From Harriet Vardiman Smith:



>The theme of the Literacy Links newsletter for the fall issue is

>"Personnel Issues". [Literacy Link can be found at 

>http://www-tcall.tamu.edu/mainnewsletterindex.htm].

>

>If you are interested in submitting an article on this topic, the new

>deadline for completed articles is July 29. Here are a few

>ideas to inspire you.

>    *Strategies for recruiting effective personnel

>    *Strategies for hiring effective personnel

>    *What to look for when beginning the hiring process

>    *Effective orientation for new personnel

>    *What to do when it just isn't working out:  the firing process

>    *Retaining effective personnel

>

>Word count for Literacy Links articles is generally in the range of

>850 to 900 words. Authors whose articles accepted for publication

>in Literacy Links are eligible for a $250 stipend. (Submitting an

>article does not guarantee that it will be accepted for publication.)

>

>If you have questions, please contact Editor Peggy Sue Durbin.

>pdurbin at tamu.edu

>

>___________________________________

>Harriet Vardiman Smith

>Clearinghouse Director

>Texas Center for the Advancement of Literacy & Learning

>State Partner in the National LINCS System

>Texas A&M University

>800-441-READ

>website:  www-tcall.tamu.edu

>main office email:  tcall at coe.tamu.edu

>

>

>There are two classes of people who tell what is going to happen in the

>future: those who don't know and those who don't know they don't know.

>John Kenneth Galbraith