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Moir, Olga – Educational Leadership, 1978
Discusses programs at the school district and intermediate service district level to build banks of promising programs that were developed at the local level. (IRT)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Intermediate Administrative Units, Program Descriptions, Program Validation
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Waller, John D.; And Others – 1976
This report presents the results of a study of Regional Education Service Agencies (RESAs) in Appalachia, with particular attention to the Appalachian Regional Commission's (ARC) RESA program and the 22 RESAs that have received ARC assistance. RESAs are organizations established to provide a range of educational services on a regional basis by…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Intermediate Administrative Units, Models, Program Descriptions
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Kemp, Dona M.; And Others – 1976
This report presents a description of the Appalachian Regional Commission's (ARC) Regional Education Service Agency (RESA) program. RESAs are organizations established to provide a range of educational services on a regional basis by combining some of the educational resources flowing to existing agencies. Funds for RESAs may come from federal,…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Intermediate Administrative Units
Lytle, James H. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1977
Describes programs that have arisen since the Pennsylvania state board authorized local school districts and intermediate units to organize inservice programs that can provide the coursework necessary for permanent certification and for Master's Equivalency Certificates. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Inservice Education, Inservice Teacher Education
Dailey, Carolyn J.; Hinkle, Betty – 1978
This booklet presents descriptive and statistical information on the 17 Boards of Cooperative Services (BOCES) serving Colorado school districts as of February 1978. Section 1 presents a brief introduction and overview of the Colorado BOCES, briefly describing their function and historical development. Section 2 presents individual profiles on…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Intermediate Administrative Units, Program Descriptions
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Cole, James Perry; Coble, Edgar – Planning and Changing, 1977
Defines the existing model of cooperative legal services offered in a regional service agency. The purpose of the service is to give legal opinion on topics of immediate concern, to review legal implications of school policies, and to provide information on legal issues and trends affecting all client schools. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Administrators, Elementary Secondary Education, Intermediate Administrative Units, Legal Aid
Lutz, John E. – 1978
Basic science is a process by which new knowledge is discovered; engineering is the process by which this new knowledge is made useful for practical situations or to solve particular problems. In education, new products are developed, research is completed, and the knowledge base is expanded, but there is no corollary to the engineer to make…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Change Strategies, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Coulter, Florence C. – 1976
The background and the organization of the reading internship run by Oakland Schools (Michigan) are briefly described. The eight-week program provides training for elementary and secondary teachers from constituent school districts, which enables them to function as reading support personnel. Areas of study include reading theory and methodolgoy,…
Descriptors: Diagnostic Teaching, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Intermediate Administrative Units
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Waller, John D.; And Others – 1976
This report presents the results of a Rapid Feedback Evaluation focused on 1) policy questions raised by the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) concerning its Regional Education Service Agency (RESA) program, and 2) future ARC strategies for evaluating and monitoring RESAs. RESAs are organizations established to provide a range of educational…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Intermediate Administrative Units
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Pennsylvania Legislative Budget and Finance Committee, Harrisburg. – 1976
This publication presents a lengthy study of the intermediate educational unit system in the state of Pennsylvania. Purpose of the study was to describe in a comprehensive manner the programmatic, operational, and fiscal aspects of intermediate units, to examine the significant interactions between intermediate units and other agencies…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Educational Finance, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education
Carey, Thomas P.; Jarvie, John P. – 1977
This paper argues that a mix of expertise is required to develop curricula and adapt them successfully to local school districts and outlines the strategies involved in using linking agents or agencies to bridge the gap between research and development (R & D) agencies and local school districts. After an introduction, the second section of…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Dissemination
Southwest and West Central Educational Cooperative Service Unit, Marshall, Minn. – 1980
The benefits of regional cooperation among small rural school districts are stressed in this brief description of the Educational Cooperative Service Unit (ECSU) currently serving 63,800 students in 104 member districts. A section on historical background traces the ECSU's forerunners, e.g., an educational media center established in 1965, the…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Education Service Centers, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Programs
Hall, Robert F.; Barker, Bruce O. – Rural Research Report, 1995
Rural schools typically face multiple challenges related to providing educational opportunities for students and staff. A comparison of curricular offerings in English, foreign languages, and mathematics in a Chicago suburban high school, a rural high school district, and a small rural unit district reveals the curricular disadvantages of small…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Opportunities, Educational Practices
Ryan, Charles W.; And Others – 1987
Partnerships between higher education and public schools in rural areas can lead to improved education in both sectors. When launching a partnership, all concerned must convince a wide sector of the community that such programs are cost effective and will lead to more successful educational programming. By providing such a rationale early, the…
Descriptors: College Role, Cooperative Programs, Educational Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education