Guidelines are provided for analyzing the content of the various Federal/State plans specifically mentioned in the Developmental Disabilities Services and Construction Act (PL91-517). A Federal/State plan and the relevance of State plan review of the planning process are explained. State plan review is shown to be an important tool for assessing…

This first report of the Commission on Public School Personnel Policies in Ohio sets forth a course of action to improve student learning by better use of teaching staffs. The most important needs of the children are determined to be an individual capacity for problem solving (the development of this skill must begin with a mastery of "the three…

The report is said to provide a plan for meeting the total needs (educational, personal, and vocational) of the mentally retarded for both service and residential living in Indiana. The plan proposes to bring the state hospital and community closer together and to offer several options that include the natural, foster, and small group home and the…

Designed to aid decision-makers at the state and local levels, the Vocational Education Evaluation Project (VEEP) will: (1) develop a planning system which will include a computer-assisted system for gathering data on vocational education in Virginia, (2) develop a system to upgrade planning and evaluation in the classroom, (3) identify process…

This annual descriptive report supplements the detailed official statistical and financial reports submitted to fulfill the requirement of a report for the fiscal year 1970-71, and to bring about increased understanding of the vocational program in the state. Information is presented about 36 specific areas under the four sections of: (1) program…

Presented is the script for two slide showings on staff orientation, training, and role in early childhood educational programs for aurally handicapped children in Minnesota. The first slide presentation consists of 63 slide commentaries on implementation and evaluation of the Minnesota staff training program. Representative commentaries concern…

The CET (Civil Engineering Technology) project was a statewide curriculum development effort to develop an instructional format to train civil engineering technicians in South Carolina. It was designed to: (1) identify specific job competencies; (2) develop an individualized, self-paced instructional format complete with software and equipment;…

Presented is an energy/education conservation plan for Tennessee. The first section is concerned with program justification. Discussed are the energy situation in Tennessee, need for a program, and sources of information. The second section presents a brief summary of the program planning process. Section three presents a comprehensive plan. This…

Pennsylvania's Educational Quality Assessment Program provides each participating school with a building level report in which state percentiles are a prominent part. Multiple matrix sampling was being considered as a technique to reduce testing time. However, there was great concern that the error associated with estimating the school mean might…

The ultimate test for success of a statewide assessment program is the extent to which the assessment data and information are used by the intended assessment audiences. The major premise adopted in this paper is that involvement of parents, teachers, and school administrators in the assessment process is the key to acceptance and subsequent use…

This Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) directory catalogues the Federal, State, local, and private decentralized professional health education programs initiated in direct response to the recommendations of the 1970 "Carnegie Commission Report of Higher Education and the Nation's Health." The introductory section briefly presents the…

Seven articles comprise an overview of social studies teaching in Indiana. Content includes a definition of the social studies, applications of Indiana law to social studies, textbook adoption procedures, K-12 curriculum trends, state organizations related to social studies, print and media resources, and suggestions for finding teaching jobs in…

Business and industry have compounded corporate isolationism by creating a laissez-faire relationship with education, according to the author, who says that career education can be an educational strategy to improve community participation as well as the quality of education. To illustrate he describes a Colorado model for community-education…

Primary prevention has to be done as a total community approach involving all systems in a person's life, if it is to be done well. An Oregon pilot program of community primary prevention demonstration projects is used to illustrate this philosophy. (Author/MJB)

Analyzed were the results of 18 extended school year programs in the state of Washington.