This guidebook focuses on the final step included in a five-step planning system for improving local secondary and postsecondary programs and facilities accessibility: removing barriers. The guidebook is comprised of self-instructional discussions of three techniques that can be used in planning for implementation of barrier-removal strategies:…

To provide a practical tool for school insurance management, information concerning various types of insurance coverage and the policy forms used is provided in this handbook. Using a question and answer format the material is presented in eight chapters covering the following areas: (1) insurance on real and personal property; (2) liability…

Designed to provide the prospective subgrantee with information necessary to plan, develop, and administer a Title I Migrant project in accordance with federal and state requirements, the manual presents extracts from federal statutes and regulations, Oregon Revised Statutes and Oregon Administrative Rules, Oregon Department of Education…

The book, intended primarily for teachers in English schools, is appropriate for American teachers as well. Its purpose is threefold: to offer some guidance to heads of secondary schools who want to improve the quality and/or quantity of career education and guidance provided by their schools; to offer some suggestions for career education…

The process of establishing a correspondence teaching institution is described in the document, and is largely based upon experience gained from the National Correspondence Institution, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Beginning with the initial conception and discussion for establishing such an institution, the document examines all planning and…

The handbook is intended to assist the Cooperative Work Experience (CWE) coordinator in the initiation and operation of a CWE program in U.S. Dependent Schools in the European Area (USDESEA), and allows for the many diverse and unique situations found in the USDESEA schools. Also applicable to other secondary level work experience programs, it…

The administrator's handbook contains seven sections, each dealing with a specific aspect of vocational education for students with special needs. Section 1 describes the process of identifying handicapped and disadvantaged students. Section 2 covers assessing the needs of such students. Section 3 discusses developing district priorities to meet…

The handbook is intended as a guide for career education specialists and includes a wide variety of materials, most of which are reproduced directly from the Warren, Ohio, city schools' World of Work project office. Following an overview of the city's program, the document emphasizes policies, procedures, and organizational functions. Three…

Because of the pragmatic need of school districts to respond to questions posed by those interested in their efforts to implement career education and the equally practical need to further its definition, there exists a demand to assess the results of efforts to implement the concept. The main body of this monograph provides an operational…

Outlined here is the organizational structure of the Louisiana public school system, including the relationship between the governor and the legislature and between boards of education and the State superintendent of education. Various sources of funding and other financial assistance are noted. The qualifications, duties, and rewards of members…

This booklet is a compendium of ideas and suggestions gathered in conferences with public school principals in North Carolina in 1972. Major topics discussed are public information programs and communication with different segments of the educational community, human relations and student discipline, innovative program services, and pupil…

This is a handbook of simplified techniques for determining manpower skill needs and training requirements and is for use by manpower advisors in developing countries. The handbook is in three sections which may be used separately or in conjunction with each other, depending upon the extent of statistical intelligence available in a given country.…

This document is intended to help California school boards in the selection of an appropriate and adequate student transportation system; and in the establishment, operation, and maintenance of a school bus fleet. Guidelines and pertinent State legislation are given for school bus purchase, maintenance, insurance and replacement; health…

The implementation of year-round schools requires careful planning and management. An activity plan provides an effective technique for implementation and action by necessitating the outlining of goals and the identification of procedures and activities to achieve those goals. Additionally, it provides techniques for monitoring ongoing plans and…

The models presented in this volume were designed to fit the typical situation. Each user of these techniques will have to modify them to ensure their applicability to his institution. Although the material exploits the capabilities of the PLANTRAN system, computer processing is not required for use of the models. The techniques dealt with here…