Summarizes the observations, ideas, and proposals of nearly 250 representatives of community organizations, businesses, trade associates, non-profit agencies, government and educational institutions, including current students and alumni, about what City College of San Francisco (California) might do to prepare for and face a number of important…

Presents Piedmont Virginia Community College's (PVCC's) strategic plan. Contains the following chapters: (1) introduction; (2) statement of mission; (3) summary of the college's strategic initiatives: funding, organization, faculty and staff, curriculum and instruction, enrollment management, students and student services, facilities, technology,…

A survey of rural and suburban principals in Ohio and West Virginia explored the different approaches to planning that principals take and examined two possible contextual influences: rural versus suburban locale, and state. A survey instrument based on five types of planning discussed in the literature was completed by 207 West Virginia…

As more state and federal initiatives develop around the care and education of preschool children, the challenge is to link the public education agenda to the larger early care and education field. This paper discusses the essential elements of a public/private preschool partnership and considers questions related to providing quality preschool…

The Alabama Commission on Higher Education has the statutory responsibility for the overall statewide planning and coordination of higher education in Alabama, the administration of various student aid programs, and the performance of designated regulatory functions. This annual report provides information about all of these responsibilities and…

This report describes Missouri's Blueprint for Higher Education and the strategies that will achieve the system's goals of access, quality, and efficiency. One goal is to ensure financial access to an affordable system of higher education, with universal access to the 13th and 14th years of education. Strategies include: (1) identifying student…

This is the sixth report presenting projections of spending for the Minnesota State Grant Program as required by state law. The Legislature recognized that many economic uncertainties influence the estimation results and strengthened the projection process by mandating a monthly statement on spending and updated quarterly projections. Another…

Reviews a recommended master plan for higher education in California devised by the California legislature. (DN)

Lake City Community College in Lake City, Florida converted to a four day week in order to conserve on fuel. Article discussed programs developed under the revised school schedule. (Author/RK)

Discusses planning from the point of view of starting with the future and seeing how it affects the present. (GB)

This paper has suggested that many, if not most, students need practice in decision making and added motivation for learning the material in the school curriculum. (Author)

Considered the conditions and requirements basic to change in education. (RK)

Language classes are one of the most popular offerings in adult education, yet the dropout rate is high. An instructor must determine what newly enrolled students want from his classes in order that he can effectively employ techniques such as pair work for conversation and workshops. (KP)

Discusses the characteristics that make an organization capable of coping with change and suggests some of the elements that might be used in fashioning a plan or strategy for dealing with change in schools. (Author/GB)

Discusses the need to standardize foreign language curricula to the extent that content for each of the four successive years of a language program is universally accepted. (DD)