This booklet explains the statutory procedures for not renewing a teacher's contract or discharging a teacher in the state of Washington. It offers a fill-in timetable and step-by-step checklist that are used in the Seattle school district to help administrators meet statutory timelines. Appendix A contains procedures for evaluation of classroom…

Sample forms are presented for interview information obtained from teachers, administrators, students, guidance counselors, and dormitory staff personnel in Bureau of Indian Affairs schools, from parents of Indian students, and from community leaders. A classroom observation guide and checklists for dormitory and school facilities, curriculum and…

This guidebook is designed to help school districts plan evaluations of their curriculum program. It is divided into four major sections. The first section presents a case study based on the experiences of a school district that used this handbook in planning an evaluation. The second section reproduces the set of forms that the school district…

This manual outlines an improved school budget and accounting system developed by the U.S. Office of Education (USOE). Instead of the usual line items, the new system lists accounts by program. This change will help the citizen and the school administrator see how much programs cost and where the educational dollar is being spent. Chapters focus…

This book is a revision of a 1976 book entitled "The School Budget Is Your Business." Like the previous book, this is an attempt to demystify the school budget and the budgeting process so that lay community members can understand and make changes in both. Chapters explain what can be learned by an examination of the budget, what a school district…

This pamphlet provides information to help communities in analyzing their needs, assessing available resources, and developing an effective manpower program to combat poverty problems which include high unemployment, inadequate education, poor health, and dilapidated housing. The report describes the necessary steps to be made for comprehensive…

This handbook is intended primarily to help postsecondary institutions administer the major federal student financial aid programs: Basic Educational Opportunity Grants (BEOG), Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants (SEOG), College Work-Study (CWS), National Direct Student Loans (NDSL), Guaranteed Student Loans (GSL), Health Education…

Present capital outlay investments in elementary and secondary school buildings, sites, and equipment in the United States are being increased at the rate of about $3 billion annually. Maintenance and operational services, important aspects of property protection, educational progress, pupil safety, and plant efficiency, are being provided in…