This book takes a systematic approach to planning educational facilities, discussing in detail each phase of the process of planning capital projects and the responsibilities of those in the schools who make decisions regarding the buildings in which students learn. The book also speaks to the moral responsibility of educators to ensure students are in safe, functional, and efficient structures. Planning Educational Facilities for the Next Century covers it all, from planning, to hiring the architect, to managing the construction phase.

Planning Educational Facilities: What Educators Need to Know is a book about planning and the responsibilities educators have in the process of planning for educational facilities. The book covers every aspect of planning that needs to be done to complete any capital improvement project from the assessment of need to the evaluation of the product and process. The text is the most comprehensive book on planning educational facilities on the market. Each planning process is described in detail explaining the role of the superintendent and school personnel. Descriptions of the various means of contracting with a firm for the construction of a building of the completion of a capital improvement project is provided with a discussion of the benefits and problems involved. The book also contains a chapter devoted to problem-based learning activities which were derived from practical situations. These activities provide a very practical experience of solving typical problems in the planning process. This text can be used by the practitioner as a guide to follow in planning educational facilities. It can also be used as a text in a school planning course.

This book offers step by step tips to win a school administrator job. The process to get a job in school administration is completely different than acquiring a position in other occupations. The author provides valuable, detailed, and comprehensive advice to play the job hunting game by the rules:•Suggestions for preparation prior to applying for the job. •Tips to write a cover letter that “grabs” the reader. •Sure-fire suggestions for an “action” r sum . •Clear and concise instructions for preparing, dressing for, and participating in various job interviews. •Closing the deal—negotiating the best contract.What The Experts are Saying:The author has put together a simple to follow, step-by-step method to get a job in public school administration. A must read for everyone in the public school business. —Dr. David A.Steele, Associate Professor of Educational Leadership, Seattle Pacific University.One of the few books on the market that helps educators get a job as an administrator. The author does a masterful job of outlining prodedures for vice principals, principals, superintendents and central office administrators. —Dr. Charles R. (Bob) Marshall, Search Consultant and President, Execu-Excel, Olympia, WA.

An update to Financial and Managerial Accounting for School Administrators: Superintendents, School Business Administrators and Principals, this book and CD include current best practices, GASB pronouncements, and web-based applications. It will be useful to superintendents, school business managers, and principals.

Addresses six competencies in personnel management, seven in institutional management, and four in finance and development. Includes more than 150 sources in the bibliography.