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Plumleigh, George E. – California School Boards, 1975
The ideal and truly mature relationship between teacher unions and school boards and administrators and the public would be a mutuality of individual and organizational goals. (Published by California School Boards Association, 800 9th Street, Suite 201, Sacramento, California 95814) (Author)
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Board of Education Policy, Board of Education Role, Collective Bargaining
Gardner, Jerryl – California School Boards, 1975
The superintendent is the chief advisor to the school board on all matters relating to the meet and confer process, and he acts as the main channel of communication between the school board and the management team and the Certificated Employees Council. (Published by California School Boards Association, 800 9th Street, Suite 201, Sacramento,…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Administrator Role, Board of Education Policy, Board of Education Role
Murphy, Joseph F. – American School Board Journal, 1982
Reviews major aspects of the school negotiation process and advises superintendents and administrators to select and clarify the superintendent's approach to collective bargaining, study past contracts and bargaining situations, organize a negotiating team, and help all board members understand their role in the negotiation process. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Board Administrator Relationship
Shula, William – School Business Affairs, 1995
Offers a practical review of commonsense principles that may assist a school business official in preparing for negotiations. Includes the role of the team, preparation for negotiations, process at the table, and settlement issues. (MLF)
Descriptors: Board of Education Role, Boards of Education, Collective Bargaining, Elementary Secondary Education
Boyles, Lyle E. – 1983
Suggestions to boards of education on handling an impasse situation in bargaining are given. Boards are advised to fully assess the possibility of gaining an acceptable agreement at the beginning of the negotiation session. If this cannot be done, six assumptions are offered as good advice in dealing with all impasse situations. Advice written by…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Board of Education Role, Boards of Education, Collective Bargaining
Sommers, Norman L. – American School Board Journal, 1985
Outlines the reasons for having superintendents function as negotiators with employee unions. Includes six recommendations: (1) understand the negotiating process; (2) build a negotiating team; (3) know the costs; (4) learn negotiation rules; (5) develop a strategy; and (6) review these tips. Includes a list of pitfalls. (MD)
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Collective Bargaining, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education
Cody, Frank J.; Dise, John H., Jr. – 1991
This is the first risk management publication for school administrators that attempts to be comprehensive by addressing all potential areas of risk to school districts and offering specific guidelines on how to manage those areas. Chapter 1 gives directions on how to use the manual. Chapter 2 contains a complete overview of risk management,…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrator Guides, Administrator Responsibility, After School Programs
Eiler, Edward E. – American School Board Journal, 1989
Golden rules for negotiating a good labor contract are directed at two groups: the negotiating team and the school board. (MLF)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Board of Education Role, Collective Bargaining, Contracts
Salmon, Hanford A. – 1983
Grievance procedures must be fast and fair to satisfy everyone and to disrupt the normal workflow as little as possible. The following factors help make for effective procedures: (1) binding arbitration, because it is orderly and unbiased; (2) contributions to contract language by the contract administrators; (3) absolute honesty about contract…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Arbitration, Board of Education Policy, Collective Bargaining
James, Bill – Thrust for Educational Leadership, 1987
Based on recent bitter experience, this article tells districts how to prepare for a teacher strike. Administrators should assess their public relations program and the strength of their board, know their adversary (the union) and the bargaining process, asssess the management team, and plan strategically. (MLH)
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Collective Bargaining, Elementary Secondary Education, Public Relations
Ficklen, Ellen – American School Board Journal, 1985
Criticizes the concept of superintendents functioning as chief negotiators in collective bargaining processes (it endangers the relationship with teachers, and puts an extra burden on the demanding job of a superintendent). Lists five recommendations for hiring outside negotiators. (MD)
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Collective Bargaining, Contracts, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textStuart, Leland E.; Goldschmidt, Steven M. – 1986
This essay presents an overview of the past 25 years of collective bargaining in American public education. Drawing distinctions between compensation and noncompensation issues, the essay addresses the issue of striking a balance between the interests of organized teachers and the educational interests of their communities, and it incorporates…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Board of Education Role, Collective Bargaining, Community Influence
Lebda, James J. – American School Board Journal, 1987
To address the professional needs of principals and other middle management supervisors, school boards might consider meet-and-discuss sessions, a middle ground between unilateral board action and collective bargaining. Sessions are nonbinding, produce better decisions, confront root causes of job dissatisfaction, and can strengthen the management…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Collective Bargaining, Compensation (Remuneration), Discussion
Ingram, Ruben L. – Leadership, 2003
California school employee unions' objective is the enhancement of wages and hours for their members. School districts and unions need to participate in some form of collaborative (nonadversarial) bargaining. Lists steps a district might follow to handle the negotiations process from an educational point of view; that is, support and enhance…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Boards of Education, Collective Bargaining, Elementary Secondary Education
Wood, R. Craig – American School and University, 1984
An overview of the legal obligation of public school districts to bargain with their employees. (MLF)
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Collective Bargaining, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education
