Dade County Fl Schools

All minor and almost all major decisions about the way schools in Dade County, Fla., operate are made only when both teachers and school administrators agree on them. The concept--if not the practice--of shared decision making has the enthusiastic support of many top school administrators around the country, according to Ray Tolcacher, president of the Assn. of California School Administrators.

Dade County Public Schools in Florida, the nation's fourth-largest school district, on Wednesday joined a growing list of school systems across the nation that have banished apples and related products from lunch menus because of fear of daminozide, a chemical used to treat some apple crops. It follows New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago and scores of smaller districts that have removed apples, apple juice and apple sauce from school cafeterias and vending machines.

Dade County Public Schools in Florida, the nation's fourth-largest school district, on Wednesday joined a growing list of school systems across the nation that have banished apples and related products from lunch menus because of fear of daminozide, a chemical used to treat some apple crops. It follows New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago and scores of smaller districts that have removed apples, apple juice and apple sauce from school cafeterias and vending machines.

All minor and almost all major decisions about the way schools in Dade County, Fla., operate are made only when both teachers and school administrators agree on them. The concept--if not the practice--of shared decision making has the enthusiastic support of many top school administrators around the country, according to Ray Tolcacher, president of the Assn. of California School Administrators.