With the establishment of the Bureau of Institutional Schools (BIS) within the Division of Special Education, educational specialists have been appointed to represent the bureau in each of the division's six regional offices. The primary role of the BIS representative is one of assistance in the development of educational programs for children…

A survey was conducted to determine the nature of career education programs provided for gifted/talented (G/T) students in the West Kentucky service region. Thirteen gifted coordinators completed questionnaires on programing. All respondents indicated that some type of pull out program was employed for their G/T students. Fifteen percent also…

Goals, objectives, activities, and accomplishments of the guidance component of Project CAREER (Computer Assisted Research for Educational Relevance) are documented in the report. The purpose of the component was to develop a series of transportable models for enhancing career awareness, career exploration, and career-skill development at the…

Describes the evolution of the Maine career information delivery system and the cooperation between state agencies to deliver high quality and timely career information. (JOW)

The second installment in a series of articles discusses the organization, scheduling, authority, and responsibility of an effective school maintenance program. (Author/MLF)

This booklet is part of a self-instructional program designed to train public school personnel in how to manage educational projects. It is a condensed version of the lessons on the preparation phase of project management presented in full in module 2 of the program. This booklet focuses on the implementation and start-up activities that must…

Describes the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction's three-phase planning model for microcomputer use to show other state departments how to make the integration of computer technology a much easier task. Includes information on development/implementation of the model, state recommendations, computer coordinator job responsibilities,…

This publication is intended to assist school districts in Connecticut in implementing section 10-151b of the Connecticut General Statutes, Connecticut's Teacher Evaluation Law. Each chapter deals with implementing a part of the law in compliance with established guidelines. Following an introductory chapter, the second chapter presents the law…

The School Personnel Management System offers a correlated set of job descriptions, evaluative instruments, policies, tools, forms, and publications intended to aid local school officials in enhancing their personnel management programs. The materials are contained in two looseleaf binders entitled "Manual 1--Tools," and "Manual…

The Government Accounting Standards Board notion of service efforts and accomplishments reporting is one step in a process of managing for results that includes strategic planning, development and use of performance measures of managing ongoing programs, and outputs to budgetary appropriation. Reports a trial application to one school district.…

The objectives of this program developed by the Computer Literacy Planning Group of the District of Columbia Public Schools are to: (1) develop computer awareness among students, teachers, supervisors, and administrators; (2) develop and implement a computer literacy curriculum; (3) design and implement a computer training laboratory; (4) apply…

This report presents a proposal made by a Utah task force appointed to establish a plan for a district school library media program to best serve the students and staff of that district. The introductory section discusses the priorities on which the proposal focuses, the philosophy of education in a school library media center, and the aims,…

The speakers' bureau, one component of the Human Resources School's career development program for physically disabled children in grades 4 through 12 is described, and information and materials for program development, implementation, and evaluation are presented. In addition, the use of speakers' bureaus both outside of career education programs…

The Florida Comprehensive Program for Career Development: K-Universities is a consortium effort to develop a coordinated and comprehensive career education program for students in two public school districts, a community college, and a university. Components of the project include guidance, curriculum, and placement/followup. Third party…

This booklet describes some things learned by education directors from fifteen museums and performing arts organizations in Boston and Springfield, Massachusetts, as they participated in a training project to help them design pilot career education programs, in conjunction with a partner school, for K-12 students, using the resources of their…