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Thompson, Bruce; And Others – 1982
The views of local education agency (LEA) evaluators tend to be underrepresented in the evaluation literature. This symposium was organized to fill this gap. The non-LEA symposium participants (Carol H. Weiss and Bruce Thompson) were asked to pose questions to the LEA participants (Steven Frankel, Montgomery County (MD) Public Schools; Freda…
Descriptors: Budgets, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluators, Program Evaluation
Suh, Jenny; Pechman, Ellen – 2001
The Program for Student Achievement (PSA) focused on improving urban middle-grades student achievement in participating districts in Texas and California. Districts were asked to establish performance targets for eighth graders in core academic areas. The PSA conducted a quantitative evaluation of districts' progress and produced an annual report…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Educational Improvement, Grade 8
Smith, Jana Kay, Ed. – 1983
On May 18, 1983 a conference was held at the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory (NWREL) to discuss the status of work on cost analysis studies in education at the state and local level. NWREL, local and state education agencies in Oregon and Washington, and two Portland area universities were represented at the conference. Jana Kay Smith…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Educational Research, Evaluation Methods, Program Evaluation
New York State Teacher Corps Network, New York, NY. – 1981
Speeches on six major topics at a conference designed to assist school districts in the development of comprehensive inservice teacher education programs are presented: (1) planning (Sam Yarger); (2) collaboration (Jerry Ciccheli); (3) conducting needs assessments (Patricia M. Kay); (4) effective delivery systems (LaMar P. Miller); (5) creative…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Delivery Systems, Elementary Secondary Education, Financial Support
Stalford, Charles B., Ed. – 1980
This volume is a compendium of local level practitioners' papers about testing and evaluation issues in the schools. Excerpts from 13 papers and a summary of the proceedings of a conference sponsored by the National Institute of Education's Testing, Assessment and Evaluation Division are included. Titles of the papers are: (1) Testing Concerns of…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Administrator Attitudes, Decision Making, Educational Assessment
Huber, Jake, Ed.; And Others – 1976
Regional Interstate Planning Project (RIPP) participants meet periodically at conferences Sponsored by ten Rocky Mountain area state departments of education to discuss issues of general concern. A meeting was held July 21-23, 1976 in Denver, Colorado, to consider various means of effecting the educational future through evaluation. Excerpts from…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Data Analysis, Decision Making, Educational Programs
North Dakota State Board for Vocational Education, Bismarck. – 1970
Presented are the proceedings of three concurrent training institutes conducted to better prepare professional workers in vocational education to meet the needs of rural disadvantaged students through secondary, postsecondary, and adult vocational education programs in Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Included are the program objectives,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cooperative Education, Cooperative Planning, Disadvantaged
Gilli, Angelo C., Sr. – 1984
These proceedings contain the texts of the following papers: "Relationship of the Governor's Employment and Training Council to Vocational Education and Economic Development" by George Merrill; "How to Manage Vocational Programs to Meet Industrial Needs" by John R. Nauright; "County Connections: The Montgomery County…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrative Principles, Administrator Role, County Programs