Outlines 11 essential qualities needed in a good school board president. (MD)

Examples of college community relations programs that have successfully bridged a sometimes widening gap between campuses and their surrounding communities include student participation in noise and party control, information campaigns, cultural and ethnic events, educational programs open to the community, economic impact surveys, and scientific…

Ideas for improving college-community relations begin with creating understanding within the college community itself and can include bringing professional people and local organizations to campus, outreach to community newcomers, student and faculty involvement in the community, news media contacts, and faculty sharing of expertise. (MSE)

Presents three aims of effective home-school-community relations programs: involving parents and other citizens in making decisions related to the school's program, fostering ongoing multidirectional communication, and using community resources to enrich the school's total educational program. (HOD)

Because of an increasing proportion of nonparents in communities, schools must learn to use newspapers, radio, and television to build community support for education. A hypothetical case shows how education officials can mount an aggressive communication program using staff volunteers to work with the public media. (TE)

The public image of a school board can be enhanced if it handles business in a manner that inspires confidence. Seven suggestions are presented on topics such as location of meetings, procedures, agenda, handling audience comments, establishing priorities, handling complaints, and superintendent support. (TE)

The cooperative program between Regents College and Miami-Dade Community College, which offers an external Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree, is described. Aspects of the program (known as PRO: Post Registered Nurse Opportunities), such as counseling services, course development and implementation, and public relations, are explained. (CT)

Details a corporate advocacy teaching module designed to help business students develop communication skills they can use in the future in defending their corporations when they are attacked in the national media. (FL)

Following examples of strike management in Tacoma and West Valley, Washington, advice is offered to school boards for minimizing damage during teachers' strikes. Topics discussed are substitute teachers, teacher contact, public relations, telephone strategies, consultants, picket lines, and maintaining patience and communication with school and…

Techniques used at Tufts University to evaluate its achievement and goals for institutional development efforts before beginning a new program are outlined, including identifying and assessing competition, finding measures of support volume and importance to the institution, and comparing one's own institution with others in actual and potential…

Films, filmstrips, and textbooks were planned as part of a system to provide information about IGE for school personnel, to assist them in developing teaching and administrative policies, and to encourage support from individuals in school districts, state educational agencies, and teacher education institutions. (MM)

Briefly outlined are nine suggested summer responsibilities or activities for vocational agriculture teachers which might build support for the local program in States such as New Mexico where funding support for summer programs and extended teacher contracts is faltering. (MS)

Parents' interest and potential support should be encouraged by preparing teachers to work in intelligent partnership with parents. (JD)

Little has been written about how to manage school-district conflict produced by a privatization initiative. This paper presents findings of a case study that investigated the politics of implementing a privatization initiative in a Michigan school district. The case demonstrates that no board of education should initiate a public discussion about…

This informative how-to guide explains public relations strategies and the audiences they target, with tips for customizing these tactics for particular libraries. Helpful techniques are recommended for promoting the use of library media services by students, faculty, building administrators, and school support staff. Readers will also learn how…