision and describes a project undertaken by the New York State Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development which suggests possible solutions. (Author/AM)

The purpose of this bulletin is to describe the current status of proposals for formalizing negotiation procedures between teachers and their boards of education, indicating some potential trends. The entire issue of collective negotiation by teachers remains of relatively recent origin in terms of interest on a national scale, and the directions…

A report and recommendations endorsed by the New York State School Boards Association concerning the problem of functionally illiterate students leaving school are presented as an official position paper. Recommendations are made in the areas of local action, action to be undertaken by the commissioner of education, state action, federal action,…

The position of principal is due for a fundamental reevaluation. Several aspects of the position are discussed: (1) history of the position; (2) impact and self-perceptions of the principal; (3) current challenges of the principal; and (4) role and style of the principal. Central to the utilization of the principal in the district is the choice of…

This survey is designed to provide comparative information for classified personnel in the six counties of western New York State. Data collection was more difficult this year than in previous years because of the increasing length of the negotiation process. This year 74 of 89 districts supplied data. This study includes two features that were…

The setting is Pleasantville, a mid-size Midwestern suburban school district with 9,500 students and a proud tradition of active parent involvement and strong public support for the schools. Mary Vicenzi was recruited by Pleasantville's nine-member school board, which was concerned above all else, unanimously and emphatically, with the need to…