An evaluation program cooperatively conducted between the Association of California School Administrators (ACSA) and the Western Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges (WASC) is outlined in this newsletter. In the ACSA/WASC model, the total school report is compiled from separate reports submitted by committees of the administration,…

Requests for evaluation instruments measuring program quality rather than program content have required the development of new measuring procedures. Two sets of materials are presented in this report--the first to identify objectives and expected outcomes for school programs and persons in the school, and the second to identify the actual climate…

This document defines cooperative education as any form of occupational or professional activity that required the cooperation of both school and the labor market. In some cases, this might be the school and industry or business. In this process, evaluation is defined as the improvement of learner success through measurement of program components.…

This report presents results of the management reviews of 20 California high school vocational systems which utilized the District Review of Vocational Education (DROVE) process, a consultant-directed self-study that also involves a vertification study conducted by a visiting team made up of nonvocational educators. (Results of the topical…

This guide is designed to enable a school to evaluate the effectiveness of its programs and to develop plans for improvement. Section I is concerned with evaluation in general, including the reasons for and probable outcomes of the evaluation process. Section II guides the faculty through the self-study by delineating the six major areas for…