Educational programs for migrant children in Kansas have been gradually increasing in quality and quantity since 1972. The Kansas State Department of Education has responded to the educational needs of migrant children by (1) establishing goals and objectives for instructional and supportive services; (2) acquiring increasing amounts of Title I,…

Minneapolis Public Schools' Reorganized Junior High School Program completed its third and final year of operation with Title III ESEA funds in June 1974. An additional counselor was hired for each of the schools, Jordan and Marshall-University. A major objective was that the counselor would change from a traditional resource person to more of a…

This report provides an analysis and comparison of three types of day care licensing documents: (1) Model State Day Care Licensing Act, (2) State of Hawaii Rules and Regulations Governing Day Care Centers (1966) and Rules and Regulations Governing Family Day Care Homes (1966), and (3) Federal Interagency Day Care Standards. The first part of the…

This document presents the results of a survey of students at the University of Washington who indicated a special interest in child care issues. Interviews were conducted with 161 students, primarily nonparents, whose experiences with child care derived from participation as child care staff members or observers. Results showed that the…

Initiated in 1969 at the request of the University of California President's Advisory Committee on Learning Resources, this study identifies the essential criteria for planning university learning resources centers in the 1970's. General definitions of learning resources for conventional and innovative instruction are given together with a brief…

This document contains reports of three projects in the handicapped component of the Grand Forks, North Dakota, Teacher and His Staff program supported by ESEA Title III. The first project reported is "A Pilot Study Using a Teacher Aide Employing Operant Procedures to Assist a Speech Clinician in a Public School Setting." Included is description…

A study of humanities programs for young people in twenty-four American museums was prompted by an awareness of the need for up-to-date descriptive materials about current museum education practices. The choices of museum programs studied were determined by indications of success in working with the schools, in developing effective teaching…

The fundamental purpose of the project during its first year of operation was to facilitate the establishment or improvement of an inter-organizational communicative linkage system in each pilot community. Specific objectives were to develop teams of professionals, paraprofessionals, and volunteer community level workers and to train those teams…

This document describes how the plan for a National Task Bank evolved as part of an effort to encourage State and local public welfare agencies to adopt new approaches to staff planning and utilization. The task bank is an outgrowth of the application of systems approach and functional job analysis to agency management. Individualized data banks…

This report describes school operation changes in scheduling, curriculum, decisionmaking powers, and individualization of instruction that are concurrent with the adoption of differentiated staffing. The author defines differentiated staffing, explains where and at what levels it has been utilized, provides descriptions of results achieved, gives…

This paper discusses a technique for evaluating the comprehensiveness, feasibility and viability of project models. The developed technique is based on the assumption that a school staffing model is an organizational pattern demonstrating certain specific characteristics. A method for describing these characteristics has also been developed as a…

Middle-level administrative costs and personnel are increasing at a time when other areas are being forced to cut back. These middle-level positions are the deans and directors and assistants of support services in the areas of admissions, counseling, business, accounting and personnel offices, fund raising, safety, public information, alumni…

A step-by-step transition to automation at the American Association for Higher Education led to a smaller staff and higher individual productivity. (MSE)

This handbook is designed to provide introductory information for the paraprofessional, the general educator, and the special educator to enable a better understanding of roles and responsibilities in the inclusive classroom and to enable them to work as a team. Specific instructional strategies that are useful when considering how to provide…

This study examined staffing patterns, staff salaries, and credit enrollments in the Wyoming Community College System. Data for this study were derived from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data Systems (IPEDS) Fall 1993, 1995, and 1997 Staff Surveys compiled by the National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES). Surveys were conducted in…