Interspersed among the results of a five-state regional survey, conducted in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas, the authors offer guidelines for conducting a student activity program. (JW)

Fund raising for a school's student organizations may best be accomplished through a one-day, once-a-year, schoolwide project, as it is at L. W. Higgins High School, Marrero, Louisiana. (JW)

Reviews the existing practices and perceptions of professionals in the field of rural education, concentrating on the use of teaching innovations in rural schools, on the need for specialized rural-teacher training, and on the major sources of program dissemination among rural teachers. (JW)

Assesses the development of schools over the past 10 years in the terms introduced by Charles Reich's "The Greening of America." (JW)

Lists the essential criteria for justifiable dismissals of employees, the sources of evidence to support dismissals and the minimum standards for such evidence, the points by which to judge employees, and the questions certain to be asked by an arbitrator or judge. (JW)

Holds that, in concentrating on the statistical differences, James Coleman in "Public and Private Schools" ignores the distinct circumstances of the two sectors of education as well as their differing student populations' economic and educational backgrounds. (JW)

Presents eight objectives developed in the Shoreham-Wading River School District, Shoreham, New York, for the students in the National Writing Project. (JW)

Describes the Alternative School in the Gwinnett County School System, Lawrenceville, Georgia, as an optional program teaching appropriate behavior and better study habits to chronically disruptive students. (JW)

Suggests 30 strategies a secondary school principal can follow for (1) improving rapport with parents, students, subordinates, superiors, and community representatives; (2) enhancing his or her own image and that of the school; and (3) ensuring the smooth administrative functioning of the school. (PGD)

Teachers participating in a school's budget development understand better why resources are allocated as they are. Participative budgeting involves submission of prioritized requests by each department's teachers, review of the requests by the principal, and revision of the requests by department heads in response to each other's demonstrated…

A former principal's experiences suggest the value to principals of speaking out forcefully, being skeptical of bandwagons, paying attention to research, focusing on outputs rather than inputs, talking frequently with teachers, resisting the role of teachers' adversary, exercising authority decisively, and avoiding the effort to be everything for…

Some relationships between high schools and their parent districts are similar to those between individual business enterprises and their parent companies. This article reviews several factors enhancing the success of these relationships in business and draws implications for high school organization. Leadership, organizational autonomy, and…

This article suggests a method for obtaining teachers' conceptions of actual and ideal priorities for their school's administration. The responses can stimulate discussion aimed at the development of consensus and can also be used for identifying teachers willing to participate in the pursuit of specific administrative goals. (PGD)

This article outlines the basic concepts in systemic therapy, including the nature of systemic behavior, the "punctuation" of behavior, the value of seeing behavior as "cooperative" rather than "resistant," and the concept of exception. Specific strategies school administrators and teachers can use when handling problem behavior are presented,…

Administrators can avoid legal and personnel problems by ensuring that staff members, students, and parents clearly understand school board policies and procedures. Five steps are essential: adoption of official policy, policy dissemination, policy interpretation, development of handbooks, and action to ensure thorough communication with affected…