The Montana Autism Education Project (MAEP), that started in 2010, aimed to: (a) increase teacher knowledge of Evidence-Based Practices (EBPs), (b) provide on-site technical assistance and peer-to-peer collaboration, (c) develop sustainable support for teachers across Montana, and (d) develop inter-agency collaboration between the project and…

Describes how the National Diffusion Network and Public Schools for Cooperative Research, a Tennessee school study council, have worked together. (IRT)

A reasonably precise and measureable definition of coordination is that coordination is the exchange of needed resources between two organizations. The Early Childhood Development Division in Texas evaluated how and why coordination begins and is maintained over time in groups of two organizations and in networks of many organizations. In studying…

A model of interagency cooperation the Windham County (Connecticut) Student Environment Center was begun entirely with resources available in most counties of the U.S. and is currently cooperating as a field based training center for pre-service elementary teachers andan educational camp for elementary and secondary students. (JC)

Founded in 1977, "Communities in Schools" champions the connection of needed community resources with schools to help 300,000 youngsters annually to learn, stay in school, and prepare for life. The program brings in community-service providers, such as health-care and mental-health professionals, to work as a personalized team alongside…

The Operation Stay-in-School (OSIS) program was developed to reduce truancy before it diminishes the value of the student's education, leads to other problems such as increased burglary, vandalism, and drug abuse, and reduces the school district's attendance revenue. Truants apprehended by police are taken to OSIS reception centers where they are…

The report summarizes 1983 activities of a multiagency network for severely emotionally disturbed students. Introductory sections review the chronology of significant events for the project, present data from a needs assessment, and describe development of the Individual Therapeutic and Educational Program (ITEP). Sample ITEP forms and procedures…

Describes the development and present activities of the Louisiana arts slide library which includes nearly 300 complete sets of slides for efficient delivery of fine arts and culture education to the schoolrooms of the state. (CMV)

Full-service schools are pushing traditional institutional boundaries by pioneering unique models of school, home, and community connections and serving as the hub for various cross- agency services. Diverse programs share several essential conditions: autonomy, leadership, effective governance structures, and a community emphasis. Three exemplary…

A Wisconsin school district has implemented four pillars of school safety: a strong link with 911 responders, a comprehensive staff education and training program, recognition of staff intuition or early warning power, and the empowerment of students as partners via the Ribbon of Promise National Campaign to End School Violence. (MLH)

The document--80% of which consists of appendixes--presents the final report of Project AID (Assistance for IEP Development), designed to assist schools in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, in the initiation of the individualized education program (IEP) process for handicapped students. Intensive training programs were devised for personnel in each…

Over 750,000 U.S. school-age children are homeless. Schools can eliminate attendance and environmental barriers sabotaging these children's education by becoming communities of learning that provide specialized education for children, contextualized education for parents, and linkages to needed services. The Bronx's Brownstone School, Chicago's…

In thriving school communities, members form a culture of reciprocal relationships that meet both school and community needs. The Los Alamitos (California) Unified School District opened a parent-paid preschool and an extended-day-care facility at each elementary-school site. Reciprocal relationships can be created via volunteer projects and…

Networking among youth service and juvenile justice agencies can help coordinate their functions and increase mutual cooperation and communication, with the goal of maximizing the efficiency and effectiveness of services. This bulletin describes three such networks and their planning and implementation. (Author)

This guide is the ninth in a series of eleven generated in 1978 as the result of workshops that focused on peer training, a different approach to teaching. The workshops provided the opportunity for members of eleven identified role groups to work together with peers to examine the relationship between their specific role group and community…