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Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors. [2025]. Progress through partnership: Shaping the future of oral health--Impact report for 2024. Reno, NV: Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors, 17 pp.

Annotation: This report provides information about the impact of the Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors (ASTDD) on oral health. It offers a description of ASTDD, including the association’s values, beliefs, and objectives, and its accomplishments in 2024. Also included are lists of committees, communities of practice, and focus areas; a description of funders and partners; lists of subject matter experts and board of directors members, and information about finances in 2024.

Keywords: Associations, Boards, Committees, Funding, Oral health, Partners

Salud America. 2016. 4 easy steps to push for open use at your school. San Antonio, TX: Salud America!, 2 pp. (Salud America toolkit)

Annotation: This toolkit provides step-by-step instructions for initiating a conversation with school district leaders about "open use," a policy that allows free community access to school district property for individual play and physical activity without a partnership or agreement with another public entity or a third party. The toolkit also links to resources such as community examples of open use policy (or shared use agreement; a model open use policy for school districts; and an active spaces research review, issue brief, and infographics.

Keywords: Boards of education, Child health, Community action, Health policy, Health promotion, Models, Physical activity, Policy development, School districts

Regensten E, Lipper K. 2013. A framework for choosing a state-level early childhood governance system. Boston, MA: Build Initiative, 25 pp.

Annotation: This paper describes and analyzes different models of governance for state-level systems of early childhood programs and services for children from birth to age five. Based on interviews with government and non-government informants in the states of Michigan, Maryland, Minnesota, and California, the paper provides an overview of governance (including a conceptual definition, brief history, and model options) and examples of various state practices. Tables indicate which entities provide oversight and authority for specific state and federal programs, including Head Start, State Pre-K, and Home Visiting. The paper concludes with a discussion and recommendations of governance model options based on five values: coordination, coherence, sustainability, efficiency, and accountability.

Keywords: Early childhood development, Early intervention, Governing, Governing boards, Models, Program improvement, Service delivery systems, State agencies, State programs

National Association of Local Boards of Health. 2012. The governance functions [The six functions of public health governance]. [Kimberly, WI]: National Association of Local Boards of Health, 2 pp.

California School Boards Association and Center for Oral Health. 2011. Integrating oral health into school health programs and policies. West Sacramento, CA: California School Boards Association; Oakland, CA: Center for Oral Health, 68 pp.

Annotation: This guidebook is designed to help school board members and administrators create a school-based oral health infrastructure. The guidebook contains background information, policy-development tools, and other strategies for addressing students' oral heath needs. Topics include providing comprehensive school-based support for oral health, the school board's role in policy development, and lessons from school oral health programs. Resources such as a policy development worksheet, a policy work plan and timeline, and sample school board policies are also included.

Keywords: California, Community based services, Guidelines, Oral health, Policy development, Program planning, School age children, School boards, School health programs

Wright G. [1998]. Family Empowerment and Service Coordination on the Information Superhighway [Final report]. Lincoln, NE: Center on Children, Families, and the Law, 46 pp.

Annotation: The overall aim of this project was to establish and evaluate the Nebraska Network for Children and Families (NNCF). This project: (1) Established the management structure, including a project management committee and a community-based, multicultural project advisory committee; (2) established the NNCF system and recruited and trained parent and professional users; (3) developed family-centered, culturally competent information resources pertinent to health care reform, the service delivery system, and parenting or caring for children with special health care needs; and (4) demonstrated that NNCF participation enhanced professional leadership toward family-centered, culturally competent, community-based care. NNCF was made Internet accessible. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Children with Special Health care Needs, Communication Systems, Electronic Bulletin Boards, Electronic Mail, Families, Health Care Reform, Information Networks, Online Systems, Parent Networks

University of California, Los Angeles, Center for Mental Health in Schools. 1998. Restructuring boards of education to enhance schools' effectiveness in addressing barriers to student learning. Los Angeles, CA: University of California at Los Angeles, School Mental Health Project/Center for Mental Health in Schools: Training and Technical Assistance, 28 pp. (A center report)

Annotation: The purpose of this report is to encourage school boards to take steps in reforming and restructuring schools. The discussion explores why school boards need to increase their focus on addressing barriers to learning, the benefits accrued from doing so, building an enhanced focus on addressing barriers into a school board's committee structure, and lessons learned from a major district where the board has begun the process. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Barriers, Boards of education, Learning, Learning disabilities, Reports, School districts

National Education Association of the United States . 1962. Levittown, New York: A study of leadership problems in a rapidly developed community; Report of an investigation [by] National Commission on Professional Rights and Responsibilities of the National Education Association of the United States and the Ethical Practices Committee of the New York State Teachers Association.. Washington, D.C.: National Education Association of the United States, 50 pp.

Annotation: This is a report of an investigation of leadership concerns that arose in the rapidly developed community of Levittown, New York during the 1950s. The problems centered around the sudden growth of the school system--with student registration increasing from 40 to 18,575 between 1948 and 1960; the lack of experience of the citizens in the newly created community; and differences in philosophy of education and religious affiliations. Controversy centered around a recorded cantata called "The Lonesome Train" that was played in the lower elementary grades, despite allegedly having been written and scored by "known communists." Another event that contributed to community outrage was a letter written to parents by an elementary school principal that was perceived as a violation of the Constitutional separation of church and state. This report, prepared by a Special Committee appointed by the National Education Association and the NY State Teachers Association, provides background information, findings from its investigation, an analysis, and recommendations to help resolve the community conflicts.

Keywords: Boards of education, Communities, Governing boards, Investigations, Leadership, New York , Public schools, School age children, School based management, State departments of education
   

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