Three background papers to a study on the impact of student charges on access to public postsecondary education in California are presented. The California Postsecondary Education Commission conducted the investigation at the request of the California Legislature. The first background paper examines the evolution since 1960 of policies regarding…

A study was conducted to determine the career or educational interests of high school juniors in Monroe County, to compile information about potential Florida Keys Community College (FKCC) students, and to gather data to project future enrollment trends at the college for long-range planning. Information on students' educational/career interests…

This document describes and evaluates the San Diego Unified School District's basic education program. In each chapter, a background section is followed by an objectives/action plan chart. Charts show accomplishments of the past school year, 1982-83, and objectives for 1983-84. Basic education is defined in Chapter I as the core curriculum of a…

The 1983-1984 report on the postsecondary desegregation progress in Maryland is presented. The goals of the 1980 plan, the status of attainment of the goals, and recommended corrective action are indicated. The goals concern the following areas: undergraduate accessibility; graduate/first professional accessibility; enrollment in fields where…

A review of the South Carolina master plan for higher education is presented. The following issues are addressed: coordination and governance, roles and missions of state colleges and universities, enrollment projections, program review, prerequisites for freshman admission, quality incentives, desegregation of state institutions, finances, and…

A summary of developments in higher education in Ohio during 1979-1983 is presented by the Chancellor of the Ohio Board of Regents. Information is provided on: public and private college enrollments; full- and part-time enrollments; degrees awarded at public institutions; the number of full-time-equivalent faculty and staff employed by public…

Effective long-range planning by school districts is an imperative in dealing with declining enrollments. School districts should (1) evaluate present programs in light of current statutory regulations and educational trends and innovations; (2) appraise the structural qualities of existing school facilities; (3) conduct communitywide surveys to…

The Michigan State Board of Education's policy statements on higher education for the 1978-79 fiscal year are presented. Progress in implementation of the policies through the beginning of fiscal year 1977-78 is reviewed, and action needed to more fully implement the policies in the funding process are recommended. State Board policies relate to…

Few school leaders and school architects have recognized or comprehended the potential symbiosis between school site resources and the enrichment of the instructional program, the urgency of repairing and improving the biosphere, the broadening of community life onto school sites, and the recognition of the responsibility role of stewardship of…

In 1976 the California state legislature adopted Assembly Concurrent Resolution 201, which called for the preparation of a plan to address and overcome, by 1980, the underrepresentation of handicapped students in public higher education institutions in the state. The plan presented here is the result of consultation between the state postsecondary…

In presenting a complete program of occupational education for the Denver metropolitan area, this proposal offers 12 criteria for consideration in conjunction with a particular occupational need. The purpose of the criteria is to provide guidelines for determining in which level of school a program should be offered. The criteria include factors…

Plans and procedures are described for providing equal access to educational opportunity for all children in Missouri. Historical development of school district organization in the State is traced. The need for further school district reorganization is examined, and methods of achieving effective organization are evaluated. A recommended statewide…

A concentrated study undertaken by Caudill, Rowlett & Scott, and this report documents the findings and recommends master planning guidelines for an educational park in Anniston, Alabama. The park will encompass the spectrum of education from early school to two years of college. The proposed educational park will profit by the experience of its…

This plan, including all goals, projections, and policy directions, is predicated upon continued open access to community college occupational, transfer, and community services programs, in accordance with the educational needs of the citizens of the state. Enrollment projections suggest that growth in full-time enrollments will be moderate while…

In spring 1975, a Task Force of 35 members was established as an advisory committee and idea generation group for the San Diego Community College District. At each of three meetings, the 35 members divided into five work groups led by a vocational coordinator discussion leader. This description of and master plan for the San Diego Community…