With a focus on the leader's role in initiating and sustaining anti-bias education in programs for young children and their families, this book is both a stand-alone text and a perfect companion for "Anti-Bias Education for Young Children and Ourselves." It emphasizes that this work is not only about changing curriculum, but requires…

Whole-school or whole-class programs designed to promote positive behavior can enhance the likelihood that effective teaching and learning occur for all students. This practice guide is intended to help elementary education educators, as well as school and district administrators and parents, implement and support effective prevention-focused…

The RSN designed the Student Learning Objectives (SLO) Toolkit to help States and school districts implement SLOs with the highest degree of quality. This updated version features over 100 State and district resources related to making SLO policy choices, providing SLO tools, selecting or creating assessments and setting targets, communicating…

Improving teacher quality in early education is a major part of ensuring young children's school readiness and closing the achievement gap. This is the book decision-makers and administrators need to begin developing coordinated, effective teacher quality systems--ones that not only get teachers ready for the classroom, but also promote continuous…

"Evaluation Theory, Models, and Applications" is designed for evaluators and students who need to develop a commanding knowledge of the evaluation field: its history, theory and standards, models and approaches, procedures, and inclusion of personnel as well as program evaluation. This important book shows how to choose from a growing…

The manual, the first of 16 documents on the accreditation program conducted by the National Accreditation Council for Agencies Serving the Blind and Visually Handicapped, presents a step-by-step account of the accreditation process. Covered are such aspects as the preparation of the statement of philosophy of service, suggestions for doing the…

Leisure education is the focus of accreditation standards for agencies serving blind and visually handicapped students. A self study format is used to examine standards in the following four areas: planning and organization, personnel, leisure education programs, and program evaluation. (CL)

This users' guide provides a structured methodology to assist public agencies in using the revised "Standards for Foster Family Services Systems" as a self-assessment tool. The first section, which deals with data sources, lists the types of written information which agencies need to apply the standards as assessment criteria and indicates the job…

The second in a series of 16 self study and evaluation guides for accreditation of agencies serving the blind and visually handicapped focuses on the school profile. Among items considered are organizational patterns, followup studies, staff assignments and certification, information on handicapping conditions in addition to visual impairment,…

The self study guide designed for accreditation of programs serving the blind and visually handicapped covers function and structure standards, standards address five areas: basic characteristics of the organization (legal base, planning, consumer rights), governing authority, the Chief administrator, basic administrative structure (fees for…

The self study and evaluation guide, one of 16 documents for accreditation of agencies serving the blind and visually handicapped, focuses on accounting for services and finances. Standards address five areas: planning for accounting for services and finances, service accounting systems, financial accounting systems, evaluation, and public…

The self evaluation guide is explained to be designed for accreditation of services to blind and visually handicapped students in service programs for which the NAC (National Accreditation Council for Agencies Serving the Blind and Visually Handicapped) does not have specific program standards (such as radio reading services and library services).…

The last of 16 self study and evaluation guides for agencies serving blind and visually handicapped students presents standards for educational diagnostic and counseling services. Planning and organization, personnel, scope of diagnostic and counseling services, and program evaluation standards are included. (CL)

Standards regarding physical facilities for programs serving visually handicapped and blind students are presented. Standards address the following topics: planning for new construction and renovation, suitability of present facilities, activity areas, health and safety, and evaluation. (CL)

One of 16 self study and evaluation guides developed by the National Accreditation Council for Agencies servinq the Blind and Visually Handicapped, the document focuses on curriculum planning and evaluation. Standards are set forth for planning and organization (covering such aspects as individualized education programs), curriculum development,…