This latest in a series of articles on the manager's role in an instructional design project highlights techniques for managing the reproduction and distribution of materials. Guidelines for orienting staff are suggested, a sample reproduction and distribution schedule is given, and a storage and distribution system is discussed. (LRW)

From his extension experience in Wayne County, Michigan, the third most populous county in the nation, the author offers some principles to consider in enhancing staff and program effectiveness: resource assessment, staff utilization, program funding, time management, and program visibility. (MF)

Presents a set of guidelines and procedures for establishing and improving multi-teacher vocational agriculture departments in Oklahoma. Some of the areas covered include organizational structure, instructional planning, student selection and grouping, discipline standards, public relations, professional development, and departmental evaluation.…

Intended for use by individuals involved in the operation of adult literacy programs, this handbook is a compilation of the successful operational procedures that some of the directors of the Right to Read Reading Academies have used in administering their respective programs. It also attempts to address the programmatic concerns that program…

This implementation handbook is second in a series of three handbooks developed for individuals, school districts, and agencies interested in implementing career education programs. This handbook is divided into the following eight units: (1) clarification of program objectives; (2) management planning; (3) budgeting; (4) staff development; (5)…

This manual outlines the goals, guidelines, and requirements of Y.M.C.A. Latch Key Child Development Programs, which provide before- and after-school day care services for children who otherwise might be at home with no adult supervision. Included is information on how to begin a program, enrollment procedures, facilities, space utilization, daily…

One of two supplements which accompany chapter 5 of "Mountain-Plains Handbook: The Design and Operation of a Residential, Family Oriented Career Education Model" (CE 014 630), this document contains specific information concerning the reprographic and personnel components of the administrative services division. Several job descriptions…

THIS REPORT DESCRIBES THE ACTIVITIES OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION, TITLE I COMPENSATORY EDUCATION PROJECTS WHICH WERE DEVELOPED TO ASSIST GEORGIA'S YOUTH. PROJECT ADMINISTRATION AND PROCEDURES, INNOVATIVE AND EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS, MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENTS, AND ACHIEVEMENT TEST RESULTS ARE SPECIFICALLY DISCUSSED. STATE GUIDELINES FOR THE…

Provided is a guide to assist state and local agencies in improving the administration and management of services to abused and neglected children and their families. Protective services at the state level are covered in the first section, including such topics as organization; initiating and reacting to proposed state legislation; developing…

Drawn primarily from the experiences of the minority Women Employment Program (MWEP) of the Recruitment and Training Program (RTP, Inc.), material in this handbook is provided as a reference for individuals and groups engaged in efforts to place underutilized minorities and women into jobs they have not traditionally held. Outlines of the…

This report describes the benefits to vocational educators of involving volunteers in vocational programs and presents a model for planning and implementing a volunteer program. Outlined first are programmatic and nonprogrammatic approaches to designing volunteer programs. Next, in a discussion of the benefits of vocational volunteer programs, the…

This handbook is designed to serve as a reference for teachers, supervisors, and administrators to use in organizing and implementing vocational agriculture/agribusiness programs for high school students and out-of-school youth in urban areas. Information in the handbook is divided into the following eight primary areas: (1) planning for program…

This handbook is intended to aid vocational education learning center coordinators in establishing and/or extending the services available in their learning centers. Following a listing of the objectives of a learning center program, various learning center operational procedures are described, including individualized student instruction,…

This handbook contains 14 essays on practical skills necessary for providing instructional and administrative services to correspondence students. Topics covered in individual essays include the definition of student services, an overview of instructional service, staff supervision, effective school record keeping, principles of communications,…

This guide is intended to assist individuals involved in the development, administration, and delivery of volunteer-based community adult literacy programs. Addressed in the individual sections of the guide are the following topics: community (community assessment, learner population, program purposes, public awareness, and partnerships and…