This document presents a pilot training program which developed, diffused, and evaluated the application of a selected group of research and development (R&D) techniques for planning and initiating change in the public schools. The training model resulted from suggestions of an interdisciplinary development team at the University of Kansas. The…

The first section of this report on program costing with the CAMPUS simulation discusses the structuring process of Program Planning and Budgeting (PPB) systems, and emphasizes the ideas, rules, and principles for structuring resource data that have evolved during the 10 years of PPB existence. It also discusses the WICHE-PMS program…

Presented here is a model developed at Santa Barbara City College (California) for assessing vocational and non-vocational program costs. The primary purpose of the project was to compare costs during 1971-72 for these two types of programs. On an institutional average, vocational instructional costs appeared to be higher than non-vocational,…

This article explains the Selection System Model for evaluating alternative educational delivery methods and relates research findings applicable to the various components of the model. Those components include Instructional Strategies, Student Access, Complexity of the Method for the Student, Complexity of the Method for the Provider, and…

Representing the work of a Task Force on Community College Finance established by the California State Legislature, this report recommends criteria and standards for the implementation of a new program-based funding mechanism for the state's community colleges. After reviewing the legislative mandate for the implementation of program-based…

Cost-effectiveness/benefit analysis is an analytical technique for assessing outputs of educational programs in relation to the program objectives and the associated program costs. It combines the two concepts of cost-effectiveness analysis and cost-benefit analysis into a comprehensive model. The cost-effectiveness/benefit analysis model has been…

A school district plan of functional organization is designed to integrate the functional and the organizational aspects of performance. The plan can be used to seek solutions to three basic management problems: (1) The functions which must be performed in a school district, (2) the plan of organization which should be implemented to facilitate…

Described is Connecticut's comprehensive model for the education of the gifted and talented. Discussed are the following basic program components: state legislation and funding to provide reimbursement to local school districts for special programs or services, full-time consultative leadership in programming for the gifted and talented, and a…

This report provides a detailed description of an education program cost model designed to accept descriptions of the size and composition of resources used in a particular program and translate them into an estimate of program cost, for convenient comparison of alternatives. The model also translates ("crosswalks") the program budget…

This review surveys documents, previously announced in RIE, that are concerned with the (1) development of planning-programing-budgeting systems (PPBS) for educational planning, (2) models of PPBS implementation, (3) specific applications suitable for libraries, and (4) bibliographies available on the topic. PPBS decisionmaking models enable…

A general example of a computerized program budgeting model includes the major elements along with the primary benefits. Names are provided of contact persons at six school districts that have implemented this type of program. (MLF)

Describes specific factors contributing to questionable validity and reliability of cost information used by mental health administrators. Presents a case study in which 17 different cost figures were derived for a single program using various methods currently employed. Discusses implications of nonuniform cost data. (Author/RC)

To help vocational education budget planners take a good look each year at where they are going, what they are trying to accomplish, and where to put their money, this article describes the 12 steps in a model commonly used for zero based budgeting. (Author/HD)

Discusses the role that information resource management (IRM) plays in educational program-oriented budgeting (POB), and presents a theoretical IRM model. Highlights include design considerations for integrated data systems; database management systems (DBMS); and how POB data can be integrated to enhance its value and use within an educational…

This paper demonstrates a process for investigating the economic and budgeting impact of educational innovations on the educational systems where they are introduced, based on the assumption that the money to finance educational innovations will have to be shifted from existing programs or other innovations. To illustrate the use of his analytical…