This paper describes service delivery to Maine's preschool exceptional children (ages 3 to 5) in the context of a public school setting, and examines the relationship among Maine's Department of Education, Department of Human Services, Department of Mental Health/Mental Retardation, School Administrative Units, Child Development Services (CDS),…

As required by the Computer Security Act of 1987, federal agencies have to identify systems that contain sensitive information and develop plans to safeguard them. The planning process was assessed in 10 civilian agencies as well as the extent to which they had implemented planning controls described in 22 selected plans. The National Institute of…

The problems facing students and families in Alberta, Canada, have been recognized as community problems that require community solutions. Interagency collaboration has become a necessity indicative of the changing times and the global focus on integration rather than isolation. Interagency collaboration is an arrangement in which agencies work…

This manual is intended to help rural officials solve community problems. In defining local needs, rural officials should pick a winning issue, enlist community support, make certain of local authority to pursue the project, and build local credibility by demonstrating good government management. Officials can marshall resources by joining forces…

A discussion of the role of the Southern Conference on Language Teaching (SCOLT) on its 25th anniversary addresses the following issues: (1) whether the organization has carried out its primary objective of advancing the learning and teaching of languages at all instructional levels; (2) whether SCOLT has worked to its fullest in fostering close…

The September 30, 1990 enrollments are reported for educational programs administered by three agencies of the Delaware State Government: the Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS); Department of Corrections (DDC); and Department of Services for Children, Youth, and Their Families (DSCYF). Data concerning 474 students in this report…

This handbook examines community program components and development for spouses of foreign students learn about and adjust to the United States. Chapter 1 focuses on program components, such as club activities, English instruction, creative classes, health care classes, professional contacts, child care, and spouse-directed programs. Chapter 2…

Participants in this conference represented Federal offices and agencies involved in health promotion and education efforts in public schools. The goals of the conference were to share information, to encourage effective use of existing Federal activity, to prevent duplication of effort, and to increase cooperative planning. Detailed information…

Drawing on a variety of research reports, journal articles, and conference presentations, this article reviews the current status of coordinating service delivery programs. Improving interagency cooperation requires establishing domain, ideological, and interorganizational consensus at individual case and program levels. Specific suggestions for…

While attending the December 12, 1984, Commission on Occupational Education Institutions (COEI) Delegate Assembly of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, 79 school personnel responded to a questionnaire to determine their attitudes toward accreditation standards. Measured were the following: respondents' perceptions of the priorities…

One of four volumes regarding the CARE (Children's Agencies, Resources, Etc.) Linkages Project in Tennessee, this document contains (1) a review of literature concerning collaboration among social agencies; (2) an annotated bibliography of publications gathered during the literature review; and (3) a summary of the results of telephone surveys…

The Buffalo School Health Demonstration Plan is an innovative model program designed to expand and improve the delivery of health services and health education to school-age children attending Buffalo (New York) schools, with emphasis on lower socioeconomic youth. It seeks to develop a primarily preventive program that attempts to modify attitudes…

In order to determine the effect of day care center sponsorship on children's development, the authors examined the ways in which programs, objects and materials, and teacher/child interactions affected the preoperational behavior of 4-year-old black children in publicly and privately supported day care centers. A total of 120 4-year-olds (30 from…

This annual report discusses activities and accomplishments of the Wyoming Community College Commission for 1984. Introductory material presents a chart of organizational responsibilities for community college education in the state; lists the board members; and describes the role and responsibilities of board members and of the Commission. Next,…

The lack of high quality data to describe and monitor U.S. educational systems hampers reform decisions and will impair reform evaluation. This paper sets forth the Council of Chief State School Officers' (CCSSO) recommendations for the Council and federal, state, and local education agencies to help improve the quality of educational indicators.…