ERIC Number: ED124787
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1975-Aug-7
Pages: 33
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Tuscaloosa County School System Placement Services for Exiting Students. Final Report.
Tuscaloosa County Board of Education, Tuscaloosa, AL.
During the school year 1974-75, a project to place exiting students in an occupational or postsecondary program was conducted by the Tuscaloosa County School System. The project was designed to assist graduating seniors of four high schools and those exiting prior to graduation. In meeting the project goal the following activities were carried out: an advisory board and separate advisory committees in each high school were established, a listing of local educational opportunities was compiled, the Strong Vocational Interest Blank and the General Aptitude Test Battery were administered, and interviews were conducted with each student. The goal of placing all students was not attained; only an estimated 50% were placed. Objectives attained to varying degrees were: helping students reconcile post high school ambitions with existing educational programs, ascertaining prospective employers' suggestions for curriculum modification, and providing teachers with staff development activities to help them relate curricular offerings to occupations. Results of a student evaluation are appended, along with an evaluation report which discusses project accomplishments in terms of objectives and offers possible explanations and solutions to the problems encountered. (NJ)
Publication Type: Reports - Research
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Sponsor: Alabama State Dept. of Education, Montgomery. Div. of Vocational Education and Community Colleges.; Office of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: Tuscaloosa County Board of Education, Tuscaloosa, AL.
Identifiers - Location: Alabama
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