"Project SAILS" (Symbolic and Innovative Language Systems) is a special program developed by the Portland, Oregon, public schools for training teachers to work with children who have learning and reading difficulties. Teachers are instructed in the use of the Monterey Reading and Language Programs, highly structured and highly…

This report provides brief descriptive information about State compensatory education (SCE) programs in 17 States: (1) California; (2) Connecticut; (3) Florida; (4) Georgia; (5) Hawaii; (6) Maryland; (7) Michigan; (8) Nebraska; (9) New Jersey; (10) New York; (11) Ohio; (12) Oregon; (13) Rhode Island; (14) Texas; (15) Utah; (16) Washington; and…

TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT OF DIFFERENCES BETWEEN DAY AND EVENING DIVISIONS WITH RESPECT TO ADMINISTRATIVE, SUPERVISORY, AND SPECIAL SERVICES, QUESTIONNAIRES WERE SENT TO 320 FACULTY MEMBERS RANDOMLY SELECTED FROM 16 CALIFORNIA JUNIOR COLLEGES AND 10 EVENING DIVISION DEANS WERE INTERVIEWED. THE RETURNS INDICATED THAT (1) ADDITIONAL EVENING…

PLANNING, IMPLEMENTATION, AND EVALUATION OF TITLE I PROJECTS IN PUERTO RICO EMANATED FROM THE COMMONWEALTH DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. THROUGHOUT THE VARIOUS PLASES OF TITLE I ACTIVITIES PROJECT DIRECTORS WORKED CLOSELY WITH THIS CENTRAL OFFICE. OBSERVATIONS, ATTENDANCE RECORDS, INTERVIEWS, AND QUESTIONNAIRES WERE THE PRIMARY EVALUATIVE TECHNIQUES…

PROCEDURES WHICH LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS MUST FOLLOW FOR PARTICIPATION IN PROGRAMS AUTHORIZED UNDER FEDERAL VOCATIONAL EDUCATION ACTS ARE PRESENTED. THE GUIDELINES COVER (1) STATE ORGANIZATION, (2) PROGRAM OF VOCATIONAL INSTRUCTION, (3) ANCILLARY SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES, (4) CONSTRUCTION WITH SPECIFIC APPLICATION TO AREA VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS, (5) A…

A study was made to determine the current status of selected administrative areas of student teaching programs in Massachusetts and cooperative student teaching programs throughout the nation, the desirability of establishing cooperative programs in Massachusetts, and the organization and impelementation of these programs. Specific administrative…

This program was initiated in 1967 to provide an alternate source of teachers for vocational education. It gives high school graduates, primarily from vocational and industrial arts education programs, as well as technical institute graduates, an opportunity to combine a cooperative work experience in their chosen trade or occupation with an…

Intended for professional personnel of the Hampshire Country School, which treats gifted children with immobilizing emotional dysfunctions, the handbook specifies staff commitments. The Code of Ethics, adapted from the National Education Association Code as supplemented by The Council for Exceptional Children, sets forth four principles:…

This document is the full text of the Economic Opportunity Amendments of 1967 to Public Law 90-222. These amendments authorize funds for continuation of programs begun under the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 which established the Job Corps and the work and training program for youth and adults, the special impact programs, and the urban and…

This study dealt with the participation of the public school districts of Michigan in the conduct of adult education programs, and with changes since the discontinuation of state financial aid to these programs in 1959. Data were drawn from the records of operation of participating school districts and from questionnaire responses by…

This document is an edited transcript of speeches and other proceedings from the 1968 New Orleans Upward Bound Conference. Upward Bound is a federally-sponsored program for preparing students from low-income families for admission to college. At the conference representatives from federal agencies and educators with significant institutional…

This manual outlines the operation of a 4-C program designed to provide child care services for all children requiring such services by providing financial assistance to parents unable to afford child care fees. Fees are paid directly to child care centers and may cover total care or make up the difference between the parent's ability to pay and…

The Emergency School Aid Act (ESAA) was designed to provide local educational agencies with financial assistance to eliminate minority group segregation, to prevent minority group isolation, and to aid children who have been educationally disadvantaged because of isolation. An overview of the programs funded under the ESAA is provided in this…

Described is a Social Learning Curriculum (SLC) field test model that focuses on aspects of personnel utilization, communication systems, and the quality of human communication and that highlights the role of the supervisor in the education of the mentally retarded. The four field test model phases discussed are 1) the planning phase (including…

Proposed here is the concept of an entirely new, cooperative national service for American higher education: a national academy that is both a conference/training/learning center and a professional development program for the leadership of the nation's postsecondary education. Outlined briefly are: the concept, need, purpose, location and…