The Project PRIMES (Progress Research in Meeting Elementary Standards) system examines elementary schools in light of minimum standards set by the Ohio State Department of Education. In order to provide an in-depth look at the strengths and weaknesses of School/Community Relations Programs, this instrument solicits information from school staff…

In March 1973, a door-to-door District census was directed by the Olympia Title III, Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Project Office (Illinois). Assisted by the Olympia Citizens Advisory Council and over 300 volunteers, the ESEA Office obtained population data from the census for the rural area. At the same time, a questionnaire to…

This volume concerns a procedure for setting the districtwide goals and objectives to be used in planning STEP (System for Trenton's Educational Planning.) The report contains the analysis of a Trenton community opinion survey conducted in March-April of 1971. One vital element of the analysis is the development of "indicators of…

This booklet contains the material used at a planning session of the Citizens Advisory Committee of the superintendent of schools held in conjunction with the district's Title III project entitled, "Building a Comprehensive Planning System Model with EPPBS." The purpose of the material is to provide the educational decisionmakers with…

Acting on instructions from the Cranston School Committee, a committee comprised of educational professional staff, community leaders, citizens, and students was organized to consider the methods and feasibility of year-round schools. The year round concept and its application in various plans throughout the country was the subject of…