A career pathway system is made up of multiple programs that span educational institutions, workforce entities and support service partners. These systems are oriented around a shared understanding of the needs of industries. Career pathway systems are one of many policy models states use to help connect education and workforce in the K-12,…

Stakeholder engagement and collaboration are essential to the development of an effective state plan. Engaging a diverse group of stakeholders tasked with working together to create education policies that will have a positive, lasting impact on students is not as easy as it sounds. Experts in the field argue that the traditional stakeholder…

Described is a vocational education model designed to increase cooperative effort for the improvement of vocational personnel. The introductory section discusses the need for a systematic approach to vocational personnel development in Florida, presents the goals of the system, and briefly summarizes the salient features of each component of the…

As the 21st century approaches, the question about what the appropriate means and ends in education should be has become embedded within a larger societal concern for fostering greater equity and excellence. This paper raises a set of historical and contemporary issues related to understanding educational reform and school improvement within the…

This report examines the need for alternative education programs in Virginia, submits a plan and an estimate for funding, and reports findings and recommendations. The project team developed an implementation plan that identified five major objectives: (1) provide budget recommendations and estimates for Alternative Education at the state and…

The major goal of the 3 1/2 year Federal project was to assist each State, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico to develop preliminary State-tailored, home-school-community models/guides for developing and implementing improved and extended career guidance, counseling, and placement programs in local school districts. A national training…

A second-year interim report on a three-year cooperative study involving a regional sampling of 41 Kentucky school districts is presented. The ultimate goal of the project is to develop methods of sampling and annually assessing the extent of learners' needs and to stimulate educational programming based on the reduction of learners' needs. Major…

In October 2000, the North Dakota Department of Human Services and the Head Start Collaboration Office convened the Early Care and Education Summit with the goal of developing a multi-year collaborative Early Care and Education Plan for the state. This document presents the Five-Year Visioning Plan, comprised of a vision statement, a mission…

This document provides a process for evaluation of Florida's tech prep programs. It first summarizes the philosophy guiding tech prep activities in Florida and then it outlines the tech prep evaluation process. The evaluation process section includes the following: the goals and objectives of the process; its characteristics; the continuous…

The fifth in a series of position papers on deinstitutionalization of persons in Ohio with developmental disabilities, this paper addresses administrative structure and finance requirements. The introductory section suggests the need for new administrative and fiscal models to keep pace with changes in service delivery strategies. The importance…

Written for local, State, and Federal vocational educators, this publication discusses the feasibility of implementing recommendations from some recent evaluations of educational excellence. Criteria for estimating the appropriateness of evaluation findings are given, and recommendations are offered for creating an infrastructure among local,…

Planning methodology should concentrate first on outcomes before emphasizing inputs and processes. In developing a plan for planning for a State community college system, such questions as these must be answered: why plan? who plans? what is to be included in the planning? what is the time frame for planning? Five general processes, each a…

This document describes Arizona's 1990 child care resource and referral plan. The report consists of two parts. Part I offers an overview of child care needs in the state. It addresses the availablity, quality, and cost of child care and describes referral services for parents. Part II defines child care resource and referral (CCR&R) services.…

This report discusses two aspects of the status of early childhood development services in Oklahoma: (1) a survey of the present efforts, programs, and supportive services in the state; and (2) a proposed plan to establish a new state office of early childhood development. The report reflects the philosophy that every child in the state has a…

Two major objectives underlie the initiation of this project effort: (1) the creation of a meaningful, cooperative effort between the Kent County, Delaware Vocational Technical School District and the Milford School District for the purpose of expanding vocational education and (2) the establishment of a system to serve as a model for future…