Describes "optimization" computer programing to aid in school redistricting. Using diverse demographic data, the computer plots district boundaries to minimize children's walking distance and maximize safety, improve racial balance, and keep enrollment within school capacity. (TE)

A survey, which presented to members of the Council of Administrators of Special Education seven questions on development and current and future use of technology applications, indicated, among other findings, use of a computerized system by over half of 384 respondents, great interest in management use, and diversity of hardware. (Author/MC)

Suggests employing intermediary personnel, who are both skilled in mathematical programming and managerially trained, to support strategic decision-making by upper-level executives. Argues that this approach is preferable to developing simplified programming languages for use by executives. Available from: Alfred P. Sloan School of Management,…

The success of both evaluation and planning is greatly dependent upon the one critical element of the availability of valid, reliable, and timely information. To provide this information, the systematic approach of the Management Information System is increasingly being used. (Author/KP)

There is a pressing need for informational gathering activities designed to facilitate the decision-making activities of State and local vocational education planners. Management Information Systems are suggested as the rationally planned means whereby the information is received and transmitted. (Author/SA)

Effective long-range planning by vocational administrators concerning job opportunities for their graduates requires assessment of immediate and future occupational demands. The authors suggest that the demand component Manpower Manual developed by the Illinois Division of Vocational and Technical Education Management Information System will give…

Discusses applications and research of the management sciences in institutions of higher education. Includes (1) planning, programing, budgeting systems; (2) management information systems; (3) resource allocation models; and (4) mathematical models. In each, the major trends and literature are discussed and numerous references provided. Also…

PMIS is a computer-based planning and management information system for local school districts. This report centers on the PMIS data bases that contain school system data by reviewing the major phases involved in their creation, explaining the factors that caused the unique orientation of the data bases, reviewing the two tasks that comprise the…

Management planning consultants recommended procedural changes to improve the Baltimore school building program. (Author)

A model for developing a data control system in an integrated management information system. (RA)

A management information system for school construction defines responsibilities and details the planning and building processes. (Author)

A comprehensive network makes computing available to many individuals on the Carnegie Mellon University campus. Electronic bulletin boards provide a new campus communication medium for the exchange of information on a variety of topics. Most of the administrative systems operate in an online mode. (MLW)

The synopsis describes development by the Mississippi Vocational Rehabilitation for the Blind Agency of a data processing system to improve service delivery for clients and enhance the cost-effectiveness of agency resources. (Author/MC)

A comprehensive network makes computing available to many individuals on the Carnegie Mellon University campus. Electronic bulletin boards provide a new campus communication medium for the exchange of information on a variety of topics. Most of the administrative systems operate in an online mode. (MLW)