This guide provides vocational educators and training program operators with information on how to develop, set up, and write proposals for Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) funding. Section I presents a means by which the JTPA model can be understood and put into practice: collaboration, cooperation, and coordination. It briefly describes the…

This booklet guides educators in developing the family involvement part of a Title I program proposal. The booklet presents a checklist based on the new Title I Parental Involvement guidelines, many sample forms, sample school district parental involvement policies, sample program descriptions, and an overview of some research in parental…

These guidelines are designed to assist public agencies in Wisconsin to apply for education funding under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the Preschool Grant Program, and Public Law 89-313 (amendments to Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965). After an introduction which briefly describes each of…

This booklet is a guide to assist school districts in administering Chapter 1 projects funded through the 1988 Elementary and Secondary School Improvement amendments and focuses on areas of flexibility in Chapter 1 funding. An overview of Chapter 1 flexibility emphasizes that the legislation is designed to best meet the special educational needs…

This publication provides an overview of the Vocational Education Act (VEA) of 1984 and guidelines for compliance and proposal development. Section I describes why the legislation was enacted and the five titles of which the Act consists. Funding is compared for fiscal years 1984-85 and 1985-86, and funding priorities and eligibility for VEA…

This manual provides guidelines for responding to a request for proposals under the provisions of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act of 1984 in the State of Maine. The manual is organized in five sections. The first section (introduction) outlines basic goals and program standards of the act, categorical set-asides and allocations, and…

This report summarizes the findings of a workshop convened to examine the implications of the "direct and equitable access" provision of the National Literacy Act (1991). For its successful implementation, this provision requires a willingness by state adult education offices, national and state literacy organizations, and other…