This guide, prepared to assist owners and managers of proprietary schools in Texas in applying for and obtaining approval by the Texas Education Agency, provides guidelines and minimum standards of practice for proprietary school operation. First, the guidelines are discussed in terms of definitions, exemptions, general provisions, certificates of…

This booklet presents guidelines designed to aid Texas school administrators in dealing with the three major aspects of public school personnel accounting--certification, allocations, and records. The booklet was prepared by the Texas Education Agency after extensive involvement with school district personnel in order to provide comprehensive,…

This guide was developed to satisfy legal requirements of Chapter 1 Migrant Education Program (1967) on parental involvement in migrant education. It provides a framework for Texas school districts to implement effective strategies for establishing parental involvement programs. The rationale presents the benefits of parental involvement and…

The purpose of this practicum was to develop, field test, implement, and evaluate a school district self-evaluation guide specifically designed for Texas schools. The need for such a guide was expressed by school officials faced with the challenge of meeting and maintaining state minimum accreditation standards. The guide was developed and used in…

This guide was constructed to meet the need of superintendents for easily accessible information for more intelligent decision-making and for a process for gathering information necessitated by impending Texas Education Agency accreditation visits. It was designed to be functional, yet brief, and to be flexible so that it can be used by various…

This guide was developed in response to the Chapter 1 Migrant Education Program (1967). It provides Texas school districts with a framework for establishing identification and recruitment programs for migrant students. As the key to effective recruitment practices, the framework of a well-planned training program for local recruitment personnel…

Intended for Special Education Directors, the source book is designed to provide assistance in the areas of personnel identification and selection. In part I, recommended competencies are listed for the following special education staff: resource classroom teacher, self-contained teacher, vocational adjustment teacher, generic classroom teacher,…

Intended for use by Texas school administrators in developing and operating programs to better meet the vocational education needs of their handicapped students, this guide first examines the need for a clearly developed program design with specific objectives as the foundation on which program evaluation is based. Following this examination is a…

The Texas Successful Schools Study profiled the contributions of programs, policies, and school personnel to the academic success of limited English proficient (LEP) students in seven successful elementary schools. This guide shares study information with school administrators to assist them in designing, implementing, and enhancing programs for…

This booklet examines the liability of school board members in light of the United States Supreme Court ruling in Wood v. Strickland and the provisions of Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. It was prepared specifically to inform Texas school board members of their legal rights and responsibilities; however, since Texas government officials…

Proceedings of two workshops held to improve vocational education through advisory committees, along with an evaluation of each workshop, are presented. A format is included for a workshop for secondary vocational administrators and local advisory committee members and a workshop held for postsecondary vocational administrators and local advisory…

In the Texas Education Agency's administrative guide for programs involving the education of migrant children, various topics of interest to migrant educators are discussed in relation to the Texas Child Migrant Program: stated philosophies of, and guidelines for, migrant education, instructional programs, and preschool programs; different program…

This guide is designed as an aid for the adult education administrator in the pursuit of continuous excellence and quality improvement in adult education programs in Texas. The Acknowledgments section provides an introduction, background, history, and overview of the adult education National Reporting System (NRS); overview of the NRS measures and…

This guide provides the administrator of a Texas Even Start Family Literacy program with the information and materials necessary to implement and conduct the program. It begins with these introductory materials: vision statement; overview of the Even Start Program; text of enabling legislation; and information on program applications, fiscal…

This volume consists of information and guidelines for use in developing and administering community education programs in Texas. Addressed in the individual sections of the manual are the following topics: the philosophy of community education, initiating community education programs, resolutions pertaining to community education, funding and…