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Olympia Community Unit District 16, Minier, IL. – 1973
The consolidation of 5 school districts into one, encompassing 377 square miles in Illinois, is described in this booklet. Information is included on the actual consolidation; the people and communities served by the new school district; programs and facilities in the elementary schools and the high school; and the Title III, Elementary and…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Consolidated Schools, Curriculum, Educational Innovation
Download full textUpper Cumberland Reading Project, Baxter, TN. – 1974
The Upper Cumberland Reading Project, funded under Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, served 13 rural Tennessee counties located approximately equidistant from three major cities: Nashville, Chattanooga, and Knoxville. The project's instructional approach was built around the basal text because of its use in all of the…
Descriptors: Basic Reading, Elementary Education, Reading, Reading Improvement
Olympia Community Unit District 16, Minier, IL. – 1973
In March 1973, a door-to-door District census was directed by the Olympia Title III, Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Project Office (Illinois). Assisted by the Olympia Citizens Advisory Council and over 300 volunteers, the ESEA Office obtained population data from the census for the rural area. At the same time, a questionnaire to…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Community Surveys, Demography, Educational Research
Hubbard, Ben C., Comp.; And Others – 1974
By virtue of a Title III Elementary and Secondary Education Act grant, the feasibility of consolidating 7 Illinois high schools was studied. Areas of consideration were geographic characteristics, high school and elementary curriculum, and cost considerations relative to high school and elementary school buildings, curriculum, transportation,…
Descriptors: Consolidated Schools, Costs, Curriculum Development, Elementary Schools
Fairley, Richard L. – 1968
The Rural Isolated Task Force is a technical assistance project administered by the Division of Equal Education Opportunities. Southern, rural majority Negro school systems (242) have been cut off from Federal aid. The proposed Task Force will survey and make plans to ameliorate the educational problems of such school systems. Titles I and III of…
Descriptors: Black Education, Civil Rights, Educational Opportunities, Educational Problems
Gores, Richard W., Ed. – 1968
Seven Projects to Advance Creativity in Education (PACE) concerned with small schools and rural areas present reports of progress and plans in this July-August 1968 issue of PACEreport. The document also contains a listing of publications dealing with rural education and a listing of films, filmstrips, and publications, developed under Title III…
Descriptors: Educational Television, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Needs, Films
Lehnhoff, Nora; And Others – 1976
Intended to suggest types of early childhood education programs which may be implemented in rural areas at reasonable cost and which capitalize upon the rural environment's unique characteristics, this booklet describes 12 programs (many of which use Elementary and Secondary Education Title I or III funds) currently operating in rural areas. The…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Early Childhood Education, Educational Innovation, Group Instruction
Dropkin, Ruth, Ed. – 1975
In this interview (funded via a Title III Elementary Secondary Education Act grant) the roots of progressive education are revealed as Marian Brooks recounts the beginnings of her teaching career in 1924 at the age of 15 in a one room rural New Hampshire school. The interviewer's questions encompass the: (1) nature of the early teacher preparatory…
Descriptors: Activities, Child Development, Community Involvement, Educational History
Wayne County Board of Education, Goldsboro, NC. – 1966
THIS DOCUMENT IS THE ENTIRE APPLICATION FOR A FEDERAL GRANT UNDER THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT, TITLE III, TO FINANCE THE ESTABLISHMENT, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF A SUPPLEMENTARY EDUCATIONAL CENTER. THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS DIRECTED TOWARD PROVIDING INDIVIDUAL ENRICHMENT EXPERIENCES FOR STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND ADULTS IN A RURAL…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Education Service Centers, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary School Students
Olympia Community Unit District 16, Minier, IL. – 1975
By virtue of a Title III Elementary and Secondary Education Act grant, a student interest inventory instrument was devised to evaluate apprehensions of students attending 5 different high schools prior to consolidation of the Olympia Community Unit District 16 in Illinois. Initially administered to 183 ninth graders, 228 tenth graders, and 185…
Descriptors: Consolidated Schools, Curriculum, Educational Quality, Extracurricular Activities
Ionia County Intermediate School District, Ionia, MI. – 1967
A demonstration project was proposed to provide community school services in six school districts in a predominantly rural area. Cooperative planning and sharing of resources were emphasized to utilize school facilities during periods when schools were not regularly in session. In general, cultural and educational services were lacking in the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Budgeting, Community Schools, Community Services
