The handbook describes the Alternative Program (State College, PA), a nontraditional high school which encourages community service and focuses on career education as well as basic academics. Program aspects addressed include goals, philosophy, enrollment, graduation requirements, grading choices, extracurricular activities, and budget. The second…

Using volunteers will help school administrators maintain educational quality in the face of rising operating costs. School volunteerism has increased both in the numbers and types of people volunteering and in the range of tasks that volunteers perform. At present, 2.3 million volunteers work an average of six hours a day apiece in the schools.…

Based on a series of mini-conferences, this monograph presents ideas and thoughts of members of the Rotary International organization on the concept of collaboration in career education. First, a brief description of Rotary International is provided. Next, several specific examples are given of ways in which local clubs are already involved in…

Traditionally, studies of educational innovations have based evaluations on accomplishment of officially-stated ends. This study, however, explores alternative theoretical frameworks for evaluation. Project Redesign took place in an upper-middle-class suburb with the pseudonym "Meadow City." The project was funded by the National Institute of…

Proceedings are presented of twenty public hearings conducted by the advisory council for technical-vocational education in Texas. The objectives of the hearings were to provide an opportunity for citizens to give input as to needs, assessment of resources, and dialogue regarding technical-vocational, adult, and manpower programs. The first three…

A CIVIC GROUP'S EFFORTS TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CULTURALLY DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN ARE DESCRIBED AND THE RESULTS OF THE PROGRAM ARE EVALUATED. THE POOR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF LOCAL NEGRO CHILDREN IN A STATE-WIDE TESTING PROGRAM STIMULATED ACTION AND RESULTED IN A GROUP COMPOSED OF PROFESSIONALS AND SEMIPROFESSIONALS FROM LOCAL, STATE, AND…

PURPOSES ARE TO HELP ADMINISTRATORS PREPARE APPLICATIONS FOR FUNDS UNDER THE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY ACT AND TO INDICATE NECESSARY STANDARDS TO ASSURE GOOD PROGRAMS FOR YOUNG CHILDREN. ADMINISTRATORS PREPARING APPLICATIONS SHOULD BEGIN BY BRINGING TOGETHER THE APPROPRIATE VOLUNTARY AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN WELFARE, HEALTH, HOUSING, EDUCATION, AND…

SATURDAY MORNING SEMINARS ARE CONDUCTED BY EXPERTS RANGING FROM A CERAMIST, CARTOONIST, ANTHROPOLOGIST, HISTORIAN, AND JAZZ PIANIST TO A CHEMIST, JOURNALIST, AND CHOREOGRAPHER. IN ADDITION TO THE SEMINARS, A SERIES OF CONCERTS IS AVAILABLE TO ALL SCHOOLS DURING ASSEMBLIES. COMMUNITY RESOURCES POOL MEMBERS ARE AVAILABLE FOR LECTURES IN THE…

IN THE SPRING OF 1967, THE NEW YORK CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION INITIATED AN INTERNSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM FOR PROSPECTIVE PRINCIPALS. A TEAM OF CONSULTANTS FROM THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK DEVELOPED A PLAN FOR USING MODERN SIMULATION TECHNIQUES TO PROVIDE PRACTICE IN ADMINISTRATIVE DECISIONMAKING AND PROBLEM-SOLVING AND FOR INCORPORATING THESE…

LAY ADVISORY COMMITTEES, WHICH MAY BE GENERAL IN NATURE OR MAY DIRECT THEIR ATTENTION TO SPECIFIC PROGRAMS, ARE ORGANIZED TO ADVISE AND COUNSEL SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS AND TO MAKE SUGGESTIONS OR RECOMMENDATIONS FOR GUIDANCE OF STATE AND LOCAL BOARDS. THEY PROVIDE THE TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE SCHOOL AND THE COMMUNITY WHICH IS ESSENTIAL TO…

A SURVEY TO DETERMINE WHAT THE COMMUNITY UNDERSTANDS OF THE LOCAL JUNIOR COLLEGE AND ITS FUNCTIONS WAS CONDUCTED BY PERSONAL INTERVIEWS WITH 367 RANDOMLY SELECTED HOUSEHOLDERS. OF THOSE INTERVIEWED, 52.6 PERCENT HAD NO OPINION ON THE COLLEGE, 37.9 PERCENT FELT THAT THE COLLEGE WAS PERFORMING WELL OR ADEQUATELY, AND 9.5 PERCENT FELT IT WAS NOT. IN…

STATISTICAL INFORMATION ABOUT CITIZENS' ADVISORY COMMITTEES, WITH EMPHASIS ON SCHOOL BUILDING NEEDS, IS PRESENTED. THE STATISTICS WERE OBTAINED FROM QUESTIONNAIRES SENT TO SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS IN CENTRAL NEW YORK STATE, DISCUSSING SCHOOL ENROLLMENT, DISTANCE FROM CLASS I CITIES, AND THE MAKE-UP OF ADVISORY COMMITTEES AND THEIR FUNCTIONS. (JH)

LOCAL ADVISORY COMMITTEES (1) ASSIST THE COLLEGE IN ORGANIZING ITS VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM, (2) ADVISE ON MATERIAL PROCUREMENT, (3) ACQUAINT THE COLLEGE WITH CURRENT INDUSTRIAL PRACTICES AND DEVELOPMENTS, AND (4) HELP TO COORDINATE PROGRAMS TO MEET COMMUNITY NEEDS. SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS MAY BE IN THE AREAS OF (1) STUDENT SELECTION…