The curriculum change for which these projections were made included eliminating traditional distribution requirements in favor of interdisciplinary programs and increased student electives. The plan allowed study of the staffing needs and anticipated effects upon departmental offerings. (Editor)

THE MAJOR PURPOSE WAS TO DEVELOP A GENERALIZED PROCEDURE FOR MAKING AN EVALUATION OF A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION USING THE SCHOOL'S OWN PERSONNEL RESOURCES COMMUNITY RESOURCES, AND STATE CONSULTANT SERVICES. A VARIETY OF ONGOING ACTIVITIES BY THE DIRECTOR, THE CONSULTANTS, AND THE STAFF IN THREE COOPERATING SCHOOLS IN MICHIGAN…

The resource agent role by the institutional researcher is not unique, but the structuring of this role within the framework of a planning management model is rather uncommon. This document attempts to: (1) present a conceptualization of a particular role for institutional researchers; (2) to define the planning management model within which the…

In order that it might compare the levels of salaries paid its professional staff members with salaries paid for somewhat similar positions in other states, the Connecticut Commission for Higher Education requested these data from other states having higher education coordinating commissions or boards of regents. Two tables are included. The first…

A workshop was held for persons having systemwide responsibility for media programs in Maryland. Workshop planners presented a series of programs about staffing and censorship. The programs offered numerous ideas which led participants to examine their own "change" mechanisms. Topics included: differentiated staffing, criteria for book…

There is a great difference among teachers with respect to their skills, what they like to do, what they do best, what they are trained to do, the levels at which they like to work, and their degree of commitment to the profession. They differ further in their interest in dealing with administrative problems, filling leadership roles, developing…

This essay is in two parts. The first section contains information about teacher aides, based on experience in the United States and Canada. Aides are becoming increasingly popular in both countries. Their effect on schools is generally to allow a redistribution of teacher time, to increase teachers' job satisfaction, and to increase teacher…

This report determined the results of the implementation of flexible instructional organization (F10) or staff differentiation at Venice Junior High School, Sarasota, Florida. The introductory portion concerns the report purpose, procedures and scope as well as background material. Results of interviews, conferences, surveys, observations, and…

This report presents ratios, formulas, and recommendations regarding the staffing of school systems with special concern given to the number of administrators and supervisors needed to most effectively administer the schools. Educational Research Service (ERS) obtained information from the following sources: a) ERS information files, b) National…

The office of the Minister of Education of New Zealand appointed a working party in May 1969 and charged it with investigating and reporting upon the status of education for librarianship. The study encompasses: (1) existing educational programs, (2) the different kinds of library and their need for qualified staff, (3) present staffing and…

Available from: Canadian Association for the Mentally Retarded, Kinsmen National Institute on Mental Retardation Building, York University, 4700 Keele Street, Downsview, Ontario M3J 1P3, Canada. A plan developed by the Metropolitan Toronto Association for the Mentally Retarded to foster apartment living in the community for mentally handicapped…

Three major issues in gifted education are discussed: (1) three criteria for judging the appropriateness of special programs for the gifted and talented; (2) organizational alternatives for content development and delivery; and (3) staffing programs for the gifted and talented. (Author/DB)