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Chow, Stanley; And Others – 1996
This report examines current practices in defining, identifying, documenting, and tracking school dropouts in Ogden City School District (Utah), as well as demographic and personal characteristics of Ogden's high school dropouts. Data collection included a review of school and district records, interviews with administrators and staff, and…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Research
Harding, Frances M. – 1993
This manual offers information on developing, implementing, and maintaining college alcohol and other drug programs at New York institutions of higher education. The document notes that alcohol is the drug of choice for college students and that therefore alcohol-related issues and programs are the primary focus of the manual. Part 1 of the manual…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Alcohol Education, Alcoholism, College Students
Hanson, Karen L., Ed. – 1998
This case study digest is intended for classroom teachers who wish to discuss a variety of challenges in school leadership. The publication targets classroom teachers who desire leadership training and aspire to become school administrators. The case studies represent actual incidents experienced by school leaders. The cases are formatted to…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Administrators, Case Studies, Collegiality
Utah State Office of Education, Salt Lake City. – 1992
This manual's purpose is to provide technical assistance to educators regarding their obligations under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which protects persons participating in federally funded programs and activities from discrimination based upon their disability status. An introduction outlines the three major areas of emphasis of…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accessibility (for Disabled), Civil Rights Legislation, Compliance (Legal)
San Bruno Park School District, San Bruno, CA. – 1982
The purpose of these seven handbooks (one for each grade from kindergarten through grade six) is to provide parents with information about their child's school and about the basic instructional requirements of the school. Most of the information in each handbook is identical to all the others and has been included to maintain the continuity of the…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Board of Education Policy, Educational Objectives, Elementary Education
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Michigan State Board of Education, Lansing. – 1990
In 1989, a study was conducted of the status of student assessment and developmental education in Michigan's 29 public community colleges and three public four-year colleges which serve in a community college capacity. The study sought to to determine: (1) the number of community college students in need of and actually enrolled in developmental…
Descriptors: College Credits, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Courses
Blomquist, Robert; And Others – 1986
This study investigated the relationship between school staff job satisfaction or morale and a number of organizational changes and practices occurring at the Portsmouth (New Hampshire) Junior High School. The issues under examination included homogeneous vs. heterogeneous grouping, class length, school-within-a-school or teaming, department…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Flexible Scheduling, Grouping (Instructional Purposes)
National Association of Secondary School Principals, Reston, VA. – 1986
This booklet is intended to help teachers and principals examine their roles, responsibilities, and relationships to create a quality instructional program at the school site. It consists of guidelines intended to foster a positive school environment; to encourage and facilitate discussion, collegiality, and mutual professional respect; and to…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Cooperative Planning, Educational Cooperation
Myers, John E. B.; And Others – 1986
This chapter discusses the legal issues of schools' responsibilities concerning child abuse and neglect. Most state statutes make reporting mandatory for professionals, including school personnel, who have contact with children and who possess the requisite knowledge that raises a reasonable suspicion of abuse or neglect. Reporting must be done…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Child Abuse, Child Advocacy, Child Neglect
Council for Exceptional Children, Reston, VA. – 1988
New opportunities are available for students with special health care needs requiring specialized technological health care procedures for life support and/or health support, and attention to appropriate educational programs is required. Guidelines proposed by the Council for Exceptional Children's Ad Hoc Committee on Medically Fragile Students…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Ancillary School Services, Delivery Systems, Educational Practices
Burton, Nancy; And Others – 1982
This is Part II of the Seattle Public Schools' School-Based Planning Manual, which is addressed to principals and program managers within the school district. An outgrowth of Project ACCESS, a program designed to assist Seattle schools as they move toward school-based management, the volume contains materials that supplement the planning model…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Educational Finance, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education
Bergen County Vocational-Technical High School, Hackensack, NJ. – 1985
A project was conducted in Bergen County, New Jersey, to develop a technical high school for students who are gifted and talented in science, mathematics, and the technologies. Through a hands-on approach to learning, the curricular disciplines were integrated to bring life and meaning to abstract principles and theories and to give students an…
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum Development, Educational Facilities Design, Educational Facilities Planning
Banker, Nancy Sirmay – 1979
This case study of a small suburban school district in the San Francisco Bay Area examines the interplay among individuals and groups within the district who make and implement policy decisions. The issue of awarding credit for experience-based learning focuses and directs the study. As an introduction to examination of the ways decisions are…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Career Education, Case Studies, Credits
Amlung, Susan, Ed. – 1980
The purpose of this report is to study the transition from school to surplus property and the consequences for the immediate neighborhood. From the 53 schools closed in New York City since 1975, six schools were selected for study. Of the six schools, three are vacant, two are used by private organizations, and one by the board of education. Data…
Descriptors: Building Conversion, Community Characteristics, Community Influence, Declining Enrollment
Alexander, Robert J. – 1979
This manual is a compilation of state policies in consumer education. It is based on a national survey, conducted in 1978 by the Education Commission of the States (ECS), of the 50 states and Washington, D.C. Intended for use by policymakers, administrators, curriculum specialists, and consumer educators, the manual defines consumer education as…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Comparative Analysis, Consumer Economics, Consumer Education
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