Among all in-school factors that impact student learning, teachers carry the most weight -- but school leaders are not far behind. Decades of research have proven the positive influence principals can have on student achievement, school climate and teaching quality. New evidence suggests that their impact may be even greater than previously…

State policymakers and the public at large have a vested interest in the successful governance of their higher education institutions. The citizens who are appointed or elected to serve as board members of a state's colleges and universities oversee valuable public assets that they hold in trust for the state and for current and future…

Described is an inservice training program designed to provide administrators, supportive staff, classroom teachers, paraprofessionals, and parents with techniques, methods, and materials for students with learning problems. It is explained that the system is intended to develop administrative leadership, organize the service delivery system, and…

Approximately 500 Colorado school board members and school superintendents responded to a 1983 questionnaire that sought to determine the extent to which a need for inservice training for school board members was perceived as important. Of 67 skills or areas of knowledge listed in the questionnaire, the board members identified 20 as fairly…

New Medicare regulations will soon mandate upgrading of laboratory technicians' knowledge and skills; a Colorado demonstration project responded successfully to the needs of small-town and rural technicians with a creative approach (now being bought and used by others) and circuit-flying instructors. (AJ)

This final report describes activities and accomplishments of the Colorado Services to Children with Deafblindness program, a 3-year federally funded technical assistance project concerned with early childhood education, training of personnel and families, transition services from school to adult services, parent support, and dissemination of…

This paper contrasts two types of university partnerships: first, the Colorado Partnership for Educational Renewal (CoPER), between six higher education institutions and 12 school districts in Colorado; and, second, 10 separate community-university partnerships (CUP). Each CUP was based on an asset (as opposed to a deficit) model and developed and…

Administrator renewal is a broad and complex topic with numerous subtopics. This report is limited to procedures and processes many school districts and their administrators use to develop professional growth opportunities for educational leaders. It also describes the activities, goals, and objectives of the Colorado Department of Education in…

The project was designed to provide vocational teacher educators in Colorado with an alternative delivery system for inservice vocational teacher education which would overcome barriers of distance (and difficult winter travel), expense, and low student density. A task force composed of staff members of the State Board for Community Colleges and…

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN OF MIGRANT WORKERS SHOULD BRING CHILDREN WITHIN THE INFLUENCE OF WELL-TRAINED TEACHERS. THE CHILDREN SHOULD BE TAUGHT IN SMALL GROUPS TO BROADEN CULTURAL EXPERIENCES AND TO DEVELOP BASIC SKILLS. PROGRAM SUPERVISION AND ADMINISTRATION SHOULD BE A STATE RESPONSIBILITY. THE STATE OFFICIAL SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR…

This document discusses various aspects of the training and utilization of "teacher aides" (used here to refer to the paraprofessional, lay assistant, nonprofessional, teacher helper, assistant teacher, or auxiliary personnel whose work may include "all those functions the non-certificated person might perform in the educational…

In this inservice training seminar for correctional administrators, the major focus was on the definition and the objectives of inservice training, selection of training techniques and methods, and the evaluation of training programs. The intent was not to develop specific content, but to suggest general training principles and guidelines for…

A 12-month report summarizes and evaluates the migrant education programs in the State of Colorado. The booklet contains sections on exemplary programs, number of children served, grade placement, teacher-pupil ratio, interrelationships with the regular Title I program, coordination with other migrant programs, inservice staff training,…

FOCUSING ON THE COTTAGE ATTENDANT AS AN EDUCATOR AND REHABILITATOR IN RESIDENTIAL CENTERS, THESE NINE PAPERS PRESENTED AT THE 89TH MEETING OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MENTAL DEFICIENCY IN JUNE 1965 DISCUSS TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR ATTENDANTS AND SUPERVISORS OF ATTENDANTS. OBJECTIVES AND TECHNIQUES FROM THE COLUMBUS STATE SCHOOL (OHIO) AND THE…

The evaluation report of the 1977-78 Colorado Migrant Education Program (federally funded through ESEA Title I) describes the supplementary programs, summer programs, and support services employed to provide educational services to migrant children throughout the state. It is reported that the program, operated by school districts and boards of…