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Idaho State Dept. of Education, Boise. Div. of Vocational Education. – 1988
This technical assistance handbook is designed to serve local educators, vocational education administrators, and advisory committee members as a guide and an initial source of information in the establishment and maintenance of local advisory committees. The handbook highlights the policies and procedures of the Idaho State Division of Vocational…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Educational Policy, Guidelines, Models
Ventura-Merkel, Catherine; Lidoff, Lorraine – 1983
Designed as an effort to gather, package, and disseminate useful programmatic information on aging education, this publication is divided into seven substantive sections. Following a preface and acknowledgements, an introduction presents a model of intergenerational programming, a definition of an intergenerational activities committe, purposes of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Aging (Individuals), Committees, Community Programs
Future Farmers of America, Alexandria, VA. – 1984
Although useful for any community development planning team, this handbook is designed to assist Future Farmers of America chapter committees in coordinating Building Our American Communities (BOAC) projects. Ten steps for successful chapter participation in the BOAC program are outlined. These steps include selecting the BOAC committee and…
Descriptors: Committees, Community Development, Cooperative Planning, Experiential Learning
New Hampshire Association for the Education of Young Children, Concord. – 1987
Organized as both a reference document and a how-to-do-it manual, this handbook was prepared to answer frequently asked questions about the value of kindergarten and to assist those interested in securing support to address local needs and to implement kindergarten programs in New Hampshire. Chapter 1 provides a discussion of the rationale for…
Descriptors: Citizen Role, Committees, Educational Development, Educational Legislation
Georgia State Dept. of Education, Atlanta. Office of Instructional Services. – 1982
This booklet describes the interrelated and complementary educational roles and duties of the school district superintendent, principal, system media contact person, media coordinator, media specialist, curriculum coordinator, instructional staff, system media committee, building media committee, and the community. The descriptions of each role…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Community Role, Coordinators, Educational Media
Mercer, John W.; Dillon, Brenda M. – 1997
This handbook and leadership guide for members of technical program advisory committees is a product of the Effective Advisory Committees Project conducted by the Minnesota State Board of Technical Colleges and the State Board of Education. The purpose of the project is to increase the effectiveness of the vocational advisory committees in…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Community Colleges, Group Dynamics, Guidelines
Nebraska State Advisory Council for Vocational Education, Lincoln. – 1982
This handbook was written to demonstrate the procedure for setting up and running a citizen advisory council for vocational education programs. Organized into seven sections, the handbook provides information on the background and purposes of an advisory council, procedures for establishing a council, council operations, the council role, public…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Citizen Participation, Citizens Councils, Community Involvement
Larkin, Willie D. – 1986
This handbook provides instructions to help communities form county rural development (CRD) committees. Guidelines are applicable to committee work in general and to community involvement in identifying and discussing local problems, determining community needs, setting goals, identifying available resources, securing adequate leadership, and…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Committees, Community Development, Community Involvement
Donovan, Timothy J.; Vercoe, W. Norman – 1983
This report details the establishment of a cooperative planning group for high technology training programs and development of a brokering service model. The first three chapters present some background material on the geographic, educational, and industrial setting in Vermont and overview the changes facing the industrial work force. Chapter 4…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Demand Occupations, Educational Cooperation, Educational Planning
META (Multicultural Education, Training and Advocacy), Inc, San Francisco, CA. – 1993
Designed for parents, educators, lawyers, and others, this booklet focuses on limited-English-proficient (LEP) students' legal rights to an appropriate education. Contents are as follows: overview of state and federal legal requirements of education programs for LEP students; initial identification of LEP students; requirements for English…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Advisory Committees, Bilingualism, Community Action
Kreidler, William J. – 1985
This handbook was developed to help decision makers and others interested in gifted/talented education to address the challenge in two major ways: by designing new programs that successfully incorporate the principles and practices of community education and by improving existing programs using a community education approach. The seven programs…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, College School Cooperation, Community Education, Education Work Relationship
Freedman, Susan; Aschheim, Barbara – 1985
This handbook serves as a brief introduction to industry-education partnerships. It provides individuals in schools, businesses, and community organizations with basic information on partnership initiation and management. It also outlines strategies that will help in avoiding some of the problems that may have defeated previous partnership…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Community Cooperation, Community Resources, Cooperative Programs
WIA Youth Policy Councils: Key to the Future for a Generation of Challenge. Policy Issues Monograph.
Callahan, Jim; Pines, Marion – 1999
The Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998 mandates the creation of youth councils to bring together the major resource and delivery systems that have youth as a major "customer." These systems include the following sectors: education; public housing; Temporary Assistance for Needy Families agencies; WIA partners; the justice system; and…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Agency Cooperation, Annotated Bibliographies, At Risk Persons