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Herman, Jerry J.; Stephens, Gail M. – Executive Educator, 1987
Recommends an eight-step program for school districts seeking first-rate teachers, including (1) determining desirable staff characteristics, (2) broadening recruitment strategies, (3) honing selection procedures, (4) completing preemployment paperwork and placement decisions, (5) beginning orientation immediately, (6) setting up support systems,…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Interviews, Program Evaluation, Teacher Orientation
Hammond-Mathews, Janice; Mills, Helene – Executive Educator, 1987
Describes the Birmingham (Michigan) Public Schools' morale-boosting program. First the superintendent established a district communications team (composed of administrators, teachers, and noncertified staff members) to plan morale-building events. The district also hired a consultant to work with staff and students to improve specific aspects of…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Group Activities, Morale
Natale, Jo Anna – Executive Educator, 1994
Until recently, school executives have been too busy responding to growing school violence to worry about their own safety. Although teachers and students are most common targets, recent murders of three superintendents and an assistant principal show top administrators are vulnerable to misdirected anger and frustration. Administrators should not…
Descriptors: Coping, Elementary Secondary Education, Homicide, School Administration
