In response to legislative mandates that schools use evidence-based instructional practices, the National Secondary Transition Technical Assistance Center has identified evidence-based practices and predictors in the area of secondary transition for high school students with disabilities. This article provides an overview of practices and…

Outlines a career ladder program developed in the Provo (Utah) School District to identify and train teacher leaders. (MD)

Describes a study of the National Association of School Principals Assessment Centers and their impact on career opportunities for women. The study found that the centers have had a major influence on the women interviewed. (MD)

Principals are responsible for initiating career development with teachers at all age and experience levels. Although most teachers want to remain in the classroom, many desire new and expanded roles. Principals can assist new teachers' socialization process and help mature faculty avoid the "plateau" trap. Includes 14 references. (MLH)

Describes an effective career education program at an Arizona high school. (MD)

Describes Denver Public Schools' response to the teacher recruitment dilemma, especially for attracting minority candidates. The Colorado district has formed a cooperative partnership with colleges and universities that identifies potential teachers from the student population. The model's five stages are explained. (MLH)

In this interview, the director of the Federal National School-to-Work Office explains the School-to-Work Opportunities Act. This comprehensive, systemwide investment covers all age groups and is designed to help communities examine their workforce preparation programs, identify gaps, and devise plans for a system that serves all students. (MLH)

Each of 33 educational administration graduate students at Lehigh University asked a superintendent to estimate division of his/her time and energy among five broad categories: CEO function to the school board, human resource management, instructional leadership, business management, and community relations. Most superintendents would rather spend…

The National Career Information System provides software, occupational and educational information, and technical assistance to operating agencies in 16 states. This article summarizes successful characteristics of programs in secondary schools, as identified in an 11-state study, and describes programs in Idaho and Georgia. (six references) (MLH)

Researchers studied 266 women in secondary school principalships to learn more about female principals. Some findings include overall level of job satisfaction is high, most are 40-60 years of age, many were vice-principals first, their school faculties have more women, and myths and discrimination about women still abound. (MD)

A Texas school system's Tech Prep Career Passport program equips high school students with skills consistent with their career goals and businesses with a better-prepared workforce. The Passport documents a graduate's completion of a three-course concentration within one of six tech-prep career pathways. A resume, letters of introduction and…

Instead of perpetuating a macroeconomic labor-exchange model, educators must discover how to promote individual career planning for everyone. If each person has one lifelong career, we must help people get and keep jobs, while helping them plan future worklives and balance work roles and responsibilities with other life roles. (22 references) (MLH)

To prepare students for a complex new world, Oregon legislators in 1991 overwhelmingly approved Oregon's Educational Act for the 21st Century. In 1995, they revised and reaffirmed this act's goals, strengthening efforts to make public education more academically rigorous and work-related (via Certificates of Mastery). Working this "seamless…

To assist adolescents with career exploration, counselors should help students identify their unique interests, skills, and personality characteristics; distinguish among several broad occupational areas; learn about different educational options as related to career choices; identify future decisions needed to achieve various goals; and make…

Discusses four premises to help school leaders align career development with curricula, design supportive professional-development activities, and increase employer and parent involvement. Educators, parents, employers, and community members must help students become future-directed. Students also need parental assistance, a comprehensive guidance…