This handbook is intended to guide educational administrators interested in adopting an Educational Resources Management System or Planning Programming Budgeting Evaluation System (ERMS/PPBES) by presenting detailed information on the experiences of various educational systems in implementing ERMS/PPBES programs. Data were gathered from a…

The guide was intended to provide the information needed to implement or improve an 11th and 12th grade career education cluster program. The authors suggest that the guide will be most useful in schools where a long-range plan for career education has been prepared and adopted by the local board of education, and where it has been decided to…

The instructor's guide is part of a series designed to help project directors in the management of Alcohol Safety Action Projects (ASAP) through management workshops. Workshops will discuss certain phases of the ASAP including National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) organizational and supportive efforts, countermeasures,…

Discusses advantages of and criteria for development of effective caregiving teams in child care programs. (BB)

This manual, which provides guidelines for effective adoption services for children in residential group child care who need new, permanent families, emphasizes interagency collaboration and communication as critical to effective adoptive plans. The manual is intended for public agency social workers responsible for placement and permanency…

One of eight sections of a handbook for use by vocational teacher educators in improving vocational teacher education linkage with business, industry, and labor, this third section is designed to promote the use of the cooperative internship approach to utilizing resources of the private sector. (Cooperative internships, as defined here, encompass…

As part of the comprehensive planning process, once goals are developed, needs established, problems analyzed, and alternative solutions proposed, the decision is made to implement a particular program. The first step toward successful implementation is careful planning of the tasks, activities, personnel, calendar, resources, and evaluation…

The School Planning, Evaluation, and Communication System (SPECS) is an overall design for districtwide program assessment and development. It is both a way of interrelating planning and evaluation of individual programs and a way of comparing the outcomes of all district programs with the district's community-defined educational goals. Component…

The School Planning, Evaluation, and Communication System (SPECS) is an overall design for districtwide program assessment and development. It is both a way of interrelating planning and evaluation of individual programs and a way of comparing the outcomes of all district programs with the district's community-defined educational goals. This…

Designed to help administrators plan and implement an emergency medical technician (EMT) training program, this course guide is intended for use with a series of fifteen instructor lesson plan modules. (The EMT-Paramedic is described as a professional in emergency medical care who has successfully completed a training program that includes formal…

The publication serves as a supplement to the Nebraska State plan of vocational education and outlines detailed directions that are needed for a more comprehensive treatment of program development and operational procedures. The report is structured in seven sections: (1) general provisions; (2) financial participation; (3) educational programs in…

This program guide was written for the informed layman, educator, or educational administrator who may have some present or future responsibility for the administration of postsecondary and technical education programs. It is designed to provide some general suggested guidelines and administrative considerations for the development of new…

This plan states as a major purpose the gathering of feedback information and offers twenty-one questions probing the limits and possibilities of the Continuing Education Unit (CEU), a basic unit of measurement of organized continuing education experience. It includes the Georgia Plan, presenting possible methods of implementation, administration…

A review of the contributions of evaluation to school television is presented, and some policy suggestions for evaluation programs are offered. The purpose is to assist the Agency for Instructional Television (AIT) in determining how to utilize evaluative research in conducting its projects and the focus is upon decision-making related to the…

The manual, one of a series resulting from a project to design planning procedures for local and State vocational agencies, presents survey instruments which will help State, county, or local educational agencies gather information on the amount and kind of demand for adult or post-secondary vocational education programs. These instruments…