To improve the JOBS program of the National Alliance of Businessmen Metros, a feasibility study was conducted in which existing technical assistance programs were examined, problems analyzed, and recommendations formulated. The study resulted in the "Guide" to be used in promoting effective company training programs for disadvantaged…

Intended to assist extension administrators, program leaders, and specialists, this publication presents a framework, guidelines, strategy, and methods for evaluating Extension education programs. Emphasis is placed on maximizing the usefulness of program evaluations in decisionmaking on program priorities and modifications. Extension programs are…

This document presents the management system developed by the University of New Hampshire-Portsmouth Twelfth Cycle Teacher Corps Project. This system, although very flexible and continually modified, is presented as a model that may be useful to other projects. According to the report, project goals, training objectives, and expected outcomes are…

This brief guide describes the Career Planning Support System (CPSS), a career guidance management system designed to be integrated into a high school's operations and also designed for district or state application. The guide covers the following aspects of CPSS: (1) the CPSS perspective and five skill categories (self-awareness, social…

Funded by Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Migrant Education), the Colorado Migrant Child Identification and Recruitment Project (CMCIRP) identifies and enrolls all migratory children in the State in educational programs. Regional field representatives also refer the migrant family to all social service agencies serving the…

This resource guide for adult education personnel describes programs and publications on APL (Adult Performance Level) and Competency-Based Adult Education (CBAE). Includes: (1) Descriptions of APL examination programs developed by the American College Testing Program, (2) brief description of Missouri project on the identification of adult basic…

The Teen Involvement program is implemented primarily by youth, with guidance and direction from qualified, concerned adults. It aims at preventing substance abuse by utilizing positive youth-to-youth communications. Junior and senior high school students are trained to discusses causes of drug abuse and ways of preventing it with students in…

This manual has been compiled to provide consistent grant application and administrative procedures for state agencies which award grants or contracts to local governments. It provides a conceptual framework of information concerning the reporting, financial, contractual, and auditing requirements for recipients of Texas State Library grants…

This edition features over 400 projects that have effected cost savings and/or improved services in a broad range of functional areas of city management, a jurisdictional index as well as a topical index, in-depth reports on selected projects, and project description forms that readers can use to share their successful projects with other readers.…

This guide for using the Comprehensive Career Education Model (CCEM), which consists of 131 units developed under the rubric of the "school-based" model at the Ohio State University Center for Vocational Education, is intended to provide a brief background to the curriculum and its elements so that the user can decide how existing…

The project aims to provide adequate guidance services to all ninth grade students upon their entry into secondary school, and throughout the crucial first year, to assist them with their adjustment. Through the efforts of Teacher-Advisors who fill the roll of counselors, students are encouraged to develop good study and attendance habits and to…

A driver-education approach within the reach of all school systems, even in less-affluent areas, is of concern to many administrators because a number of states have legislated or are considering mandatory driver education. In response to their needs, a comprehensive, cost-saving, and effective plan applicable to all local school districts has…

Presented is the administrative guide for Project ACTIVE (All Children Totally Involved Exercising) designed to assist school districts or agencies in training educators to organize, conduct, and evaluate individualized-personalized physical education programs for handicapped students, prekindergarten through high school. Chapter I provides the…

A summary of requirements and provisions of early childhood and basic skills programs and a framework for and the requisites of thorough and systematic planning which can be held accountable for what the student learns are provided in this document. A plan that clearly establishes criteria for what needs to be done and why, the actual planning…

Using the example of a Career Education Model developed by the Orange County, California Consortium, the document provides guidelines for setting up career education programs in local educational agencies. Component levels, a definition of career education, and Consortium program background are discussed. Subsequent chapters include: Program…