A proposal to present to all the students of a rural county, live performance in music, ballet, drama and opera will support an existing project. Although planned for all elementary and secondary students, very young children are given special consideration in a small audience situation, where they can hear, see, and talk with the artists. Three…

Projects funded under Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) are discussed, with the focus on individualized instruction projects. The locale of the projects varies from Texas to Chicago, New Jersey to California, Kentucky to Minnesota, and others. The topics of some of the projects are pre-school students, handicapped…

The model program described in this Title III project report was developed "to eliminate the need for segregated classes for handicapped children in remote school systems." The underlying assumption of the program is that, if the regular teacher is (1) supported by a staff of specially trained resource personnel whole roles are clearly…

This guide contains materials which are designed to assist rural school systems in assessing educational needs, in systematically planning strategies to develop a preschool training program, and in applying for Title III funds. Included are instructions for a survey and an inventory of needs, suggestions for the allocation of resources according…

This guide contains materials which are designed to assist rural school systems in assessing educational needs, in systematically planning strategies to meet educational objectives, and in applying for Title III funds. Instructions for a survey and an inventory of needs, suggestions for allocation of resources to needs and establishment of…

This guide contains materials which are designed to assist rural school systems in assessing educational needs, in systematically planning strategies to develop an organization for an instructional program, and in applying for Title III funds. Instructions for a survey and an inventory of needs, suggestions for the allocation of resources…

This guide contains materials which are designed to assist rural school systems in assessing educational needs, in systematically planning strategies to develop a reading program, and in applying for Title III funds. Instructions for a survey and an inventory of needs, suggestions for the allocation of resources according to needs and…

This guide contains materials which are designed to assist rural school systems in assessing educational needs, in systematically planning strategies to develop a dropout reduction program, and in applying for Title III funds. Included are instructions for a survey and an inventory of needs, suggestions for the allocation of resources according to…

The Supplementary Educational Center for the Bottineau County Schools has completed its 6th year under Federal Title III, Elementary and Secondary Education Act, program funding. This report serves as a summary of the Center as well as an evaluative report. Original objectives are reviewed to determine accomplishments. The 8 objectives are: (1) to…

An Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title III program for attacking education problems in the rural areas of Pinal County, Arizona, is described in this report. The program serves approximately 3,174 children in grades K through 8, many of whom are minorities. Included in the program are these resource or supplementary components: a math…

This document compiles the addresses presented at the 1st Annual Staff Development Workshop sponsored by the Western North Carolina Consortium. Presentations include: (l) "Staff Development--Why?" by Louis W. Bender; (2) "Staff Development--The State of the Art" by W. Robert Sullins; (3) "State Resources" by Hazel…

The effectiveness of a differential staffing plan and a behavioral oriented teaching approach for upgrading of rural Utah elementary schools was examined. SPURS staffing model (an Elementary Secondary Education Act Title III project) consisted of an Instructional Design Team (composed of curriculum and behavioral specialists on a multischool…

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…

This guide contains materials which are designed to assist rural school systems in assessing educational needs, in systematically planning strategies to develop an inservice teacher education program, and in applying for Title III funds. Included are instructions for a survey and an inventory of needs, suggestions for the allocation of resource…

This guide contains materials which are designed to assist rural school systems in assessing educational needs, in systematically planning strategies to develop a communication skills program, and in applying for Title III funds. Included are instructions for a survey and an inventory of needs, suggestions for the allocation of resources according…