Public education is one portion of a complex system of society that extends far beyond the walls of the schoolhouse. The administration of educational institutions is impacted and influenced by businesses, communities, governmental agencies, laws, special interest and not-for-profit groups, and the general citizenry. The demand of these groups to…

Addressed to advocates and decision makers, this agenda identifies state services in Michigan that will be most vital to the state's children and families in fiscal year 1991. Initial contents provide general policy recommendations of the Michigan Coalition for Children and Families. Policy recommendations for the programs of the departments of…

The rising number of individuals returning to communities from prison and jail represents one of the defining issues of time. Individuals reentering society face myriad challenges, not the least of which is securing viable employment; in addition, each individual has a unique set of experiences, needs and resources. This project stems from the…

This career education implementation guide is designed for Michigan school districts which have not yet developed their plans for career education, as well as for those that are already immersed in initial planning or experimental implementation. The introduction found in section one includes such information as an overview of the related federal…

The purpose of this handbook is to provide information on the fundamental requirements, as set down in the Federal law and policy, that are necessary in planning Title I, Elementary Secondary Education Act proposals. Also, this handbook is meant to clarify Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and its amendments. It…

This study dealt with the participation of the public school districts of Michigan in the conduct of adult education programs, and with changes since the discontinuation of state financial aid to these programs in 1959. Data were drawn from the records of operation of participating school districts and from questionnaire responses by…

This paper describes an extended school year (ESY) project that was developed and implemented cooperatively by three Michigan school districts and offers comments and suggestions for school administrators considering adoption of such a program. In the Michigan ESY project, the normal school year was divided into four terms of nine weeks each, and…

REQUIREMENTS FOR ESTABLISHING SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES ARE PRESENTED IN CHART FORM. SUCH DIFFERENT TYPES OF PROGRAMS AS SPECIAL CLASSES AND ITINERANT PROGRAMS FOR PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY HANDICAPPED, AS WELL AS THE VARIOUS REQUIREMENTS AND REGULATIONS. (VO)

This guide is designed to assist local educational agencies in the design, development, implementation, operation, and administration of vocational-technical education programs in Michigan. All aspects of this document are designed to concur with the Michigan State Plan for Vocational Education as well as the Michigan School Code and subsequent…

The Michigan Department of Education developed an operational model for career education which combined the elements of individual career development with career preparation accomplished through academic, vocational, and technical education programs. A third-party evaluation was conducted to determine to what extent the operational model has been…

In July 1992, the Commission on New Directions for Michigan Community Colleges (CNDMCC) was established to identify key issues most likely to effect the 29 Michigan community colleges and develop recommendations for handling those issues. This report provides background information on the CNDMCC and discusses the commission's recommendations. The…

This guide is intended to serve as a reference and procedural tool for use by state and local decision makers in guiding existing and future public education-based job placement efforts in Michigan. The first section gives an overview of job placement in Michigan public education and the rationale for public education-based job placement; it also…

A comprehensive assessment of the career education programs offered in the school districts in Michigan was conducted, based on the assumption that the lack of systematically organized needs data for appropriate decisionmaking groups may be an obstruction to the statewide implementation of career education. A questionnaire instrument was…

APPROXIMATELY 68 PERCENT OF THE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN ELIGIBLE FOR SERVICES BY THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN MICHIGAN ARE BEING SERVED. MICHIGAN'S STATE PROGRAM SERVES MORE THAN 30,000 MENTALLY RETARDED CHILDREN. PROVISIONS FOR EDUCABLE AND TRAINABLE MENTALLY RETARDED CHILDREN INCLUDE (1) EDUCABLE SPECIAL CLASSES, (2) CONSULTANTS WHO WORK WITH…

This document reports how the Council of State Policy and Planning Agencies (CSPA) Academy process helped nine states develop workplace literacy initiatives involving their governors' offices, the Job Training Partnership Act system, and the educational system. The states were Florida, Idaho, Massachusetts, Michigan, North Carolina, Tennessee,…