Background: In this case study, multiple participants in a large urban school district used the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) model to guide development of a district wellness policy. The model's health education component is highlighted, focusing on concerns for special needs students and ones speaking English as a New…

This report explores the potential for and obstacles to comprehensive community-level approaches to preparing young people for occupational and academic advancement. Chapter I introduces the New Workforce strategy based on a pathways design and a community framework and strategic plan. Chapter II includes the following: overview of the shaping of…

Presents a model for designing interorganizational coordination (IOC) systems, based on the premise that different contexts support varying degrees of interorganizational coordination. Identifies key contextual dimensions that administrators should consider in designing an IOC program and suggests guidelines for selecting the appropriate level of…

This document examines two successful consortiums (Five Colleges, Inc., and Worcester Consortium for Higher Education) and relates their approach to that of the developing Blue Ridge Consortium. Emphasis is placed on background material concerning consortia, a profile of the Blue Ridge consortium, a description of two model consortia, the…

Oakland (California) must expand high-quality, comprehensive early childhood development programs to improve the educational, employment, and life options of low-income children. Research has found that the benefits of participation in Head Start and other high-quality preschool programs include better preparation for school and lower risk of…

Proposes changes in the Federal Vocational Education Act when it is renewed in fall 1981. Reviews the law's current deficiencies in administration, matching and reporting requirements, and coordination with other federal programs. Develops a model for distributing federal vocational funds and suggests new federal vocational objectives, policies,…

This comprehensive 1-year study of California's correctional system by a system task force was intended to: (1) describe the current correctional system in California from adjudication or sentence to dismissal, (2) develop the most efficient and effective, yet reasonably attainable, model for this system, and (3) prescribe and evaluate alternate…

Presents an empirically developed model for coordinating the planning and implementation of combined health promotion activities for elementary schools. Validity of the model was assessed using results of semistructured interviews with two individuals who served as coordinators. The amended model, developed in light of the assessment, is…

This book provides a suggested model for district administrators, Job Service district directors, Private Industry Councils, and others working to create or re-implement in-school job placement programs in Wisconsin high schools. It includes a list of points to be considered and covered in the "statement of agreement" drawn up by…

Provides a model for the Career Specific Basic Education curriculum development process for joint use by teachers of a career content area and teachers of basic education. Components of the model described are task analysis, preliminary assessment of basic education competencies, the curriculum development team, collecting materials, and…

A project created a model for literacy councils that would allow them to form working partnerships with small businesses and provide instruction based on the needs of both the employer and the employee. Fifty employers received Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council (GPLC) program information by mail; 20 participated in a workplace survey. Three…

Teachers in several disciplines have a serious commitment to consumer education. Four models are offered to help them plan cooperatively for consumer education programs in their schools: (1) team approach to teaching, (2) two-teacher course, (3) coordinated content within several courses, and (4) informal coordination in a small school. (Author/AJ)

As an attempt is made to develop pupil personnel programs throughout the United States, one faces many diverse problems: (1) diversity of background for pupil personnel specialists, (2) professional acceptance of other educators, (3) crystallization of purposes, and (4) need for a model program. The Rockdale County model is discussed in terms of…

Educational planners face a difficult task of providing quality education to large masses of urban students in the face of decreased revenues, soaring costs, shifting populations, and changing educational programs. Project Simu-School is intended to provide an action-oriented organizational and functional framework necessary for tackling the…