The Flint (Michigan) Community Schools developed a four-phase School Improvement process model. In Phase 1 (Commitment), school district and administrative support were obtained and pilot schools were selected (one elementary and one middle school). The principals of these schools and one teacher representative from each received training in…

This report of the Temple City, California, differentiated staffing project contains several articles describing progress made in the first three years of operation. The major article traces the history and development of the project, outlines the financial plan and schedule through 1972, and describes several characteristics of the model: (1)…

A learning support system is described which consists of the following phases: (1) pre-decision--to gather information and make decisions about courses so that by the end of the phase a clear listing of courses is generated; this phase consists only of Staff and Maintenance functions; (2) pre-service--to make all arrangements necessary for the…

An outdoor education program is described which has the philosophy that a direct experience is better than a vicarious one, and that the efficiency of education is increased in direct proportion to the amount of direct experience. An historical background which included pilot programs and experimental programs is discussed. Facilities, philosophy…

This Career Education Model graphically describes and identifies six major components useful in planning, organizing, and implementing career education programs: (1) career planning and preparation, emphasizing decision making, (2) community input, (3) curriculum development by means of total staff involvement, (4) job placement, (5) self-concept,…

The role of an "Educational Consultant" at the Cochlear Implant Center of the Manhattan (New York) Eye, Ear & Throat Hospital involves assisting in implant candidate selection; acting as a liaison to local education agencies; interviewing parents; visiting the child's school; demonstrating classroom listening activities; and monitoring the child's…

This volume on vocational assessment is written from an educational and psychological perspective and includes descriptions of program models appropriate for implementation within school settings. The book focuses on cooperation among a variety of school-based professionals; incorporates the roles of community-based professionals and parents; and…

The University of Texas Pilot Program was operated in five sites in Texas (Abilene, Brownsville, El Paso, Houston, and Temple) to demonstrate the utility of competency-based high school diplomas for Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) clients. Included among the program features common to all five sites were the following: (1) the…

The document provides guidelines for the education of gifted and talented students in Hawaii. Following an introduction which includes a brief historical overview of gifted and talented programs in Hawaii, the document addresses nine major topics (sample subtopics in parentheses): the nature of giftedness and talent (definitions, student…

This package was developed through the outreach activities of Project STEPS (Sequenced Transition to Education in the Public Schools), which developed an early childhood transition model to facilitate the development of state and community-wide systems for transition. The package covers four major component areas of transition: interagency…

A guide to the organization and administration of professional development efforts for student personnel workers is presented. The development of the guide was based on needs within the organization: (1) to understand processes and procedures of student personnel services and how they relate to other departments; (2) to communicate and relate to…

A staff exchange project designed to provide for an exchange of vocational education teachers and administrators with supervisors and technicians from business and industry is presented in this handbook. A step-by-step plan, for use at State, regional, and local levels, is given for initiating, planning, and implementing an exchange project. Six…

This manual is intended for use by trainers of teacher aides in New Careers programs (which focus on training the unemployed and/or underemployed for entry-level placement as nonprofessionals in human service occupations). An introductory chapter considers the qualifications of the training team, qualifications of the trainee, the function and job…

This resource training manual for family advocacy workers is designed to help these workers meet the needs of families who care for adolescents with emotional disabilities. It is intended for use with a companion manual which focuses on the needs of youth themselves, and stresses that effective case management must integrally involve both youths…

This report provides some perspectives on existing school-age child care and proposes some alternative school-age care program models which maximize the use of community resources and, thus, reduce potentially high costs. Chapters One and Two examine the current school-age "child care" services both nationally and in Region X (Oregon, Washington…