The Florida Association of Community Colleges (FACC), comprised of individual faculty, career employees, administrators, and trustees, was organized to promote the development and advancement of Florida public community college education. At the fall 1989 FACC convention, a Long-Range Strategic Planning Committee was established. During the first…

The mission of education for Ohio's gifted students is to prepare them to be contributing members of society by providing appropriate programs and services designed to develop and maximize their unique abilities and enhance personal growth. To assist school districts with implementation of this mission, this strategic planning report recommends…

The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which personal and family financial planning (PFFP) is taught and/or included in the teacher education programs of institutions affiliated with the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education. Information was sought on the reasons for offering PFFP, where it was located in the…

A method for college planning using alternative futures scenarios is explained, and a case study is used to illustrate its use in institutional research. The alternative futures approach addresses the uncertainty associated with strategic decision making. It differs from the traditional long-range planning models based on a single set of…

Visionary leadership has emerged as a significant characteristic of high performing school administrators. Vision provides a sense of direction for the school and facilitates accomplishment. Administrators must move from authoritarian and managerial modes of operation to proactive leadership, and maintain a focus on the vision through turmoil and…

The 15 papers in this issue report on important aspects of work done by the Statewide Automation Committee (SAC) in preparing the current strategic plan for the use of new technologies by the libraries of New York State, and on some of the innovative uses of technology that the plan seeks to foster and facilitate. The range of the papers reflects…

The manual offers guidance in coping with the major transitions commonly encountered by persons with disabilities. Seven life/education transitions are identified: (1) the environment of services for a child from birth to age 3; (2) the first preschool program for children aged 3 and 4; (3) movement of the disabled child into kindergarten at age…

This report describes key planning strategies of the five higher education sectors in Nebraska. The five sectors include independent colleges, private career schools, state colleges, the University of Nebraska system, and technical community colleges. Fourteen general strategies which are of importance across sectors are briefly summarized in…

Designed to provide assistance to school district personnel who seek to develop a plan for information management and related applications of technology, this guide presents the School District Information Study (SDIS) model for the review of management policies, procedures, and activities related to information processing done by school district…

Intended to be used by librarians, this guide will also be useful to boards of trustees, governing officials, members of funding agencies, and community support groups involved in planning on a local level and within the context of regional and state library service. It provides information to help libraries plan and evaluate their services and…

Instead of occurring in a vacuum, educational planning should use strategic, priority-driven approach that articulates the interactions between the community and the schools. Such planning requires understanding of the community context and goals and values for public schools. This working paper attempts to apply urban planning methods to…

This report on the activities of the Educational Technology program of the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) during the 1985-86 school year focuses on the planning and development of the next Educational Technology Five-Year Plan for the school district. The major emphasis of this program for grades pre-K through 12 since its first full…

The Board of Education and the administration of the District of Columbia Public Schools cooperated to compose a five-year plan for the 1983-87 school years. Long range and intermediate objectives of the plan are described and the offices accountable for them are indicated. The program for the 1986-87 school year is extracted from those…

This master plan focuses attention on the roles computers will play in improving the quality of education over the next 5 years in the Maricopa Community College District. Following an executive summary and introductory material, definitions of instructional computing, computer infusion, and levels of software are presented along with assumptions…

This report presents the results of a year-long study designed to gather information on current preservation activities at the University of Oregon Library and develop recommendations to improve those activities. Summary reports are presented for the five study task forces, and 43 recommendations built on the preservation-related procedures and…