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Curley, John R. – Catalyst for Change, 1986
The Capital Area School Development Association (CASDA) of New York state offers a variety of programs including programs for inservice training of noninstructional school personnel. (MD)
Descriptors: Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Education, Regional Programs
Shulman, Murray S.; Doughty, James F. – 1983
The manual is intended to help school administrators regionalize special education services. The procedures described are modeled after those of a regional effort in Maine to address the needs of moderately and severely handicapped students. Four major steps are outlined: (1) establishing communication to clarify issues, gather information, and…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Administration, Program Development
Baines, John – Review of Environmental Education Developments, 1984
Summarizes a seminar held to: (1) give publicity to Great Britain's Nature Conservancy Plan; (2) encourage constructive discussion; and (3) show how national plans can be converted into local and regional action. Information was shared on natural habitats, local government conservation activities, and reclaiming natural areas. (DH)
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), Conservation Education, Ecology, Environmental Education
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Rush, Dathan D.; And Others – Infants and Young Children, 1995
This paper describes the Oklahoma Statewide Training and Regional Support (STARS) program, a system of early intervention inservice training developed to comply with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part H. Major challenges included identification of technical assistance needs, facilitation of training attendance, identification…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Intervention, Inservice Teacher Education, Preschool Education
Smit, Gary M.; And Others – Government Union Review, 1985
Public employers, including school districts, are faced with unionized workers' demanding a larger share of public resources. The formation of regional bargaining associations for employers to counteract union demands is proposed. A case study of a successful association is provided. (MD)
Descriptors: Administration, Collective Bargaining, Elementary Secondary Education, Employers
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Kopecek, Robert J. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1991
Advocates a leadership role for community college presidents in regional, nonprofit economic development organizations. Reviews the types of economic development, ways of becoming involved, and elements of community economic growth and development. (DMM)
Descriptors: College Presidents, Community Colleges, Community Development, Economic Development
Adams, Charles F.; Ambrosie, Frank – 1987
New York State has embarked on a major effort to enhance the quality of public schooling. All schools must develop curricula ensuring that students meet minimal performance standards and provide remedial programs for those who do not. Because many school districts with low enrollments or low wealth are having difficulty complying with Board of…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Education Service Centers, Elementary Secondary Education, Low Income Counties
Graham, Elaine, Ed.; Kesti, Julie, Ed. – 1985
This manual is designed to aid the inexperienced person assigned to a hospital library and given the responsibility of ordering library materials, organizing the collection, borrowing from other libraries, and seeking information. Following a brief introduction, the manual is divided into 10 chapters: (1) Organization and Administration of the…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Guidelines, Hospital Libraries, Information Sources
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McCardell, Bonnie – School Arts, 1979
The Vermont State Craft Center, Frog Hollow, in Middlebury, Vermont, provides studio space and instruction to students from two elementary schools, a day-care center, the county school for the mentally retarded, and an area kindergarten. Described are the programs offered to each of these groups of students. (Author/KC)
Descriptors: Art Appreciation, Art Education, Artists, Arts Centers
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Stannard, Carl; And Others – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 1994
STEP UP (Southern Tier Educators' Program for Understanding Physics), a cross-district, K-12 science teacher network devoted to physics was formulated. Key characteristics, funding sources, staff development formats, and growth indicators are outlined for others interested in replicating and/or expanding on the network in their home region. (LZ)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Physics, Program Descriptions, Regional Programs
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Weinberg, Mark L.; Burnier, DeLysa – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1991
Offers background on rural entrepreneurship and incubation in the United States, with particular focus on rural incubators at community colleges and regional incubation systems. Explains how incubators, which provide shared services and business/management assistance for tenant companies, differ from other entrepreneurial development strategies.…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Economic Development, Entrepreneurship, Regional Programs
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Brennan, V.; And Others – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1992
The Low Vision Service of Perkins School for the Blind (Massachusetts) developed a model project to provide comprehensive vision evaluations and follow-up services to 169 children with dual sensory impairments throughout New England. This article describes the project's objectives, the population served, and the procedures for implementing…
Descriptors: Deaf Blind, Demonstration Programs, Hearing Impairments, Intervention
Hayward, Becky Jon – 1989
This report reports activities of the Regional Information Exchange (RIE) program under the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research's Knowledge Dissemination and Utilization Program. An overview compares the RIE program with a National Diffusion Network unit--the Joint Dissemination Review Panel, which also focuses on…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Disabilities, Information Dissemination, National Programs
Thousand, Jacqueline S.; And Others – 1986
The report describes the first 3 years of the Homecoming Project, which was designed to return disabled students in regional special education programs to regular classes in 26 local Vermont schools. Fifty-eight such students (of whom 45% were moderately or severely handicapped) were transitioned into regular classes and 19 other students at risk…
Descriptors: Consultation Programs, Demonstration Programs, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Henderson, Kathryn Luther, Ed.; Henderson, William T., Ed. – 1983
Papers presented at the 1981 Allerton Park Institute include: (1) "Conservation: What We should Do Until the Conservator and the Twenty-first Century Arrive," by Robert H. Patterson; (2) "Expanding Preservation Resources: The Corps of Practitioners and the Core of Knowledge," by Pamela W. Darling; (3) "National…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Laboratories, Library Administration, Library Materials
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