This document defines Project Simu-School and gives its history; presents the goals, objectives, and tasks of the Chicago and Santa Clara components and of the Council of Educational Facility Planners; presents the goals, objectives, tasks, and membership of the advisory-planning board; and discusses the proposed future plan. Discussion of the…

A description of the two major outcomes of Trenton's Title III project, "Building a Comprehensive Planning Capability Using EPPBS", is given. The author first briefly reviews the planning system which resulted from the project, entitled the System for Trenton's Educational Planning (STEP). Following this, a detailed overview of the other…

The implementation of the Science - A Process Approach in more than 70 school districts (about 9,000 elementary school classrooms) in the state of Texas is described in this report. The following objectives were established for the implementation project: demonstrate a curriculum innovation in science; demonstrate an inservice education program…

Presented are "Seven Steps" which can be utilized in developing an educational program focused on the outdoor environment. A map of an area likely to be found outside almost any school in any community is provided. On the map 19 teaching stations are indicated along with a description of each station. The descriptive material is followed…

This report describes the attempt of one school district to improve its elementary mathematics program. The program was modeled after the Nuffield project with an emphasis on activity learning. The report outlines objectives, materials, facilities, and teacher education procedures. Some descriptive statistics are presented which are used to…

This supplemental report accompanied the project termination report and deals specifically with the design, development, piloting, revision, and evaluation of the secondary curriculum materials developed during the third year of the project. The report is divided into four main sections. Section 1 contains a brief description of the purpose and…

This material represents an effort to demonstrate, in a limited 60-minute experience, the type of staff development modules or packages developed with an E.S.E.A. Title III grant in Arizona by the Mesa Public schools. this staff development effort is an important part of a larger ongoing effort to develop, field test, and implement a comprehensive…

This publication is basically a catalog that presents summary descriptions of approximately 50 innovative instructional and management practices developed by school districts and other educational organizations in the state of Oregon. Most of the programs listed were developed using federal funds, though several were financed entirely by the state…

The Elementary-Secondary Education Act of 1965 created opportunities for improvement of school programs: Title III provides one such avenue to develop strategies for demonstrating experimental programs which make a substantial contribution to the solution of critical educational problems. The E.S.E.A. Title III program is intended both to support…

This booklet presents descriptions of 3 bilingual programs funded by Title III, ESEA: The East Harlem Pre-School, the Bilingual Elementary School Program, and the Bilingual Resource Center. Program objectives are included. (SK)

This discussion of the Pennsylvania Model Project follows a flow chart to cover all aspects of the program: mission, awareness and understanding, advantages and disadvantages, commitment, needs assessment, isolation of problems, setting priorities, assessing the present program, reevaluation of priorities, planning staff allocation, goals and…

The report describes a K-6 career awareness project designed to: describe the major goals of an elementary career education program; assimilate the career education concepts into the curriculum; provide inservice training for administrators, teachers, and staff; and identify community resources of use in career education programs. A 40-page…

This project was initiated under provisions of Title III to develop guidelines and recommendations for the development and use of videotaped field trips in guidance and career education in Ohio. The purposes of the project were to: (1) develop and field test career orientation videotapes (occutapes), (2) refine the tapes and procedures for…

This report describes the general and specific objectives States have in their implementation of various ESEA programs and the management activities undertaken to achieve these objectives; and it evaluates the degree of success to which States have achieved their objectives. The report also highlights exemplary projects in the Title III program,…

Described is the establishment in New York City of a center for multiply handicapped children. In addition to a project summary, provided are twenty-five selections written by various staff members which focus on such topics as the role of the special education coordinator; selection, intake screening, and evaluation; the medical program; the role…