The Midwest Community College Leadership Council is a cooperative agency of the University of Michigan, Wayne State University, and Michigan State University. It has sponsored conferences for trustees and presidents of newly formed junior colleges. Ten representative addresses from the conferences, collected in this paper, cover different aspects…

This report makes recommendations concerning the composition, structure and functioning of the Board of Trustees of Columbia University. It also reviews the responsibilities of the Trustees which include: (1) examining and affirming the purpose and goals of the University; (2) appointing the President; (3) developing new sources of financial…

This booklet explains the administrative team concept, argues for greater participation of the principal on this team, and provides a typical board-administrator agreement. The administrative team is described as a tool that provides not only a formal agreement for administrators, but also an internal structure that ensures participation by…

Many developing trends will have major impact on both trustees and physical plant administrators. Face-to-face contact between the two will help both and benefit the institutions, especially regarding accountability, technological change, and regulations on the handicapped. (Editor/LBH)

Trustees have the responsibility of helping clarify and develop the educational program and also of making sure academic employment policies are equitable and sensible. (Editor/LBH)

In an informal poll of administrators and experienced board members, two short checklists were used. One consisted of trustee actions that might be considered invasions of administration, the other of presidential actions that might be thought to encroach upon trustee responsibility. (LBH)

A reappraisal of the sabbatical as a means of restoring and revitalizing the leadership resources of college presidents is offered by a president. Focus is on interpersonal relationships, delegation of authority, individuality, benefits, and reentry. (Author/LBH)

An educator with broad experience in both administration and governance of Catholic institutions outlines some of the differences between seminary and nonsecular board and trustee responsibilities and discusses some special concerns of church-related colleges. (MSE)

School business officials can upgrade their status by developing good working relationships with the superintendent, school board, employees, and the taxpayers. Besides providing accurate information, business officials need to demonstrate their competence and increase their visibility by attending school and community functions and participating…

Procedures for conducting an effective school board meeting at the Sidney Central School District, New York, include a monthly packet of information for board members, an unlisted telephone line to the superintendent's desk, and an agenda that lists future business for upcoming meetings. These procedures enable issues to be understood, discussed,…

Principalship need not be a futile attempt to satisfy the demands of many different parties. Rather, a climate of cooperation can be established through mutual teacher/administrator support. (DCS)

To attract and keep first-rate presidents, governing boards must be more generous with salaries and benefits. Governing boards have been too modest in looking after college and university presidents. (MLW)

Discusses nine factors to consider when attempting to determine what kind of information and how much information a superintendent should supply to a school board concerning district operations. (PGD)

Addresses issues related to board-president relations, focusing on presidential evaluations, board membership and leadership, and functions of the board as a management team. Sees board-president relations as critical to productivity and institutional well-being. (AYC)

Possible advisory committee roles and responsibilities, and some examples of these in action, are described and discussed. Included are the Indiana State Advisory Council on Vocational Education's recommendations for maintaining an active advisory committee, which are based on the assumption that a board can be effective only if it receives…