A new edition of the City College of San Francisco (CCSF) Planning Atlas, which reports on the status and progress the college has made on achieving the goals set forth in the Strategic Plan, was published in 1998. The Strategic Plan calls for regular reports on approximately 50 performance indicators, some of which have been published for several…

The purpose of this guide is to provide basic networking information and planning assistance for technology coordinators and others involved in building networks for K-12 schools. The information in this guide focuses on the first few steps in the networking process. It reviews planning considerations and network design issues facing educators who…

This report describes the 1997-99 biennium activities of the Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS) Board. Part 1 provides an Agency Overview. Details are given on mission and purpose, cooperative relationships, the State Board, the State Board Staff, and WTCS Districts. Part 2 explores the 1997-99 Budget and Policy Actions. It discusses the…

The National Center on Educational Outcomes has identified six core principles of assessment and accountability systems that include all students, specifically students with disabilities, and they have developed brief statements of rationale for each of the principles. These principles, which reflect best practices, are consistent with the…

This document contains a tool that defines elements of whole-school improvement that school leaders can put into effect at elementary through secondary school levels. The school principal, in collaboration with other members of the school council, can use it to prepare a school portfolio and school profile for self-study or needs assessment.…

This paper discusses instructional design for distance education. The first section summarizes principles of instructional design systems, including the systematic process, considerations related to planning for instruction, and issues associated with the separation of the instructor and students. Issues to address in the planning process are…

The North Carolina Community College System engaged in a strategic planning process in 1998 that was the basis for the information resources and technology plans for the entire System. A focus of the planning was technology, and a technology environmental scanning team developed a set of planning assumptions, which led to the creation of 15 goals…

The passage of the Children First Act in 1988 ushered in a new era of data collection, analysis, and reporting about the overall quality and condition of education in Louisiana. Implemented in 1990, this major piece of legislation resulted in the publication of the Progress Profiles (School Report Cards, District Composite Report, and the…

This magazine profiles eight college students. They have all been through the journey from eighth grade to high school and beyond. These college students share their experiences, in order to help others to learn from their mistakes. They emphasize that planning for the future is the most important step on the journey to adulthood. The purpose of…

This bulletin is the report of the Second Commission on Life Adjustment Education for Youth. It consists of an account of the activities of the Commission carried on during its 3-year (1950-53) tenure (Chapter One), descriptions of related activities carried on in the different States and dioceses (Chapter Two), and an analysis of secondary…

It is the purpose of this paper to review selected literature related to behavior change processes and to offer a systemized approach toward humanizing the process of change in the schools. (Author/RK)

The family nurse practitioner is a generalist who combines the basic skills of the pediatric and medical nurse practitioner with the orientation and approach of the public health nurse. This article outlines the task of preparing the family nurse practitioner. (Author)

Suggests that before administrators and schoolboards make policy decisions it would be wise for them to consider the nature of the response of the affected publics. (Author/DN)

The Educational Component Project of Career Information System (CIS) is a direct response to the need for a single, efficient informational source relating career opportunities and decisions with post-secondary educational opportunities and choices. CIS currently operates statewide to provide labor market information to students. (Author/KP)

A February 1973 report of the Joint Committee on the Master Plan for Higher Education (California) is the source of this study of adult learning needs. (Editor)