Describing procedures and policies related to the consultation process established by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, this handbook is designed as a reference for participants on the state's Consultation Council, composed of the system Chancellor, representatives from college-based organizations, and representatives…

In this cooperative agreement, Maine's Division of Special Education, Bureau of Adult and Secondary Vocational Education, and Bureau of Rehabilitation (including the Vocational Rehabilitation Program and the Division of Eye Care) document their intent to develop collaboratively programs to provide educational, vocational, occupational, supportive,…

This chapter focuses on the need for a revised relationship between schools and the courts through the concept of preventive law. The chapter reviews court cases and presents an overview of conflict resolution models and strategies for reducing litigation. Preventive law assumes that greater use of its strategies affords a lesser need for conflict…

This report describes policy cooperation in the Education and Training Area in the European Union (EU) in response to the Lisbon strategy and provides a comprehensive plan to respond to the challenges of the knowledge society, globalization, and the enlargement of the EU. It focuses on these three objectives: (1) improving the quality and…

Prepared by a state personnel management advisory committee, this document provides a guide to Oregon school districts in the employment, retraining, and retention of both certified and classified (support) staff. An introduction explains that district personnel management functions include determining need and selection, assignment, and…