The report of the administrative procedures for the special education programs in Colorado contains definitions of the handicapping conditions, the organization of programs evolving from the handicap categories, standards of student eligibility, and broad standards of program approval criteria. Specific programs are described including the…

The guide was developed on the basis of advice from a widely representative committee appointed by the Colorado State Department of Public Health. The materials were tested in a course in an urban center and a course in a rural center. The initial portion of the manual presents: (1) guidelines for organizing preparatory nurse aide courses, (2)…

The community education concept and program is an important evolving tool in bringing the resources of education and other disciplines into direct contact with a large number of individuals of every age group. Articles by 12 authors present the philosophy, objectives, and activities of community schools. The book discusses organization, staffing,…

What happens to education in the next 10 to 20 years will directly relate to the degree that principals accept the role of community leader. Public education in America's cities, suburbs, and even rural areas is crying for initiative innovation, and progress. The community school principal can become the man of the hour, but only if he sees the…

The purpose of the project, "Revision and Update of Traffic Safety Manpower Training Program Development Guide," was to develop the HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY MANPOWER FUNCTIONS GUIDE. This document provides an organizational schema illustrating the functions essential to be performed and the interrelationship of these functions to carry out…

House Bill 1042 requires each school district accredited by the Kansas State Board of Education, public and nonpublic, to adopt not later than January 15, 1974, a written personnel evaluation policy applicable to certificated employees. This includes teachers, administrators, and pupil services personnel such as counselors and librarians. The…

A review of assessment and planning aids is presented to provide the local school district with a practical and a theoretical framework on which to base its planning for a feasibility study of a year-round school program. The first and most crucial decision that must be made is the determination that educational programing is the basis on which…

The project approach is suited for dealing with change, and along with the functional organization, has some important things to offer a school district. The project approach is a way to build in some organizational flexibility without completely losing organizational stability. The smaller, less complicated project provides excellent training for…

This report provides board policy samples and other policy resources on school safety and security. The intent in providing policy samples is to encourage thinking in policy terms and to provide working papers that can be edited, modified, or adapted to meet local requirements. Policies are presented in three areas of school security and safety:…

Full awareness of individual responsibilities, realization of the seriousness of the problem, and administrative guidance are necessary for a successful school disaster preparedness program. The same kinds of personnel training should not be required in all school systems nor under all conditions. Training would depend, for example, on the…

This handbook has been prepared as a vehicle or mechanism for program cost accounting and as a guide to standard school accounting terminology for use in all types of local and intermediate education agencies. In addition to classification descriptions, program accounting definitions, and proration of cost procedures, some units of measure and…

An outline for use in Americanization classes is presented. Emphasis in these classes should be given to: (1) developing an increasing ability in speaking, understanding, reading, and writing English, (2) encouraging the student to become an effective, participating citizen, (3) helping the newcomer prepare for the citizenship examination, and (4)…

The module presented here is a performance-based, individualized, programed learning activity. As he proceeds through the document, the administrator-participant can develop and practice specific activities in a simulated setting with colleagues until mastery of a design for using the program in his particular school can be demonstrated. The…

This pamphlet blueprints a step-by-step process of curriculum change, while it is not a pendantic discussion of the process. It also reflects a philosophy of change. It is meant to do two things: 1) to specify the kinds of decisions that must be made to achieve meaningful change; and, 2) to provide acceptable tools to carry out the tasks. Section…

This report contains workshop presentations by various State representatives on State education agency (SEA) use of management by objectives (MBO). The first presentation provides a conceptual "umbrella" of management and discusses six steps that are fundamental to management by objectives. The second presentation contains a concise…