Although high school graduation rates continue to rise in the United States, reaching 81 percent in the 2012-2013 school year (U.S. Department of Education, 2015), dropout remains a pervasive issue for education systems across the nation. In recent years, Early Warning Systems (EWS), which utilize administrative data to identify students at risk…

This study addresses the problems caused by the major insect and rodent pests and molds and mildews in libraries and archives; the damage they do to collections; and techniques for their prevention and control. Guidelines are also provided for the development and initiation of an Integrated Pest Management program for facilities housing library…

This report describes a case management model and was designed to serve as a basic text for training social service workers. Chapter I defines the term case management and discusses the role of case management in the field of social services. Chapter II delineates the main features of the case management model and the activities required of the…

This guide describes the social services case management process in detail, focusing on some of the ways in which the basic process requirements can be met. An explanation of why each step in the process is necessary is offered from both a system and a client point of view. The guide is divided into seven chapters, each of which concentrates on…

This manual is intended to serve as a trainer's curriculum guide on the case management model for social service workers. It is divided into seven sections, each of which focuses on one of the basic requirements of the case management process. The seven process requirements examined are: (1) evaluation of service request or need, (2) eligibility…

This users' guide provides a structured methodology to assist public agencies in using the revised "Standards for Foster Family Services Systems" as a self-assessment tool. The first section, which deals with data sources, lists the types of written information which agencies need to apply the standards as assessment criteria and indicates the job…

This document describes some basic characteristics of decision-making that any formal management system should support: (1) the structure of an organization, (2) the decision patterns of an organization, and (3) the keys to good decisions. (Author)

This publication contains information relating to waste prevention, treatment and disposal, and waste product utilization. Its primary purpose is to provide information that will help the food industry executive recognize waste problems and make wise management decisions. The discussion of the methods, techniques, and the state-of-the-art is…

This booklet is one of a series of publications designed to present a complete system for planning, organizing, and directing the development and operation of individual volunteer programs, as well as the management of a comprehensive volunteer system consisting of many individual programs. This particular booklet discusses the concepts and…

Within this document, and presented in their entirety, are five reports which depict differing views of Delaware County Community College (DCCC) from 1974 through 1980. The reports consist of both historical and predictive data, evolved from staff work related to long and short range planning. The general framework for this activity revolved about…

One result of the increased size and complexity of instructional programs is a decrease in the ability of instructional managers to effectively evaluate them. The analysis and synthesis for planning, implementation, redesign, and evaluation (ASPIRE) model for instructional management provides a conceptual framework for obtaining a comprehensive…

This booklet describes the characteristics and role of curriculum frameworks and describes how they can be used in developing educational programs. It is designed as a guide for writers of frameworks, for educators who are responsible for implementing frameworks, or for evaluators of educational programs. It provides a concise description of the…

This manual is designed to facilitate efficient director preparation for the Project on Team Teaching Modular Workshop. Although the director has many set responsibilities throughout the workshop, there are also many options left open in workshop design. Responsibilities are listed and options explained after an introduction. Certain workshop…

This manual describes procedures and presents guidelines for using the Dade County (Florida) School System's Average Dollar Base School Budgeting System. The Dade County budgeting system approximates the resource allocation method employed by the state of Florida under the Florida Education Finance Plan and is intended to help shift the…

The purpose of this manual is to offer assistance to colleges and universities involved with, or interested in, improvement in their fundamental administrative process in a manner compatible with the Planning, Management and Evaluation System (PME) approach articulated by the United States Office of Education. Planning is defined as that…