This paper presents some issues that must be addressed before "productivity" can be measured. State and local education agencies should be concerned with measuring the impact of their actions rather than with productivity per se. Impact would be defined as the ratio of the quantity of output to the quantity of need. It is recognized that…

This publication discusses the Comprehensive Educational Planning and Evaluation Project, a one-year effort by the Columbus (Ohio) Public Schools to develop an effective model for involving parents, students, community members, and school personnel in planning and evaluation of the school district's activities. This effort involved conducting a…

During the fiscal years 1966 to 1973 over $200 million was provided to State education agencies (SEAs) to improve their capabilities and services in certain areas specifically mentioned in Section 503, Title V, of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA). Critics have charged that during this period State agencies were not…

This volume consists of papers by representatives from the six States comprising the Comprehensive Planning State Education Agencies Project (CPSEA). The first paper, by Bernarr S. Furse, outlines common elements appearing in one or more of the models developed by the project States. Everett W. Reimer then details the need for educational planning…