This document contains the fourth of five volumes reporting the activities and results of a career education evaluation project conducted to accomplish the following two objectives; (1) to improve the quality of evaluations by career education projects funded by the United States Office of Career Education (OCE) through the provision of technical…

The purpose of this report is to present the status of Orange County School District's Energy Management program to selected management personnel. Included in this report are various background papers which comprise the body of the publication. The first and largest paper is entitled "Energy Management in the Orange County Public Schools." This…

This one-year project produced several publications and an evaluative investigation, all having to do with the rapidly growing community of educational information centers. Over 1500 such centers were surveyed by questionnaire to determine their locations, sizes, activities, and holdings. A directory which lists and describes some four hundred…

Intended as a guide for school administrators, this publication describes and discusses "The Varying Role of the School Volunteer,""A Tutorial Program in Operation,""A Volunteer Resource Program in Operation,""An Inner-City Extended School-Day Program,""Essential Ingredients of a Successful Program," and "How to Recruit, Screen, and Retain."…

Four elements of the planning by objectives system (purposes, long- and short-term objectives, and planning details) are explained in this manual for people who work with high school or college student volunteer programs which provide experiential learning through community service. Following an introduction on the fundamentals of the system, a…

This edition of the California School Accounting Manual completely revises the previous school accounting system in California. It is intended to provide the procedures and methods necessary for school business officials to develop any kind of financial information that may be requested by local, county, or state education agencies. This manual…

There are no simple answers to the absentee problem, but the technical guides included in this document may provide a better understanding of the problem. These guides may be useful in determining the causes and indicating the ways in which a reduction in absenteeism may be achieved. Topics covered include a definition of absenteeism; a method of…

Aimed at local program directors, the handbook provides fundamental information, procedures, and strategies regarding the implementation and development of career education programs, K-10, in Ohio. An overview provides information on the purposes, history, administration, and educational components of the Ohio Career Education Program. Chapters…

This booklet is intended to aid local school district administrators by providing guidelines for implementing programs on school bus evacuation and safe riding practices. Included are general guidelines for developing and implementing classroom instruction in safe riding practices, detailed guidelines for familiarizing bus drivers and students…

The policies and procedures stated in this handbook are to be used as a guide in the performance of duties and responsibilities by the Director of Athletics and athletic coaches at Imperial Valley College (California). This handbook supplements the Faculty Handbook, the district policy manual, the California Junior College Association Athletic…

This booklet is one of a series of publications designed to present a complete system for planning, organizing, and directing the development and operation of individual volunteer programs, as well as the management of a comprehensive volunteer system consisting of many individual programs. This particular booklet leads the reader through a series…

Funded by Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Migrant Education), the Colorado Migrant Child Identification and Recruitment Project (CMCIRP) identifies and enrolls all migratory children in the State in educational programs. Regional field representatives also refer the migrant family to all social service agencies serving the…

This book, directed towards people who will make decisions concerning day care programs, is an overview of the attitudes and social forces affecting day care and the principles involved in establishing a day care center. Among the chapter titles are: Attitudes Toward Working Mothers; Day Care and Poverty (a description of the cultural differences…

Intended to provide a systematic aid for planning and managing academic units (schools, colleges, departments, or divisions) within an institution, the Academic Unit Planning and Management (AUPM) manual consists of a multifaceted set of techniques and procedures that can be used by academic unit administrators. Data regarding academic unit…

Educational administrators considering the use of management by objectives (MBO) as a management technique are advised to place MBO in its proper perspective as an additional tool, not as a panacea. Understanding that MBO is a joint decision-making process is vital for a successful implementation. The experience of South-Western City Schools would…