This book suggests the collaboration of community mental health centers with school systems since both are concerned with the healthy development of children's emotional lives and with learning. While school collaboration provides maximum opportunity for the center to fulfill more of its obligations to children with the most efficient use of…

The two main objectives of this project were: (1) to create a meaningful cooperative effort between the Kent County Vocational Technical School District and the Milford School District for the purpose of expanding vocational education, and (2) to establish a system to serve as a model for future expansion of vocational education in Delaware.…

This report summarizes the conclusions and insights of several hundred people who have been directly involved in the 45-15 Plan for its first two years of operation. The 45-15 Plan divides the neighborhood served by a school into four sections. Each section attends 45 school days and then takes a vacation, 15 days long. The attendance dates of the…

This study was made to determine the business community's attitudes toward the educational program of the Nebraska Vocational-Technical School and their assessment of the employability of the school's graduates. Findings from a survey of business and industrial firms who had employed graduates of the school of the years 1965 through 1969 indicated…

The intention of this paper was to propose certain principles and strategies for the "professional" use of paraprofessionals in education. It was stated that uncredentialed persons on school district payrolls are given few genuine opportunities to interact professionally with children, parents, and helping agencies, thus creating a waste…

In this report, the author identifies the needs and characteristics of the pregnant student population and discusses the components of a comprehensive program to aid these students. Starting with the three primary components--education, health services, and social services--the author presents a breakdown of each into subcomponents and describes…

The setting for this school-community study is Effingham, Illinois. Chosen as a prototype of rural America, Effingham is emerging as a rapidly-growing center of economic, political, and social activity. Through structured interviews and personal interactions, the evaluator has obtained information to describe the community in terms of its…

Contents of this evaluation include: general information; program evaluation; dissemination of information; Media Center; Extended Opportunities including Supervised Study, Career Opportunities, Saturday Speech, instrumental and vocal music, Teacher Intern, projects "Read" and "Math," and kindergarten language development;…

This essay seeks to emphasize the relationship in Kenya between primary education and politics, in the context of local control through elected County Councils over primary education. It looks at the costs of primary education, including political and social costs, in terms of their effects on local government and on the relationship between local…

This publication, which was funded under provisions of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, is a handbook designed for use by parents and other members of school district advisory committees and target school parent advisory groups. It provides the information needed by parents to become active, effective committee members who…

Industry involvement in volunteer service to public education requires long range planning and commitment on the part of both industry and education. Recognizing the need for closer cooperation, this manual was prepared for use by both businessmen and school administrators. Major sections of the handbook include: (1) The Variety of Volunteer…

This speech discusses strategies for closing the gap between teachers, principals, and central office personnel. These strategies include (1) developing an open climate of mutual understanding and acceptance by devoting special attention to interpersonal relationships, (2) developing a plan to improve staff morale, (3) devising a communication…

A PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAM IN BEGINNING READING WAS ESTABLISHED FOR MEXICAN-AMERICAN CHILDREN IN AN EAST LOS ANGELES SCHOOL. THE PROGRAM WAS DESIGNED TO DEVELOP ORAL LANGUAGE SKILLS AND TO REINFORCE TRADITIONAL CULTURAL VALUES IN THE MEXICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY. BASELINE DATA WERE OBTAINED ON BOTH READING ACHIEVEMENT AND ORAL LANGUAGE…

This document describes the 1975-76 Arkansas Artists-in-Schools program, whereby professional artists work in elementary and secondary schools to teach art. The program provides support for the artists and gives children and community members unique opportunities for in-depth relationships with professional artists. Fifteen individual programs are…

The Voluntary Action Center and the Retired Senior Volunteer Program, in cooperation with the Great Falls Public School District's Career Education Program, developed and put into operation a Community Resource Center. Objectives of the center during the organizational phase were (1) selection of a volunteer coordinator to direct the project, (2)…