This document includes statements of the position of the Chicago Urban Leugue (CUL) on eight issues pertaining to the desegregation of the Chicago Public Schools. In the introduction, "The General Purposes and Goals for a Desegregation Plan," the CUL states its support for the racial integration of students, including some mandatory…

In this paper, the Policy Process Model developed by Charles O. Jones is adopted in order to analyze school desegregation policy in Portland, Oregon. A major focus of this case study is the interaction between the Portland Public School Board and two community groups (the Community Coalition for School Integration and the Black United Front) as…

This report provides board policy samples and other policy resources on school safety and security. The intent in providing policy samples is to encourage thinking in policy terms and to provide working papers that can be edited, modified, or adapted to meet local requirements. Policies are presented in three areas of school security and safety:…

This address reviews the current status of the Central School Boards Committee for Educational Research (CSS) as seen by administrators and board members of central school districts. Two areas of concern involve (1) a breakdown of communications between this organization and school districts because of the substantial personnel turnover in the…

Two federal courts of appeals each reversed a controversial lower court decision and in the process reaffirmed state control over curriculum policy. Discusses the implications of these cases for the scope and the limits of school board authority over the curriculum. (MLF)

Interviews with administrators and reviews of official reports in 12 Ontario school districts provided data on the processes and participants involved in policymaking, the size of the central office administrative staff, and the nature of changes in administrative organization over the preceding decade. (PGD)

The composition, mandate, and activities of the Council of Universities of Quebec since its origin in 1969 as an advisory board to the department of education are described and characterized in terms of university autonomy and government responsibility. It is found to be, by its nature, unstable in its authority. (MSE)

Recent activities of the funding and policy-formation agencies in Dutch higher education are discussed, focusing on efforts toward a five-year plan based on a 10 percent general budget cut and substantial redistribution of programs among the universities. Aspects of the decision-making process and agency interrelationships are examined. (MSE)

To develop systematic procedures for determining and closing gaps between current and desired conditions, the North York (Ontario) Board of Education developed a long-range plan in 1979 to provide guidelines for school consolidation in response to declining enrollment, to be included in broader context of planning for the total system. (NEC)

Ten categories and subcategories of governance type for state higher education institutions in the United States are outlined. Historical and legal precedent for the two major components of these governance types (coordinating and governing boards) are examined and the appropriateness and conflicts in their roles are discussed. (MSE)

A student editor and a publications adviser present separate accounts of the development of a student policy--including a student publications section--by the Lexington, Kentucky, Board of Education. They also present a joint discussion of student publications issues that were dealt with in the policy. (TJ)

Examines principal and teacher response to the implementation of a systemwide student promotion policy in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania). Concludes that although principals and teachers may agree in principle with promotional standards, conflicting values may interfere with implementation. (FMW)

Describes the two-year systematic process by which the Saskatoon Catholic Board of Education formulated a mission statement. This grassroots policy development, based on principles of naturalistic inquiry and consensus building, comprised four stages: consultations with 70 small discussion groups representing all stakeholders, interpretation of…

This article examines the language games played by superintendents as they work with school boards and community activists to craft school policy. We begin by examining the role of language in problem definition and the agenda-setting process. We then examine how political culture and the media affect problem definition. We argue that school…

The objectives of this program developed by the Computer Literacy Planning Group of the District of Columbia Public Schools are to: (1) develop computer awareness among students, teachers, supervisors, and administrators; (2) develop and implement a computer literacy curriculum; (3) design and implement a computer training laboratory; (4) apply…