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March/April 2004

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IASB Publications
2921 Baker Drive
Springfield 62703
217/528-9688, extension 1131

• Weighing healthier options
  by Linda Dawson
  As the number of overweight and obese children rises in the U.S., school boards face new policy decisions. What can boards do to promote good health and nutrition at school?
  Sidebar: School nutrition rules, regulations

• Counter-offensive: Refute, promote and donate
  by James Russell
  As states consider new legislation that would further regulate carbonated beverage sales at school, manufacturers are poised to fight back with calls for moderation, not elimination, and dollars to back up their stance.

• Stealth provision lurks in NCLB
  by David Goodman
  In the opinion of one journalist, the military recruitment access portion of No Child Left Behind is a thinly veiled disguise to prevent dissent and limit local control.

• What's hot...what's not - Let's stop complying, start leading in '04
  by William J. Banach
  Leadership, student boredom and the real financial loss with "status quo" funding find their way into this annual insight on the issues that school board members face in the coming months.

• Superintendents offer wisdom of experience
  by John J. Cassel
  A group of retiring superintendents is willing to share what they have learned over the years about being a good school administrator.

• Digital kids: Learning in a new landscape
  by Ian Jukes
  Each generation looks at children with skepticism and a "We weren't like that as kids" attitude. So just how different are today's children? Plenty!

• How to avoid 'no policy' traps
  by Brian A. Braun
  Decisions made in the moment can come back to haunt a board that doesn't have a comprehensive policy manual.

• Practical PR - Dealing with crisis: One step at a time
  by Melea Smith