Aware that the concern of many administrators contemplating modular flexible scheduling is how effectively students use their free time, the author describes a study to learn whether this concern has any basis in fact. His conclusion: the advantages of more free time for the student outweigh the disadvantages. (Editor)

Describes how a full-scale preventive maintenance program was scheduled, incorporated into a manual, and put into motion by a control card system in Niles Township High School District. (Author)

Attempts to describe the budgeting process in school districts. Discusses general budget calendars and explains the process of constructing a Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) chart of the budgeting process. Presents a detailed list of activities to be included in the budgeting process and a PERT chart indicating how these activities…

An educational program designed to meet the needs and utilize the abilities of junior high school disadvantaged youth is described. (DB)

Provides positive research evidence on the question of the value and effectiveness of independent study experiences for high school students. (AN)

Reprinted from Arcturus," v1 n4, Mar.1971. Discusses altering school hours to meet needs of students during dark months" of December and January. (LS)

A computer model designed to provide administrators faced with the problem of meeting demands from many quarters for the available space" with information about the effects of changes in space availability is described. (Author/AA)

At Mount Vernon College (Washington, D.C.), student learning and motivation are enhanced by the learning environment. Their introduction of a flexible modular system of class schedules has resulted in greater student achievement, fewer probationary assignments and individually tailored instructional programs, while still insuring equivalent unit…

The architectural technology program at Guilford Technical Institute is responsive to a variety of individual program needs, the student's need to be trained for available jobs, and industry's ever-changing skill requirements. (JO)

During training of cognitive and motor skills, the effects of massed, distributed, and spaced trial sequencing were evaluated relative to performance of 11 severely handicapped students (5-19 years old). Results supported the addition of distributed trial sequencing to the technology of instruction for severely handicapped learners. (Author/CL)

Planning maintenance operations for the seasons ahead results in financial benefits. (Author/MLF)