An Evaluation Primer for Trustees of Connecticut Independent Schools Ralph O. West: We felt it would be of value to you, the trusees, if we provided information about the evaluation/accreditation process itself, the organizational structure of evaluation, and the possitive implications for your school if evaluation is used effectively at the policy-making level.

A Legal Primer for Trustees of Connecticut Independent Schools (Second Edition) Nancy L. Thomas: Trustees are charged with the responsibility for making discretionary decisions regarding an institution's policies and practices. This primer details the legal parameters of those responsibilities. The legal responsibilities and duties of trustees outlined in this primer should be treated almost as a bare-bones code of conduct for trustees.

Meeting the Challenge of Trusteeship: A Primer for Trustees of Connecticut Independent Schools Pearl Rock Kane: Governance decisions in any given school must be based on a broad understanding of independent schools and the context in which they operate. This publication is designed specifically to assist trustees in the learning process as they develop such an understanding. It is based on a review of literature on boards and on forty-five personal interviews with leaders in independent education -- trustees, heads of schools, association executives, consultants and recruiters.

Professional Development: A Primer for Trustees of Connecticut Independent Schools David M. Holdt: Teachers need to keep abreast of everything. Credibility evaporates rapidly among the young. This need is the responsibility of a school's trustees. It touches at the heart of each institution, every bit as much as do the fiscal and philosophical issues that dominate most board agendae. Schools are people-intensive. People are the capital of the institution, and, like well-managed capital in the business world, school people are the basis for what can be achieved--not only what one teacher can draw from an individual student, but what all can summon via the student's integration into the educational fabric of the institution. A school becomes richer educationally insofar as it attracts and retains good teachers who continue to grow into great teachers. Consider the alternative. Professional development is essential for all teachers, because teachers must change to excel.

Admissions and Disciplinary Legal Primer for Connecticut Independent Schools Shipman & Goodwin LLP: Independent schools have always experienced disciplinary problems with students, but increasingly these problems have raised legal dilemmas for schools seeking to enforce disciplinary rules. For this reason, CAIS has prepared this handbook with the assistance of the Association's lawyers, Shipman & Goodwin LLP of Hartford, to help independent school heads, senior administrators and faculty understand the issues raised by student discipline and the legal rules which protect a school when it seeks to impose disciplinary action.

Independent School Student Transportation and the Law: Requirements for Vehicles, Schools and Drivers Coleman H. Casey/Timothy J. Covello of Shipman & Goodwin: With this pamphlet, we hope to set forth in one place the pertinent law concerning student transportation. We have tried to identify those areas about which we receive the most questions and which are most relevant to the transportation of students.