The Senior Citizens and Parents as Resources for the Classroom (SPARC) project is designed to maximize the learning potential of students. Through the SPARC project, parent and community volunteers, guided by professional educators, can help to meet student needs. This elementary school manual has been compiled by and for the teachers and…

This paper traces the development of input from the black community of Bradford, North Carolina, in the decision-making, administration, and resource allocation of the local school district. The approaches taken by blacks and by the traditional interests in the district to express their respective ideas during this development are analyzed and…

This is an evaluation of a Title VII Bilingual/Bicultural Education Program conducted in New York City in 1979-1980. The program description includes discussion of the following topics: (1) goals and objectives; (2) instructional programs; (3) staff development; (4) parent and community involvement; (5) curriculum and materials; and (6) guidance.…

In response to increasingly vigorous and vocal criticism of American education, the author proposes a new model for curriculum development--a double triad that would combine the traditional cooperative efforts of administrators, teachers, and school board members with involvement of the community, parents, and students. The author suggests…

The group that is properly set-up and operating can save hours of group time. Once the group members know and trust one another it is necessary to identify the specific group tasks that need to be accomplished and to establish ground rules such as kind of meeting, meeting arrangements, expectations of members, and requirements for membership in…

Kermess is a word of Flemish origin used in the course of time to designate a periodical outdoor festival. Known as "la kermesse" in France, "die Kermes" in Germany, and "la quermes" in Spain, by any name it has come to mean a small neighborhood carnival featuring games of chance and skill, music, refreshments,…

An ESEA Title III project, the Outdoor Laboratory and Community Nature Center was conceived, planned and implemented within a three year period (1974-77). During the first year, which was primarily a planning year, specialists in various areas related to environmental studies were consulted. The project director traveled considerably to observe…

Two steps in meeting the requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 are discussed: the formation and role of a Title VI Lau Steerinq Committee, and the involvement of the community in program implementation. Three models for the selection of steering committee members are presented, and suggested decision-making processes are…

A teacher education program is described that functions in three patterns of education. Field placements are made in three different socio-ethnic-economic environments--suburban middle class, inner city, and metropolitan mixed-ethnic. A distinguishing feature of the program is that it is collaboratively planned and implemented. The major…

In August of 1978 the Southern Rural Development Center (SRDC) published an annotated bibliography on Education Needs Projection and Rural Development; this synthesis paper follows that bibliography and is intended to relate some of the useful applications derived from the survey of the literature. Five papers are included in the synthesis. The…

To help provide the best kind of learning environment for migrant children is the intent of this handbook. Historical, economical, and environmental information that is essential to understanding and working effectively with these children is presented. Suggestions for initiating, conducting, and evaluating a summer program are offered, as well as…

This report of a conference on "Desegration without Turmoil" describes the community organization and public information efforts that preceded the implementation of government ordered school integration in cities where this transition was accomplished peacefully. It is the position of the participants in the conference that peaceful desegration in…

Center for New Schools (CNS) worked with the Illinois Office of Education to develop this guide for informing educational professionals and citizens interested in educational improvement concerning ways to carry out local problem solving in their schools. The guide focuses especially on parent involvement in the process of problem solving. Several…

The material in this publication derives from the Annual General Conference of the British Educational Administration Society (BEAS) held at the London College of Furniture on November 15-16, 1974. The main objective of the conference was to clarify some of the intellectual and attitudinal problems surrounding participative decision-making at the…

This report examines the efforts of a secondary school to develop comparable alternatives to those implemented at the elementary level in one Chicago school. Specifically, it examines the decision-making process of the staff to develop a 9-12 open school within the high school. The report traces the history of innovation in the high school and…