Recommendations based on findings from a study of 40 secondary schools by a commission appointed to study staff utilization in secondary schools were released in January 1958. The recommendations, dubbed the "Trump Plan," are outlined in this report. The main proposals call for (1) organization of instruction into related classes that include…

The purpose of this manual is to describe critical techniques and components that should be considered in a comprehensive management system. The various sections of this manual describe in detail the concepts and skills necessary for developing and implementing a management by objectives (MBO) system. The manual should provide a vehicle to the…

When programs or projects involve a complexity of personnel and activities, it often becomes an administrator's headache to keep the program on course. Some type of program operational guide (often referred to as work plans or management manuals) should be developed to assist program staff with management of the implementation process. An analysis…

One of the main emphases of the Tri-District Outdoor Education Project, funded under Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, was the development of a resident outdoor education program for both elementary and secondary students. This report includes the various procedural phases of their program development such as facility…

This final report of the 3-year Grand Forks, North Dakota, ESEA Title III project focuses on the impact on the school district (11,500 pupils) and its instructional program of a six-school experiment in which two elementary and one junior high school were provided with one teacher aide for each six teachers. The introduction describes the…

Intended primarily for new staff members, this manual includes most procedures, rules, benefits applicable to the entire White Plains, New York, school system or unique to the Adult Education Center. It covers such matters as enrollment trends within the overall adult basic education (ABE) program, the ABE program organization chart, personnel…

Reported is the 1963 special summer dropout prevention program financed by the President's emergency fund and by various other national, state, and local agencies and organizations. The document summarizes the dropout campaign and describes briefly the types of programs and methods used to identify and contact dropouts and potential dropouts. Also…

This book describes a program of individualized instruction in action--a program which began in one elementary school, was adapted to the varying needs of other schools, and is now expanding in the direction of involvement of all of the students in the Duluth Public School system. The introductory chapter defines the ideal of individualization…

This research report summarizes a study of independent study projects in 36 American secondary schools selected from a list of 317 schools nominated as having definite and organized independent study programs. The investigators found 8,584 students in the 36 schools involved in independent study programs. Independent study is defined as learning…

This book provides an overview of work in the area of modular instruction and offers practical information for individualized instruction through the implementation of the modular design. Written for the classroom teacher, the book includes sample modules used at elementary, secondary, and college levels of instruction. Chapters include…

The feasibility of using a particular simulation as (1) an aid in management, (2) a management training device, (3) a tool for management research is reported. Corresponding interfaces for the simulation are described and discussed in terms of the way they represent the activity for the user. Estimated costs are reported for alternative…

Student and staff reactions to the South High modular program at the end of its fifth year of operation are presented. Questionnaires were completed by about 60% of the students and 90% of the staff in May 1972. Although the student and staff response to a modular schedule was favorable, several areas in the South modular program were mentioned as…

The Modular Multiple Alternatives Program (ModMaP), being developed at the University of Bridgeport, is the first competency-based, individualized graduate program in teacher education in the state of Connecticut. The program focuses on elementary teacher training and includes both master's and six-year level options. The program provides the…

Guidelines to assist administrators in establishing a small secondary school or revising an existing one were presented in this report. The study population was chosen from the Western Regional area and a pilot study was conducted with Arizona State University graduate students. Fifty-two guidelines were established in the areas of curriculum and…

A developmental research investigation concerned with the establishment or reorganization of a very small, individualized secondary school in an isolated community was described in these guidelines. Fifty-five principles in 7 areas were incorporated into an attitudinal instrument and mailed to 4 populations: Western States Small School Project…