His books are not much for the Academy, but for readers provisionally uninterested in academic priorities, he's quite expert.

"We want to recapture the initiative and be in charge of our own academic priorities," he said.

And they choose textbooks and help set academic priorities.

Featherston also believes that gym class in the 1990's has to find a way to become relevant to the new academic priorities in schools.

Among other things, they approve and allocate district budgets, choose textbooks and help set academic priorities.

He directs the preparation of the budget, authorizes all appointments and helps set the academic priorities.

The Council gives strategic guidance on academic priorities, is a forum for cooperation, and has the authority and primary responsibility for the following items.

The timing, he said, suggested that the administration placed Spree Day above academic priorities.

Those authorities expect coaching staffs to support those academic priorities.

"I do not feel good about the decision to drop baseball, but in the end we had to have our academic priorities come first," he said on Monday.