Student Activities In Today's Schools Book

	List of tables
	Foreword
	Acknowledgments
	Introduction
1	What are student activities?	1
2	Why do schools have school activity programs?	17
3	What are the short-term and long-term benefits of school activities for students?	35
4	What are the short-term and long-term benefits of student activities for schools?	45
5	What are the short-term and long-term benefits of student activities for communities?	59
6	What is the difference between extracurricular and cocurricular activities?	77
7	How can student activities fulfill today's standards for learning?	85
8	How do sports and athletics fit?	103
9	How are student activities evaluated?	117
10	How are students involved, especially those who are not motivated?	125
11	How does the school finance a student activity program fairly and equitably?	139
12	What would a school without student activities be like?	149
13	How should student activities be organized for maximum benefit to students and school?	159
14	What is the ideal versus typical profile of the teacher-advisor to student activities?	171
15	What will student activity programs look like in five, ten, or fifteen years?	179
16	Legal issues and considerations for cocurricular activities	195
App. A	Evaluation procedures for student activities	207
App. B	Rules governing participation in cocurricular activities for student - Windsor Center School district (New York)	209
App. C	Athletic and competitive activity policies and procedures for district 211 (Illinois)	213
App. D	Extracurricular and cocurricular activities - Centerburg School (Illinois)	217
	References	219
	Index	237
	About the author	245