Robert Ricken, EdD, served as Principal and Superintendent in the Mineola School District for twenty-two years and was interim Superintendent in the following districts: North Bellmore, Elmont, Bellmore, Smithtown Central School District and the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District. He has also been an interim Assistant Superintendent and Superintendent in the Half Hollow Hills Central School District. Presently, he teaches Educational Administration at Long Island University, C. W. Post.

Dr. Ricken has served as the Long Island Coordinator for the Anti-Defamation Leagues A World of Difference Institute and conducted anti-bias workshops in over 100 school districts. In addition, he has been the Chairman of the Board of the Nassau Citizens Budget Committee, Board Officer of School Business Partnerships of Long Island, Vice-President of the Nassau County Superintendents Association and President of Phi Delta Kappa, C. W .Post Chapter. Additionally, he served as an Impartial Hearing Officer and a member of the American Arbitration Association. In this capacity, he has conducted 3020A, Section 75, and special education hearings.

Robert Ricken is the author of:

Love Me When Im Most Unlovable, published by the NASSP

Book Two - The Kids View, NASSP

The RA Guide to Nassau County Schools, Carlton Press, 1995

The Middle Level Calendar: A Handbook for Practitioners, NASSP, 1996

The High School Principals Calendar - A Month-By-Month Planner for the School Year, Corwin Press, 2000

The Elementary School Principals Calendar - A Month-By-Month Planner for the School Year, Corwin Press, 2001

Other articles have been published in the New York Times, Newsday, Sports Illustrated, The Harvard Review, Harpers Weekly and Single Parent Magazine. He is a frequent contributor to many educational journals, and has written a column on education for a local newspaper, Economic Times of Long Island.

Dr. Ricken has presented many workshops, and has recently been the keynote speaker for the NASSP in New Orleans, the National Association of Middle Schools in West Virginia, Baltimore, Denver, Washington D.C. and Atlanta. He has also spoken at the National School Boards Association in San Francisco and Rochester, as well as for Phi Delta Kappa at Hofstra, C. W. Post, and Molloy College.

Awards include the Administrator of the Year by Phi Delta Kappa of Hofstra University, Administrator of the Year by Nassau-Suffolk Educators Association, and recognition for his work in labor relations by the New York Council of Administrators and Supervisors. The National Public Relations Association honored him for his exemplary public relations practices. In 1992, he received the Outstanding Service Support Award from the Girl Scouts of Nassau County. In 1994, he was the recipient of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Recognition Award by Nassau County. In 2000, the New York State Middle School Association awarded him the Ross M. Burkhardt Award for his outstanding contribution to middle level education.

Michael Terc, MA, PD,
served as an administrator in the Mineola Public School District. For sixteen years, he served as Assistant
Principal at Mineola High School, New York. Before that, he taught mathematics at Mineola Middle School for sixteen
years. He also served as principal of the Mineola Summer School Program for two years. During his career, he coached
many sports and was involved in a host of student activities. He served as President of the Nassau County Baseball
Coaches Association and in 1976 was selected as the Daily News High School Baseball Coach of the Year. In 1982, he
authored "Coordinate Geometry and Art: A Match," published in National Council of Mathematics Teachers
Journal. In 1994, he received the Jenkins Service Award, the highest service award given by the Mineola School
Districts PTA Association. He received his MA in mathematics from Hofstra University, was awarded a Professional
Diploma in educational administration from Long Island University, C. W. Post campus. He recently was selected by the
School Administrators Association of New York State to receive its 1999-2000 New York State Distinguished Assistant
Principal of the Year Award. His most recent publication was The Elementary School Principals Calendar: A
Month-By-Month Planner for the School Year.

Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
1. July
Julys Key Tasks
Julys Communications
Julys Planning
Julys Personnel
Julys Checklists
2. August
Augusts Key Tasks
Augusts Communications
Augusts Planning
August's Personnel
August's Checklists
3. September
September's Key Tasks
September's Communications
September's Planning
September's Personnel
September's Checklists
4. October
October's Key Tasks
October's Communications
October's Planning
October's Personnel
October's Checklists
5. November
November's Key Tasks
November's Communications
November's Planning
November's Personnel
November's Checklists
6. December
December's Key Tasks
December's Communications
December's Planning
December's Personnel
December's Checklists
7. January
January's Key Tasks
January's Communications
January's Planning
January's Personnel
January's Checklists
8. February
February's Key Tasks
February's Communications
February's Planning
February's Personnel
February's Checklists
9. March
March's Key Tasks
March's Communications
March's Planning
March's Personnel
March's Checklists
10. April
April's Key Tasks
April's Communications
April's Planning
April's Personnel
April's Checklists
11. May
May's Key Tasks
May's Communications
May's Planning
May's Personnel
May's Checklists
12. June
June's Key Tasks
June's Communications
June's Planning
June's Personnel
June's Checklists
Resources
Resource A: Teacher Handbook
Resource B: How to Build a Mission Statement
Resource C: Summer Letters to Parents
Resource D: Meet Your Teacher Night - Suggestions to Teachers
Resource E: Weekly Memo to Staff
Resource F: Parents' Elementary School Guidebook
Resource G: Best Practices in Quality Education for Students With Severe Disabilities
Resource H: Teacher Job Description
Resource I: Helping Children Cope at Holiday Time
Resource J: Retirement Congratulatory Letters
Resource K: Attention Deficit Disorder
Resource L: Parallel Block Scheduling
Resource M: Spring Break Welcome Back Letter
Resource N: National TV Turnoff Week
Resource O: Standardized Testing Memo to Teachers
Resource P: Standardized Testing Letter to Parents
Resource Q: Summer Reading List
Resource R: End-of-the-Year Sign-Out Checklist