A description is provided of the implementation and operation of a Regional Data Processing Center. The Center services the county government, the community college, and the school districts of Burlington County, New Jersey. Topics which are discussed include: 1) the planning study which indicated the feasibility of a regional center; 2) the…

The System for Trenton's Educational Planning (STEP), a set of procedures for strategic planning, is described. The background to the project and the desired goals which led to STEP are reviewed, and the major components of the annual planning cycle, including assessment, base case planning, policy formulation, project design, simulation of…

A three-phase inservice program was developed for New Jersey high school science teachers. During the first phase, teachers received pre-inservice training (obtaining computer hardware and software, becoming familiar with their use, beginning to use an electronic information exchange system-EIES and giving information to college facilitators as…

Implementing a multi-modal instructional approach requires computer services. A joint computer center for the college and county government, located at the college, is developed in a 3-phase plan taking three years to complete. (CA)

This document brings together the fruits of the work that the Trenton, New Jersey school district did between 1970-73 to create a new system for administering innovation and assuming responsibility for the spending of millions of dollars in Federal grants. It contains material relevant to a school district looking to implement a project management…

A statewide survey was made of New Jersey public school facilities. Discussed are some of the benefits of the survey, performance criteria, the process of the survey, and the resulting kinds of printed information available. (Author/MLF)

The report, one of a series resulting from a project to design planning procedures for local and State vocational agencies, describes LIONS (Labor and Industry Occupational Needs System), a computer system designed to provide forecasts of the demand for various occupational skills by area for the State of New Jersey. The methodology may have…

Microcomputers were introduced into a child protection agency to improve the work environment and increase productivity. The problems and benefits of computer-based changes are reviewed, and specific software applications and organizational implications are discussed. (Author/LB)

This report contains data regarding the status of automatic data processing services in New Jersey's 581 operating public school districts during the spring of 1973. The survey was conducted through the use of a questionnaire that was developed in cooperation with the New Jersey Association for Educational Data Systems. It presents data in a…

Ways in which computer technology can be used to support the development of a library network are proposed by the Computer Application Task Force, following the recommendations of the New Jersey Statewide Planning Group and its several task forces. A summary of three primary recommendations is followed by a general discussion of opportunities…

To support the position that the use of computers can make educational administration more cost-effective, the minicomputer-based information system in the Ridgeway Public School District in New Jersey is described. A model of the information system is included. (JJD)

The emphasis of the activities presented in this monograph is on the mathematics done by students in grades 7 through 12 with the aid of microcomputers. The computer is used as an aid, to calculate, to motivate, to handle information, or to display data. The vital part of each activity is not the computer program listing, but the results of the…