In April 1972, the New England Program in Teacher Education (NEPTE) announced the granting of a "Chair" for a New England teacher. The Mary Gresham Chair carried with it a grant of $100,000 to provide the richest possible learning resources for children. The award was made to Robert Gillette, an English teacher from Fairfield, Connecticut. It…

The second of two articles discusses reciprocal services, some history of governmental involvement in indirect costing, and some alternative methods of dealing with the problems at the local school district level. (Author)

This report, the first of four phases of an ESEA Title III study of five Pennsylvania counties, is devoted primarily to research, an examination of the educational systems at local and county levels, an analysis of system requirements, and the completion of a PPB system design to be used by intermediate units in Pennsylvania. Statistical data and…

This handbook explains planned preventive maintenance program, which is an operational system of maintenance designed to increase the effectiveness of the maintenance staff and the use of maintenance funds through efficient scheduling of inspections and follow-through of work to be performed. Sections are included for the chief administrative…

The process by which federally funded bilingual training programs may be institutionalized is presented through a review of related literature and an analysis of a 1981 study on bilingual training programs conducted by RMC Research Corporation. Key factors in successful integration are program advocates' personality, drive, and clarity of…

Broad guidelines are presented for making budget allocations based on approximate impact that changing program enrollments have on each unit's budget, the dollar impact on the unit's budget for faculty position changes, costs of specific program change, and revisions in the base budget, which may be made by requiring justification for refunding.…

This paper develops the techniques for allocating the quantity of a school's resources to particular programs and classrooms within the school, considering the sharing of resources. The methodology presented determines the cost of an educational program by identifying the resources utilized in a program. All costs are taken into consideration and…

A BROAD STUDY WAS CONDUCTED OF THE DEVELOPMENTAL PROCEDURES AND COSTS OF THE NEWER MEDIA PREPARED FOR COURSE INSTRUCTION AT MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY. DETAILS OF THE STUDY WERE PRESENTED IN TWO SEMINAR PAPERS THAT WERE PRESENTED AS DISSEMINATION REPORTS IN 1965 AT THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATION IN CHICAGO,…

The programs of sponsored experiential learning can improve their bargaining position within the institution by practicing and demonstrating cost-effective forms of operation. Effective sponsored experiential learning programs can actually increase the cost-effectiveness of the host institution. (MLW)

Bergen Community College (New Jersey) and CBS are planning a new TV course to begin this May. Entitled "Science and Society: A Humanistic View," it will explore the impact of science and technology on man's destiny. This article traces the steps taken to develop this series and discusses program costs. (DC)

This document presents a framework for planning a statewide program for staff development of education personnel. It is primarily intended for use by state department of education personnel. There are three sections. The first gives a perspective on statewide staff development, problems involved in planning, and the issues to be considered, such…

This report covers a detailed tabulation of costs and related factors for the years 1971-72, and is divided into two groups. One group of nine has been reporting this data for 5 consecutive years and represents a fairly good cross-section sample of the schools of the area. The other group of ten have reported data for 1 to 4 years. The group of…