To develop and implement guidance accountability projects for the State of Iowa, this committee used a two-phased approach. Phase One involved assessing the status of guidance services provided by each school district in the state. The second phase surveyed a sample of students, the consumers of guidance services. The committee developed and…

This survey was conducted pursuant to implementation of the New Jersey State Master Plan for Environmental Education. The data obtained provide a base for characterizing the state of the art of environmental education in New Jersey school districts. A previous survey in 1969 identified 185 public school districts which were then involved in either…

A random sample of the thirty-eight Elementary Secondary Education Act Title III projects funded in Massachusetts for the three year period, 1971-1974 was surveyed in order to determine if the Federal money was well used, what has been learned about change in the past ten years, and what worked and what didn't, and why. [Available from…

In order to find out how the general public as well as educators and students really think of Florida's public schools, the Florida State Department of Education sponsored a statewide survey, as part of the ESEA Title III. (Author/JM)

Summarized are data gathered during phase 1 of a state survey of administrators, funded under Title III, to determine the number of handicapped children receiving or in need of special education services in Indiana. The following are among survey results highlighted in the first chapter: 19,061 pupils were estimated by public school principals to…

Presented are nine appendixes to a state survey, funded under Title III, to determine the number of handicapped children receiving or in need of special education services in Indiana. Included are a description of survey objectives and procedures, 17 tables of data by region and community type, and copies of school principals' suggestions for…

The resource guide to Colorado career education programs offers information on more than 50 school programs, obtained from a number of sources including a statewide assessment instrument administered by the 1974 Colorado State facilitator project and the Colorado Department of Education. It is not intended to be comprehensive. Information…

This study examines a representative sample of innovative projects funded under Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act in an effort to identify some of the factors that contribute to constructive change in the schools. In particular, the study investigates local takeover of Title III programs and attempts to determine why some…

This resource guide to Colorado environmental education programs offers information on environmental programs currently in operation and services available to Colorado educators in environmental/conservation education. Information is provided on five programs that have been validated for national dissemination by the United States Office of…

This report describes a study of one-year educational innovation projects funded under Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Focus of the study was not on the content of the projects but on how they were conducted, with particular emphasis on the role of the project directors. Data for the study were gathered through…

To ascertain whether Title III, 1965 Elementary Secondary Education Act, had affected the educational programs of the public schools in Mississippi, only that data which dealt directly with the implementation and operation of a project were utilized as sources of information. Included in the data sources were the initial proposals submitted for…

An effort to assess psycho-motor (P-M) needs among Virginia children in K-4 and in special primary classes for the educable mentally retarded is presented. Included are methods for selecting, combining, and developing evaluation measures, which are verified statistically by analyses of data collected from a stratified sample of approximately 4,500…

The Elementary-Secondary Education Act of 1965 created opportunities for improvement of school programs: Title III provides one such avenue to develop strategies for demonstrating experimental programs which make a substantial contribution to the solution of critical educational problems. The E.S.E.A. Title III program is intended both to support…

A study made to identify the critical educational needs of the State of North Dakota is presented in the six chapters of this report and its appendixes. Chapter I, Introduction, discusses historical considerations and provides an overview of the report. Chapter II contains a comprehensive but concise description of the technical procedures…