States are in various stages of reforming how they evaluate their educators, all striving for a new system that can assess a range of abilities and practices over long periods of time and capture the full nature of an educator's performance. The strongest systems look at teaching in a more comprehensive way than evaluations have done in the past,…

State education agencies are organizing and developing programs that increasingly recognize the difference between the following types of state education productivity systems: (1) distributing money for productivity in education to be defined and implemented at the local level within "state minimum standards" regulated by the state…

Partnerships among education agencies including institutions of higher education, local school districts, and the State Department of Education offer tremendous opportunities for attaining the mutual goal of educational improvement in Mississippi. A collaborative staff development program for teachers is described. (CB)

Disseminated by the Ohio State Department of Education, the booklet explains how to organize programs for the visually handicapped according to the vision center concept, and describes currently available state-sponsored services for the visually impaired. Suggested philosophy and goals of programs for the visually impaired are identified, along…

During the 1969-70 and the 1970-71 fiscal years, Florida's public community colleges engaged in 796 staff and program development (SPD) activities. These activities included curriculum development, equipment acquisition, workshops, conferences, institutes, sabbaticals, extended study, professional leave, and institutional visitations. This report…

This publication presents and discusses the program priorities identified by 63 program managers from 10 of the 11 divisions of the New Jersey State Department of Education. The individual program priorities were prepared in response to eight overall objectives established by the State Commissioner of Education. For the purposes of analysis, the…

NIE's State Capacity Building Program in Dissemination supports the development of comprehensive programs in State Education Agencies. The nature of the dissemination capacity is reflected in goals of providing greater access to information resources for educators, and realization of increased coordination among activities of SEAs. Each SEA…

This study investigated how rural states assess programs and services provided to disabled and disadvantaged vocational education students in terms of planning and operational processes. Study findings revealed a variety of strategies for affecting the implementation of state education agency evaluations. (Author)

This state plan identifies New Jersey Department of Education activities for assisting local school districts in designing educational programs to meet the needs of intellectually and academically gifted students. The plan begins with an identification of needs in the area of gifted education, focusing on the need for multiple measures for student…

THIS BRIEF REPORT ON THE ILLINOIS PUBLIC JUNIOR COLLEGE ACT STATES THE OBJECTIVES, PHILOSOPHY, AND MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR JUNIOR COLLEGES, GIVES EXCERPTS FROM THE ACT ITSELF, DEFINES CLASS I AND II DISTRICTS, AND DESCRIBES THE ORGANIZATION OF THE DISTRICT JUNIOR COLLEGE BOARD. THE ACT ENCOURAGES COMPREHENSIVENESS IN EACH DISTRICT, TO BE ACHIEVED BY…

Presented is the 1974 Virginia state plan for the education of handicapped children below 5 years of age. The tentative program is outlined, examples of potential service components (such as mobile classrooms and small group programs) are given, and personnel categories are reviewed. Summarized are administrative and technical assistance available…

This article traces the development of community education in Hawaii, focusing on efforts to disseminate the concept, to gain state support, and to secure funding. Part of a theme issue on community education. (SJL)

State education agencies are in increasing agreement regarding the basic principles that should underlie state educational assessment programs, though some areas of divergent opinion remain. The agencies generally accept the ideas that comparisons between states will be made, that assessment programs should serve multiple purposes, that meaningful…

A summary presentation of the Oklahoma State plan for vocational education is offered in the document. The following areas related to administrative provisions and the annual and long-range program plans are briefly described with supporting data: (1) definitions for people, programs, and vocational technical education facilities; (2) goals and…

This guide demonstrates a new way of utilizing the planning process within a social movement context in view of developing a state master plan for environmental education. In addition the book serves as a guide to realistic planning, including models, definitions, and examples. The guide contains five parts: Part One - The background, Part Two -…