Board members in school districts can stabilize or enhance their positions of power by acquiring types of information that can move policy and related matters along at a more efficient pace. To do this they must consider maintaining staffs that work solely for the boards, not for the superintendent. (Author/WM)

School principals are being pushed from below by militant teachers and court protected students, while being pressured from above by harried superintendents and accountability-conscious board members. The middle part of the 1970's may well be the last chance for maintaining principals as an integral part of the management of the schools.…

Intended as a guide for public library board members of the state of North Dakota, this manual provides basic information that all trustees should have and suggestions that will help them become more active and useful not only to their library and community but also to libraries and library services in the state. Subjects covered include goals,…

Intended to provide information which South Dakota Public Library Trustees may wish to use in the performance of their duties, this manual suggests useful practices and shares successful and desirable methods of representing the community through the library board, provides an up-to-date and reasonably comprehensive source of general information…

This document explores the relationship between school boards and administrations, with the purpose of gaining insight about both the history and the future of public schools. First it discusses the history of their relationship up to the present time when the two bodies function as rough equals. Next it summarizes various models of…

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…