This document, created by the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE), provides guidance for newly opening charter schools. This guide can be used to keep track of MDE deadlines, access the reporting calendar and follow the steps necessary to ensure the utilization of all the resources and revenue available from the state. This guidance document…

The document provides guidelines for the teacher-coordinator in the establishment of an internship program in distributive education. The objectives of an internship program in distributive education are enumerated and procedures are suggested for its initiation. The duties of a teacher-coordinator are listed and guidelines are presented for…

These guidelines for development of local programs of work experience are the result of a workshop which incorporated input from professionals in the areas of counseling, vocational education, social work, school psychology, administration, organized labor, and state labor regulations. Content briefly covers the following areas of work experience…

The handbook is intended to assist the Cooperative Work Experience (CWE) coordinator in the initiation and operation of a CWE program in U.S. Dependent Schools in the European Area (USDESEA), and allows for the many diverse and unique situations found in the USDESEA schools. Also applicable to other secondary level work experience programs, it…

Designed to serve as a guide for job placement personnel, this handbook is written from the point of view of a school or job preparation facility, based on methodology applicable to the placement function in any setting. Factors identified as critical to a successful placement operation are utilization of a systems approach, establishment of…

A companion volume to the curriculum guide "Health Careers Cooperative Education in Georgia High Schools," this guide was developed to provide an overview of the 3-year program, to identify options within the program, and to serve as a guide to realistic planning for cooperative education teacher-coordinators. The following topics are…

Methods in planning and implementing effective courses in health careers cooperative education are presented in this manual designed to serve as a guide for cooperative education teacher-coordinators. The guide is the result of a project conducted to explore the feasibility of cooperative education as a means of serving the needs of high school…