ERIC Number: ED289232
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1986
Pages: 115
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Fundamentals of School Board Membership.
Simon, Toby R.
This book provides basic information for new board of education members on a wide range of issues that have turned up on board of education agendas in New Jersey over the past 10 years. Separate sections are devoted to the following: (1) the New Jersey School Boards Association's code of ethics for board members; (2) the governance of New Jersey Public Education; (3) the respective roles of board members and superintendents; (4) a school law primer for new board members; (5) understanding parliamentary procedure; (6) policy; (7) the board-superintendent relationship; (8) researching curriculum issues; (9) textbook approval; (10) budget calendar; (11) essentials of school finance; (12) glossary of school finance terms; (13) legislation and the role of the board member; (14) the board and labor relations; (15) foundation of a public relations program; (16) dealing with the press; (17) a selective glossary of education and budget terms; and (18) the New Jersey School Boards Association Field Services Department. (TE)
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Board of Education Role, Boards of Education, Conflict Resolution, Curriculum Evaluation, Decision Making, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Meetings, Parliamentary Procedures, Policy Formation, Politics of Education, Problem Solving, Public Agencies, Public Policy, Public Relations, Public Schools, Publicity, School Districts, School Law, State School District Relationship
Business Office, New Jersey School Boards Association, P.O. Box 909, Trenton, NJ 08605-0909.
Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Policymakers
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: New Jersey School Boards Association, Trenton.
Identifiers - Location: New Jersey
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