Provides newly hired superintendents with factors to consider when negotiating 10 elements of their own contracts: salary, insurance, term of office, relocation expenses, vacation, sick leave, travel expenses, administrative authority, automobile use, and exit expenses. (PGD)

A total of 396 districts responded from all 50 states and the District of Columbia to this survey about administrative positions, with full-time teachers as a comparison point, in the areas of base salaries, bonuses, benefits, and perquisites. (MLF)

Manufacturing productivity, as measured by output per hour, rose in 1984 in the United States and 11 other industrial countries studied. (Statistics are presented in the following areas: productivity trends, employment and hours, hourly compensation, unit labor costs, and relative productivity and labor cost trends.) (CT)

The Lockheed Employee Recreation Association uses company and community facilities to offer a variety of programs to Lockheed employees and their families. Several of the recreation programs and how they were implemented are described. (DF)

Surveyed 312 members of the Southern Association for College Student Affairs to determine characteristics of compensation and responsibilities and characteristics of members. Data showed over half the respondents felt state government support was inadequate to encourage them to stay in higher education. (JAC)

This report analyzes the most complete data available on all types of higher education faculty. It examines the growth in part-time faculty and full-time nontenure track faculty using data from various sources, including national surveys by the National Center for Education Statistics. In this monograph, those faculty outside the traditional…

Noting a growing consensus that inadequate compensation contributes to turnover among child care teachers and providers, and undermines the quality of services available to children through the state of California, this report presents compensation guidelines developed as a means for Title 5 child care centers and others in California to assess…

Data for this study was drawn for an extensive study on personnel practices. This particular report focuses on the position of coordinator of student activities which is seen as ranking low on the totem pole in regard to benefits, perceived responsibilities, and perception by other staff personnel. (CJ)

The concept of preretirement planning is discussed: its advantages for the employer, the range of program activities, the successful program format, types of participants, meeting sites, discussion leader, and types of hand-out materials. (CT)

Parts three and four of a four-part series on alternative work options for older workers are presented. Union and professional association representatives identify job transfers as the most feasible alternative work option; and recommendations for changes in employers' practices public policies, labor unions, and professional associations are…

A bridge benefit plan designed to provide an adequate income at age 65 so that faculty and senior administrators at Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, can choose to retire at an early age, while deferring receipt of their TIAA-CREF annuity benefits during the bridge period, is described. (MLW)

The authors examined the differences existing in selected categories of fringe benefits among 991 teachers from varied settings in New Mexico. Teacher desires were found indifferent with regard to their tenure status, sex, level of teaching, or school district size, in at least one of the four subhypotheses tested. (Author/IRT)

This study examined and described patterns of discussion and determined the difference, if any, that existed among school corporations with respect to implementation of Public Law 217 in Indiana which provided legal sanction for collective bargaining between teachers and school employers. (MM)

Because housing is often a primary concern, school boards need to understand its importance in successful superintendent recruitment efforts. Many businesses recognize that the transitions necessary in some corporate transfers effect the entire family's well-being. As competition intensifies, school boards might also consider offering housing…