This pamphlet describes the Pyramids Reading Program, which is part of a larger program in Minneapolis called Instruction in Basic Skills for Educationally Deprived Children. The reading program is funded under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The contents include: "General Information," which describes…

The handbook provides a thorough description of the philosophy and operating instructions of the Special Program for Emergency Employment Development (SPEED). It includes the purpose and description; sponsorship; eligibility requirements; user agencies; program duration; length of enrollment; participant termination; description of services; work…

Seventeen library goals of the Santa Barbara High School District are listed along with the objectives and program description for each goal. The duties of the professional librarian and the supporting staff are given for each goal as well as a method of evaluating the program. The appendices contain standards for library materials, staffing,…

A fully developed planning, programing, and budgeting system comprises more than the program budget and its financial information; it is a system of analysis intended to assist the decisionmaker in choosing among alternative courses of action for the school district programs. Its most salient feature is its usefulness as a general analytical tool…

The El Salvadoran educational reform policy called for a major revamping of previous educational goals and objectives. The basic questions of how these new goals might be achieved have been resolved through major administrative restructuring and by embarking upon the widespread use of educational technology, instructional television (ITV) playing…

Six reports concerning design of an information system to aid the Los Angeles city schools in implementing accountability and program budgeting are summarized. Extensive interviewing and system analysis led to focusing decisionmaking and accountability on the individual school principal, unlike the present centralized decisionmaking and resource…

The purpose of this report is to provide information about how financial assistance has been obtained by Montgomery Community College (Maryland) to support its programs and services. Outside sources of funding, including federal and state grant programs and private foundations are identified. A set of procedures has been established by the college…

This presentation comprises the results of a symposium designed to examine some critical PPB implementation problems, suggest alternatives to some current practices in educational program budgeting, reply to some criticisms of the effectiveness of program budgeting as a resource allocation and planning tool, and to consider the future role of…

Collective bargaining to establish salaries, benefits, and working conditions for public school employees is now an institutionalized fact of life in California. Virtually all public school districts participate in collective bargaining. School districts can implement most new laws--from class-size reduction to teacher evaluation--only after they…

Six articles provide a basis for building intramural programs with broad appeal to students. The wide range of possible intramural activities is described, and ways to get programs started, win administrative support, prepare budgets, and plan special events days and tournaments are suggested. Educational goals of such programs are also discussed.…

Addressed is the problem of increasing indirect costs in federally supported research at universities and colleges. Effects of this increase are examined, using data on National Institutes of Health grants to educational institutions for examples. Discussed is the establishment of uniform indirect cost rates to modify the present policy. (CS)

This report outlines the Commission's tasks and progress in fulfilling the goals of the "Comprehensive Statewide Plan for Postsecondary Education." The "Plan" identifies goals that lead to an educationally and economically sound, vigorous, and synchronized system of higher education. The "Plan," considered a…

This annual children's programs budget report provides a baseline of expenditures for state programs serving Oklahoma children and their families. The current report covers expenditures for fiscal years 1993-1995, current budgets for fiscal year 1996, and budget requests for fiscal year 1997. The introductory section briefly describes a history of…

This report represents data collected by a mail survey comparing budgets, levies, and enrollments of small, rural schools (Class "C") in Montana for fiscal year 1991-1992. The average enrollment of 82 elementary schools was 128 students; the average enrollment of 82 high schools was 58. The average total enrollment of Class "C"…

Despite an act of Congress encouraging state and local governments and local educational agencies to provide high quality daily physical education programs for all K-12 students, there is no federal law mandating physical education. Each state decides if physical education should be offered and how much time should be devoted to it. This booklet…