Article describes the activities of Region XII Education Service Center which is providing educational services, learning and teaching materials, and pertinent information and technology for flexible practices adaptable to local and regional conditions anywhere in the twelve-county Central Texas area. (Author/CB)

Outlines and describes the five basic steps used in Texas to set up and operate an outreach center for continuing education in nursing. These steps consist of the following: (1) establish and clear policies with administration of sponsoring institution, (2) select outreach center personnel, (3) select advisory committee, (4) plan program offering…

This report constitutes the final activity for the Special Project in Guidance and Counseling, Region VI, for Fiscal Year 1970. Major objectives of the second year of operation of the project were: (1) to implement, in two pilot centers in each state, an experimental guidance and counseling program for Adult Basic Education (ABE) as developed by…

Provided are the proceedings of an educational forum sponsored by the Parent/Professional section of the Office of Education for the Deaf in Texas. Included are the texts of the following presentations: welcome addresses, (G. Butler, A. Menchu, D. Pettingill, and G. Curtis); "Programming Towards the Least Restrictive Alternative" (D.…

An evaluation was conducted of a regional program designed to implement in each of eight selected school districts during the 1974-75 school year a career education program that had been previously tried in a school setting. A pre- and post-evaluation design for students and staff members was used. Students and staff members in pilot career…

This report summarizes the activities of a project to implement the group vocational guidance program of consortium C in Texas and to research and develop additional target populations. Project objectives were: (1) To provide a cadre of personnel to act as group guidance program workshop presenters and follow-up consultants, (2) to provide…

How the "Levels of Program Objectives Model" (LPOM) can be used to carry out objectives-based evaluation is explained. The LPOM explains the relationship between an instructional program of a district and various programs supporting the district program. The evolution of an objective-based evaluation approach within the context of an…

Project activities primarily consisted of curriculum-writing workshops conducted for 503 educators in ten state regions. Workshops included career education orientation, procedures for career education curriculum infusion, and technical assistance in the writing process. The internal evaluation activities focused on assessing the process of…

The Northeast Texas Adult Education Rural Education Workplace Literacy Program, which is a partnership between Northeast Texas Community College and area businesses, offers workplace literacy instruction designed around job-specific basic skills. Training is offered in the following: applied workplace technology; applied math skills; measurements…