Presented in a new format which makes possible statistical analysis and comparison, this annual report includes summaries of special services, as well as statistical reports and studies on public and regional libraries, and two library directories. Special services include long range programs, state aid, the Library Services and Construction Act,…

The Idaho State Department of Education has initiated a program of information collection and dissemination designed to increase communications both within educational systems and between educators and the public. This document presents the rationale, goals, target groups, and strategies of the system. Five appendices include a list of contact…

This planning guide provides eligible education agencies in New York State with the necessary information and instructions for replication grant competition in Title IV of the Elementary Secondary Education Act. Replication is the final phase of the "transferring success" process whereby a demonstrator's program is adopted by a New York…

The goal of the Michigan plan for school staff development is to clearly describe a comprehensive approach to staff development. The plan relies on two basic assumptions. The first is that local school staff should be involved in the planning process. The second is that the state has a unique and specific role to play in facilitating quality…

This report examines the involvement of the Commonwealth of Virginia in both the support and governing of public television stations. There are seven such stations in the state, operated by four educational television entities; each of these corporations is controlled by a board of directors made up of citizens from the particular area served by…

This progress report describes the first year of a 4-year project to design and develop an educational telecommunications system for Alaska. Called "Educational Telecommunications for Alaska" (ETA), the project centers around a statewide computer network, linking every school district and regional resource center to each other and to the…

This report on Alabama public and regional libraries and their services includes brief discussions of the year's state and federal aid, public library development, interlibrary cooperation, library automation, summer reading programs, services for the blind and physically handicapped, planning and research, library services to institutions,…

Conference proceedings are summarized from a 1979 national conference on regulations for Title VII of the Rehabilitation, Comprehensive Services, and Developmental Disabilities of 1978 (P.L. 95-602) which provides for a three part program in independent living for disabled persons. Conference participants represented a wide variety of…

Designed for use by parents and Head Start facilities in Ohio, the manual outlines procedures for identifying preschool handicapped children. The first chapter explores the rationale for identification of handicapped children. In the second chapter, Ohio standards for inclusion in special education are provided in eight handicapping categories…

A PILOT PROGRAM FOR EDUCATING MIGRANT CHILDREN WAS AUTHORIZED BY THE OREGON LEGISLATURE TO STUDY PROBLEMS OF MIGRANT EDUCATION DURING THE REGULAR SCHOOL YEAR. A QUESTIONNAIRE WAS FORMULATED TO INTERVIEW MIGRANTS IN ORDER TO PICTURE PROBLEMS FACING LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS. AN ANALYSIS WAS COMPUTED AND INFORMATION WAS DIVIDED INTO "ANGLO" AND…

THIS IS A SUPPLEMENT TO AN EARLIER REPORT CALLED "INCENTIVE LEADERSHIP STUDY" AND ATTEMPTS TO ASSESS THE ROLE CHANGE OF MEMBERS OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, COUNTY SUPERINTENDENTS. A COMPARISON WAS MADE OF THE 1959 AND 1960 TESTS, WHICH CONSISTED OF A BATTERY OF ADJUSTMENT AND VALUE INDEXES, A MEASURE OF ASSUMED SIMILARITY, AND…

OF THE 446 REPRESENTATIVES FROM STATE COMMISSIONS, STATES, AND FEDERAL AGENCIES ATTENDING THE CONFERENCE, 390 WERE WOMEN. NINETEEN STATE COMMISSIONS REPORTED ACTIVITIES SUCH AS INFLUENCING THE PASSAGE OF EQUAL PAY OR MINIMUM WAGE LAWS APPLICABLE TO BOTH MEN AND WOMEN AND PARTICIPATING IN POVERTY PROGRAMS AND ADULT EDUCATION. PARTICIPANTS IN 11…

FOLLOWING A REVIEW OF THE STATUS OF POST-HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION, A COMMITTEE OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION STUDY COMMISSION RECOMMENDED (1) A STATEWIDE SYSTEM OF COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY COLLEGES, COORDINATED WITH OTHER SEGMENTS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, (2) A BOARD OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION, TO OPERATE UNDER THE STATE COUNCIL OF HIGHER…

A HISTORY OF THE CONCERN FOR MENTALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN BY THE CHILDREN'S BUREAU IS FOLLOWED BY DESCRIPTIONS OF ITS VARIOUS PROGRAMS. HEALTH SERVICES INCLUDE APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS FOR SPECIAL PROJECTS SERVING THE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED, PERSONNEL TRAINING THROUGH GRANTS TO UNIVERSITIES, GRANT PROGRAMS FOR MATERNITY AND INFANT CARE PROJECTS, AND…

TO DETERMINE THE TYPES OF RESEARCH PROBLEMS CONSIDERED IMPORTANT IN WASHINGTON COMMUNITY COLLEGES, A QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED AMONG THE FULL-TIME PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBERS. THE RESEARCHERS IDENTIFIED 38 PROBLEM AREAS, ALL OF WHICH WERE REPORTED TO BE OF AT LEAST MODERATE IMPORTANCE. RESULTS WERE TABULATED IN FOUR CATEGORIES--(1)…