Herein, the Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools (REMS) Technical Assistance (TA) Center provides a list of resources for school administrators to use to assist in school safety efforts. The list includes the following categories of resources: (1) Before an Emergency; (2) During an Emergency; (3) After an Emergency; and (4) Emergency…

This chapter of "The Best of the Best of ERIC," Volume 2, contains 14 summaries of documents and journal articles on the management team, all of which are indexed in either "Resources in Education" or "Current Index to Journals in Education." The materials included deal with various aspects of this topic, such as…

Each summary of "what works" includes a statement of research findings, comments, and references. Topics addressed are the role of the teacher librarian, principal, and program coordinator; secondary school programs and facilities; impact on student achievement; continuing education; resources for students; dissemination of information;…

Comments on the research finding that, inasmuch as schools are complex organizations, powerfully resistant to change, effective staff development requires focused school effort. The role of school climate and the principal, the relation of theory and application, and the need for evaluation are mentioned. (Contains eight references.) (KRN)