This study examines the impact of intensive family preservation services (IFPS) on racial disproportionality of placement into out-of-home care. A large sample was partitioned on the basis of race, risk, and services received. The probability of placement is examined as a function of these variables. High-risk minority children receiving…

Members of the National Council for Geographic Education have been instrumental in the creation, launch, and early success of Advanced Placement Human Geography. Annual meetings of the Council have served as a forum for spreading the word about the course and its follow-up national examination and in helping teachers develop content confidence and…

Every state requires a home study before the placement of foster children for adoption. This article examines the history of home studies, presents results from expert interviews on the changing processes and purposes of home studies, and explores current challenges for the field. The article also introduces the Structured Analysis Family…

If a school improvement plan includes input from all stakeholders and focuses on data-driven processes that are linked to teacher appraisal, it can be powerful in leading the school toward the common mission of achieving student success. Linking the school improvement plan to the teacher appraisal process creates a system whereby all individuals…

The perception that the Geneva, Switzerland-based International Baccalaureate Organization's academic programs offer just what American students need in today's more globally competitive environment seems to be catching on. After decades of obscurity and slow expansion, the pace of growth in IB--including courses of study for the primary and…

A product of 3 years' experience in administering the Miami University Portfolio Writing Program, this handbook is designed to assist college faculty in administering a portfolio writing assessment program for incoming students (based on a collection of their best high school writing). The handbook's five chapters are: (1) Introduction: Portfolio…

The role of the placement counselor is discussed in relation to psychological education. Placement counselors in the future will find their time divided between their job as counselor and their evolving role as educator. (Author/EK)

The assessment/advisement/placement process utilized at Sacramento City College (SCC) includes a waiver system designed to meet the needs of those students who have demonstrated proficiency by means other than the usual assessment process. In fall 1983, 506 students were permitted to enroll in a variety of classes on the basis of having taken a…

Report of a General Meeting at the Annual Conference of the National Association of Independent Schools, February 1969.

The Washington Pre-College (WPC) Testing Program, together with experimental tests administered in Spring 1969, was analyzed to instigate a new guidance system for high school juniors and seniors. Initially, WPC employed predictors established on an already selected intellectual group. New test predictors were needed to match the complexity of the…

This bibliographic guide is inteded to aid schools in improving their collections of reference materials for Advanced Placement courses. Books and periodicals are listed in groups costing $500 each. The first group is a basic collection of over 140 items; the second group is a listing of over 120 items to be added for a more extensive collection.…

CORRESPONDENCE STUDY GUIDES FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WERE PREPARED IN THE SUBJECTS OF MATHEMATICS, ENGLISH, AMERICAN HISTORY, AND EUROPEAN HISTORY FOR AN ADVANCED COLLEGE-PLACEMENT PROGRAM. INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROGRAM WAS MADE WIDELY AVAILABLE TO HIGH SCHOOLS IN NEBRASKA. BY THE FALL OF 1965, HOWEVER, IT BECAME APPARENT THAT THE NUMBER OF…

This publication is intended to aid in the planning and implementation of Advanced Placement (AP) chemistry courses. Included are reports from high schools that have established such courses concerning costs, facilities, and instructional requirements. Also included are the free-response sections of the 1974 and 1975 AP Chemistry Examination,…

The separation between work and education is common to many liberal arts institutions. One such institution is fighting this concept by offering career experiences outside the academic environment. (Author)

The author discusses the three major areas in which a proprietary school must function properly in order to be successful: (1) Recruiting, with appropriate entrance tests before student admission; (2) educational program, with courses to train students in skills needed by business; and (3) job placement, the school's best form of advertising. (MF)