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Institute for Educational Leadership, 2014
In today's global economy, a high-quality, comprehensive education is no longer just a pathway to opportunity--it is a prerequisite for success. Such an education must promote academic knowledge and skills, as well as the kind of individual and social competencies that are essential for navigating the relationships and challenges of the modern…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Public Schools, Individualized Education Programs, Community Schools
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Atkins, Trent; Bartuska, Jamie – Beyond Behavior, 2010
Alternative education programs (also called alternative schools) first appeared on the American landscape in the 1960s. Despite the proliferation of these programs, a generic description of what constitutes an alternative education program, historically, has been elusive. Most alternative education programs have the general criteria of serving…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Education, At Risk Students, Behavior Disorders, Urban Areas
Hartwig, John E.; And Others – 1974
Due to concern for the development of relevant graduate preparation of community college professional personnel, the Portland Metropolitan Area Adult Education Council coordinated the establishment of the Community College Doctoral Task Force Committee to develop a proposal for a Portland-based community college doctoral degree. The doctoral…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Competency Based Education, Consortia, Coordination
Perry, Deborah F.; Kaufmann, Roxane K. – Technical Assistance Center on Social Emotional Intervention for Young Children, 2009
A growing number of states and communities are implementing the Pyramid Model in early care and education settings, and in many of these places there are also early childhood mental health consultation (ECMHC) programs operating. This policy brief provides an overview of ECMHC, how it can support the implementation of the Pyramid Model and the…
Descriptors: Evidence, Mental Health, Young Children, Early Childhood Education
Owens, Thomas R.; Haenn, Joseph F. – 1976
Evaluation conducted during the 1975-76 school year of the Experience-Based Career Education (EBCE) program at Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory (NWREL) is reported, focusing on the evaluation findings of the EBCE demonstration project in Tigard, Oregon called Community Experiences for Career Education, (CE)2, and the five NWREL EBCE pilot…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Career Education, Daily Living Skills, Educational Objectives
Owens, Thomas; And Others – 1975
Evaluation conducted during the 1974-75 school year of the Experience-Based Career Education (EBCE) program at Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory (NWREL) is reported, focusing on the evaluation findings of the EBCE demonstration project in Tigard, Oregon called Community Experiences for Career Education (CE)2, and various EBCE…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Career Education, Case Studies, Daily Living Skills
Zirkel, Perry A. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2004
In the Spring of 1998 the Portland (Oregon) Public Schools hired Dr. Pamela Settlegoode as an adapted physical education teacher for the coming academic year. Her job was to provide adapated PE to students with disabilities in three different schools and to draft individualized education plans (IEPs) in accordance with federal law. Soon after…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Federal Legislation, Physical Education Teachers, Civil Rights
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Peters, Joyce M. – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 1987
Describes a program in which a teacher's aide is trained in the components of the Teaching Research Data-Based Classroom Model and then provides individual instruction, under the supervision of a certified teacher, to one or two children with handicapping conditions. Notes curriculum, student assessment, data collection procedures, and program…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Kneidek, Tony – Northwest Education, 1997
Describes the founding, organization, and support services of the Oregon Family Support Network. Using volunteers, the network provides support and information to families whose children are severely emotionally or behaviorally disturbed. Services include emotional support, technical assistance, networking, information, community forums, parent…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Child Advocacy, Emotional Disturbances, Family Programs
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Schirmer, Barbara R. – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 1997
A rural Oregon school district collaborated with the regional program for deaf children and a college teacher preparation program in deaf education to provide an inclusive education for one deaf child. An outside assessment of the child was the basis of a staff development workshop on appropriate educational strategies for that child. Contains 15…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Deafness, Diagnostic Teaching, Educational Strategies
Arick, Joel; And Others – 1997
A 2-year study of 18 schools across Oregon was conducted to provide descriptive information about the effects of supported education on students with and without Individualized Education Plans (IEPs). Regular classroom teachers and their supporting special education staff volunteered to teach and score performance tasks in their supported…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Oregon State Dept. of Education, Salem. Special Education Section. – 1986
This document was developed to provide a comprehensive, single source of information about the rights and responsibilities of parents of handicapped children and the resources available to them. The first section focuses on why parents should be involved in their children's education and lists seven major reasons for parental participation. The…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Discipline Policy, Due Process, Educational Legislation
Smith, Mary – 1991
A workplace basic skills program was designed to complement technical training for mixing personnel at the Portland Bakery of Nabisco, Inc. Management, the union, and Portland Community College (Oregon) collaborated in the program. The company released workers on company time to attend classes prior to, during, and after the technical training…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Bakery Industry, Basic Skills, Community Colleges