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Download full textPotts, John R. – 1970
The guide is intended to provide direction and facilitate unity in state-wide planning for the establishment and maintenance of educational programs for exceptional children in Arizona. Information for local school administrators relates to policies and procedures for initiation, organization, and operation of programs. General information on…
Descriptors: Administration, Exceptional Child Education, Guidelines, Handicapped Children
PDF pending restorationArizona State Dept. of Education, Phoenix. – 1974
Focusing on the Right to Read program in Arizona for the 1970s, sections in this pamphlet concern the national Right to Read effort, the history of Right to Read in Arizona, the reality of the reading crisis, specific activities comprising Arizona's program, the proposed plan of action, the twenty local education agencies identified as Arizona's…
Descriptors: National Programs, Professional Training, Program Development, Program Evaluation
PDF pending restorationGarcia, David; Aportela, Anabel – 2000
The Arizona Measure of Academic Progress (MAP) was developed using the Stanford 9 Achievement Test (SAT9) scores for the period from Spring 1998 to Spring 1999. The Research and Policy Division of the Arizona Department of Education matched students who took the SAT9 in Spring of 1998 and 1999. On average, 89% of students were matched per grade…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Elementary Secondary Education, State Programs
Melnick, Rob; Heffernon, Rick; Welch, Nancy – 2003
The approval of Proposition 301 by Arizona voters in November 2000 was a significant step toward a new foundation for the state's economic future by providing a long-term funding stream for science and technology investments. This new sales tax enabled the state to create an economic development strategy appropriate for the knowledge economy. This…
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Higher Education, Investment, Prediction
Vandegrift, Judith A.; And Others – 1993
A study examined implementation of the Arizona Vocational Technological Education Curriculum Model, which outlines a comprehensive instructional framework to prepare students for higher education, on-the-job training, and the world of work. A questionnaire customized for each of Arizona's 172 schools with 1 or more state-approved…
Descriptors: Models, Program Implementation, Secondary Education, Standards
Arizona State Dept. of Education, Phoenix.
Career education was officially established in Arizona during the 1971 legislative sessions. Three goals of career education, as stated by the state advisory council, are to help students: (1) learn to live, (2) learn to learn, and (3) learn to make a living. The program is available for students at all levels of education, from kindergarten…
Descriptors: Career Education, Educational Objectives, Occupational Information, Pilot Projects
Goodin, M. Elspeth, Ed. – School Library Media Annual (SLMA), 1993
Summarizes activities of state organizations and associations responsible for school library media programs from Arizona, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Alabama, Connecticut, Kansas, Rhode Island, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Michigan, and New Jersey. (LRW)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers, Library Associations, Library Services
Kansas State Dept. of Health and Environment, Topeka. – 1986
Profiles are provided for innovative public health activities that focus on the health of children in day care. All are considered to be models worthy of replication. Profiles depict (1) child care in Arizona; (2) child day care licensing in Connecticut; (3) safeguarding children in day care in Kansas; (4) paired state and local inspection in…
Descriptors: Certification, Community Programs, Day Care, Early Childhood Education
LEE, ARTHUR M. – 1968
MAJOR ACTIVITIES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE ARIZONA RESEARCH COORDINATING UNIT (RCU) FOR THE PERIOD FROM DECEMBER 1, 1967 THROUGH FEBRUARY 29, 1968 INCLUDE COMPLETING A STATEWIDE STUDY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, REORGANIZING A STATE VOCATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL TO IDENTIFY RESEARCH NEEDS, PREPARING AN OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION BROCHURE, ASSISTING…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Information Dissemination, Program Descriptions, Research Coordinating Units
Lee, Arthur M. – 1969
The Arizona Research Coordinating Unit (RCU) was established as an experimental program to fill the need for vocational research development, coordination, and dissemination. The RCU now provides: (1) research development including the identification of research needs, (2) research coordination and dissemination, (3) educational data collection,…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Information Dissemination, Program Descriptions, Program Development
Arizona State Dept. of Education, Phoenix. Div. of Special Education. – 1973
The Administrator's Guide to programs for exceptional children reviews administrative procedures, discusses program organization, examines 11 handicapping categories, gives in full the state law mandating special educational programs for handicapped children, notes certification requirements for 12 professional certificates, and provides samples…
Descriptors: Administration, Exceptional Child Education, Guidelines, Handicapped Children
Arizona State Dept. of Education, Phoenix. Div. of Special Education. – 1976
Presented is the guide for gifted and talented programs in Arizona public schools. Included in the first section are definitions of such terms as "gifted", an outline of procedures of the local district to obtain state approval of a proposed program, an application form for program approval, and an outline of a suggested program…
Descriptors: Definitions, Gifted, Guidelines, Identification
Doran, Harold C. – 2001
The primary purpose of this investigation was to determine whether the positive consequences associated with high stakes test use and interpretation in Arizona were shared among all grade levels in the elementary school, not just the tested grades. In addition, a curriculum alignment variable was examined to observe its association with curricular…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Elementary Secondary Education, High Stakes Tests
PDF pending restorationGarcia, David; Aportela, Anabel – 2000
This document contains reports of school district results on the Arizona Measure of Academic Progress by school and grade level for the 1999-2000 school year. Lengthy tables present results for reading and mathematics showing the change in achievement between grades each year from grades 2 to 3 to grades 7 to 8. The Arizona Measure of Academic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Elementary Secondary Education, State Programs
Arizona State Univ., Tempe. Morrison Inst. for Public Policy. – 2001
This publication presents the views expressed by the major speakers at "More Promises to Keep: Sustaining Arizona's Capacity for Welfare and Health Reform," concluding a 3-year study of welfare and health reform in the state. The publication also summarizes the discussions of three special interest sessions. The speakers' op-ed-style…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, State Action
