The objective of this report is to present recommendations and criteria for planning, developing, and evaluating school and system-level media programs. These recommendations are based on a broad concept of services, intended to provide students and teachers with the media services and resources necessary for quality education. A broad plan is…

Prepared to assist school staff in the development of community resources in the career education process, the document provides suggestions and guidelines for the recruitment of community resource personnel to help orient students to the world of work. The program implemented by Prince George's County Public Schools, Maryland, serves as the basis…

Intended as workshop guidelines, the model for career education implementation contains six modules which outline the procedure for integrating career education into the instructional process, and describes a multi-media approach to guide administrators through the developmental process. Module one, Preparation for District Career Education…

The guide provides suggestions concerning possible solutions to specific career education implementation problems. Committee selection and organization are discussed in the first section. Then a detailed approach to a sequential system for program implementation is presented. The program consists of a precommitment stage, commitment stage, and an…

This report contains the papers presented at the conference, which was held to discuss the "Guidelines for the Preparation and Certification of Teachers of Bilingual-Bicultural Education," developed at a conference sponsored by the Center for Applied Linguistics in August 1974; the discussants' responses to each paper; and the reports of the three…

The three-year plan includes development of a State industrial arts guide, development of instructional materials common to all existing programs, and inservice teacher education for program implementation. To date only the first phase has been completed, with total project completion scheduled for the next three years. Master plan committee…

The procedures, assumptions, and recommendations of a statewide plan for the elimination of architectural barriers in all Colorado institutions of higher education are detailed. The first sections of the report concern the number and nature of those having physical disabilities, available statistical data on a national and a state level, and…

This draft was developed by educators, parents, administrators, students, and Office of Overseas Dependents education representatives. It is designed to serve as a guide for the local development of handbooks regarding student rights and responsibilities. The draft, which will be reviewed after recommended revisions are received, is very broad…

Migrant coordinators from 21 Eastern Stream States attended the Eastern Regional Migrant Education Conference. These four reports briefly summarize the: State coordinators meeting, discussions on pre-K and kindergarten, Interstate Migrant Project for elementary school children, Bilingual Migrant Project, and interstate proposal considerations as…

Educators from throughout the State of Missouri contributed to the training workshop handbook which presents guidelines for implementing career education programs. Six sections include: (1) Missouri Career Education Today and Tomorrow, discussing current and future trends, and presenting a conceptual framework; (2) Getting Started, refers the user…

Intended for boards of education, teachers, and concerned citizens, the manual suggests means of evaluating state laws and public school services for mentally retarded students. Guidelines provide information on right to education legislation and litigation, suggestions for citizen monitoring of school services, and a list of resources. Presented…

The Annual Local Evaluation, a systematic procedure for evaluating the total vocational education program in a local school division, is presented, and represents phase three of an evaluation program developed by the Division of Vocational Education, Virginia State Department of Education. The evaluation procedure will serve as a basis for the…

At the Open University of Great Britain, certain problems are created by the school's heavy reliance on radio and television broadcasts as a mode of instruction. Students have difficulty: 1) integrating the broadcast with the rest of the course; 2) recognizing the purpose of the broadcast; 3) knowing what to do with the results of the broadcast;…

Presented is a guidebook for school administrators, teachers, and parents on preschool programing for handicapped children. Chapters are included which discuss the following topics: screening procedures (five steps to secure community support); funding for school programs (acquiring funds from federal, state, and private sources); curriculum…

Learner Verification and Revision (LVR) Process of Instructional Materials is an ongoing effort for the improvement of instructional materials based on systematic feedback from learners who have used the materials. This evaluation gives publishers a method of identifying instructional strengths and weaknesses of a product and provides an…