A survey was conducted using qualitative means to assess school counseling programs in Montana. Schools that were demonstration schools in a federal initiative, Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) were compared to non-GEAR UP schools. Several differences between GEAR UP and non-GEAR UP schools are noted and…

Participants were recruited from the Police Department and from residents of Syracuse, N. Y., for 20 weekly sessions of four five-week blocks; a steering committee of police personnel, residents, and a coordinator planned the training sessions to build human relations skills and responsibility on both sides. (AJ)

This booklet presents brief descriptions of 13 demonstration projects developed by school districts and other educational organizations in New York, using funds granted under Title IV-C of the Elementary Secondary Education Act. Each of the program descriptions includes the title of the demonstration project, a brief discussion of the project and…

Absence data from the Follow Through program in 18 Philadelphia public schools over the 1974-75 school year are presented according to grade, model and total program. The report, covering grades K-3, examines both overall absence patterns and differences in absence patterns of pupils with and without previous Head Start or equivalent experience.…

Reported are results of the second year of a demonstration and training project to develop and test a model for training counselors to promote the vocational development of secondary level special education students. An overview of the project covers the need for the project, features of the new model, program objectives (including the design of…

Presented is the final project report of a 1-year federally funded (Title III) program intended to encourage the adoption of the Therapeutic Educational Center program for severely emotionally disturbed children (6-9 years old) in other California school settings. Explained are the following project activities: dissemination of information,…

Described is the Preschool for Gifted-Handicapped in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, a 3-year demonstration program for children (3 to 6 years old) who exhibit unusual gifts or talents in spite of physical, mental, emotional, or experiential handicaps. Sections cover four goals of the program: assessment, curriculum, community and parent involvement,…

To develop a definition and guidelines for the establishment of a model statewide advocacy program, a multilevel survey consisting of questionnaires, telephone interviews, and personal interviews was conducted with developmentally disabled individuals, members of direct service and administrative agencies, and community board members. A literature…

A demonstration project was inaugurated to determine the feasibility of utilizing trained paraprofessionals to provide specific aspects of orientation, mobility and rehabilitation teaching services to visually handicapped (older blind) persons. (LH)

To help educators and community members improve elementary and secondary educational practices, the Phi Delta Kappa Commission on Discipline assembled this directory of over 500 public and private schools reported to have exemplary discipline. Recommendations for schools to be included came from commission members' personal networks, organizations…

The manual highlights the components of the parent involvement of the Project for Early Education of Exceptional Children (PEEEC), a demonstration project serving 3 to 8 year old children in Kentucky with multiple handicaps. Following an introduction on the philosophical/theoretical foundations of the PEEEC parent services model is a section on…

Data on teacher absenteeism in the U.S. as a whole as well as in specific states and districts indicate that the problem is serious and growing. A review of research findings on more than 15 factors affecting teacher absenteeism shows that time of year, levels of faculty agreement and community support, teacher interdependence, and requirements…