This manual describes and evaluates the implementation of Project BEST-PAL (Basic Education Skills Through-Parent Affective Learning), Brevard Community College's special demonstration training project intended to return adults who have dropped out of the educational system back into the learning environment by bringing them to parenting classes…

Supervision is the hardest task facing administrators. The articulation of meaningful goals and objectives, as well as careful evaluation of employee performance remain challenging tasks. At Pensacola Junior College, this task was made easier through the development of a more bias-free and objective evaluation form. The form is appended. (MLW)

This three-part report describes the development and operations of the faculty mentoring program at Charles County Community College, in Maryland. First, the history and goals of the program are reviewed and the mentoring process is described, indicating that faculty are offered mentors at the beginning of each semester, mentors are paid $100 and…

Describes the multiple-data-based, full-time faculty evaluation system at North Country Community College, which assesses classroom and advisement effectiveness, professional development, and college and governance activities. Includes samples of various instructor evaluation forms. Defines the rating terms used. Discusses reappointment, tenure,…

Information is provided on San Diego City College's Flex 89 Program, a 3-day staff development effort offered for the college's administrators, full-time and adjunct faculty, and classified staff. The packet includes the flyer sent to all participants, the Flex Catalog and registration form, an example of an enrollment confirmation, the program…

In summer 1987, South Central Community College (SCCC), in Connecticut, entered into partnership agreements with four school districts in its service region to permit high school juniors and seniors with a B average or higher to enroll in and obtain high school and college credit for any regularly scheduled credit courses, at no charge to the…

In spring 1985, Morton College's (MC's) counseling staff instituted a student development model for academic advising to encourage students to assume greater responsibility in planning their educational and career goals. During their first academic advising appointment: (1) new students are made aware of the importance of their commitment to their…

In response to a 3% decline in fall 1977 enrollments, Odessa College developed and implemented a comprehensive marketing program. After initial planning, a marketing task force and nine mini-task forces were created to deal with the topics of community economic markets, community cultural markets, student retention, student recruitment techniques,…

Drawing from the experiences of three California community colleges, Foothill College, De Anza College, and San Jose City College, this collection of materials provides guidelines and sample forms and instruments to help in the development of a system for evaluating community college administrators. Included in the collection are: (1) general…

This analysis of national leadership and service organizations (NL/SO's) lists and describes 26 NL/SO's that provide professional development, networking, and advancement opportunities for the nation's community colleges. Part 1 provides introductory comments on the external forces affecting community colleges, and the internal and external…

A year-long project was undertaken at Solano Community College, in California, to establish a well organized and planned program to recruit and retain underrepresented faculty and staff, utilizing funds from a Faculty and Staff Diversity grant from the California Community Colleges' Office of the Chancellor. The first step was the formation of a…

This report provides 1984-85 information on the activities and achievements of Gainesville Junior College's (GJC's) Minority Advising Program (MAP). After an introductory overview of the program, the first section describes the operation of the program in which 17 staff members and 69 of the 105 minority students at the college participated. The…

Studies conducted by the Eastern Iowa Community College District in 1986 revealed a lack of credit programs and curricula for training individuals in the technical aspects of hazardous materials management and need for hazardous materials technicians by local industry. In response, an associate of applied science (AAS) degree program in Hazardous…

A study was conducted to identify and describe the programs and services offered by California community colleges to meet the needs of learning disabled average (LDA) students. The survey of 106 California community colleges sought information on program characteristics, and on the identification and assessment methods employed by the colleges.…

This in-service manual for administrators and faculty at South Seattle Community College (SSCC) offers information on learning disabilities and describes the college's programs for learning disabled (LD) students. The first sections present legal and professional definitions of learning disabilities; briefly consider such causes of learning…