The Annual Program Plan for Fiscal Year 1980 presents descriptions of Oregon's efforts to serve handicapped children under Part B P.L. 94-142 (the Education for All Handicapped Children Act) and P.L. 89-313. Addressed are procedures in the following areas: public notice and opportunity for comment, policy on priorities, procedural safeguards,…

This document reports a feasibility study of state efforts in training teachers for the disadvantaged, a four-state project designed to (1) identify ways that training funds and other resources could be used more effectively in the improvement of preservice and inservice teacher education, (2) create a state structure or pattern of relationships…

The purposes of this study were to formulate recommendations for the general and specific direction and organization of public affairs programs and publications administered by the Oregon State System of Higher Education; and to develop guidelines for the general direction of public affairs in the Oregon institutions of higher education and…

Reported are the results of a study of the delivery of educational services to the handicapped in Oregon, including suggestions for organizational changes in the present system of delivering education or educationally related services. Major emphasis is on the development of a coordinated and comprehensive statewide system of services for the…

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)

This evaluation report of Oregon's early intervention programs describes the Oregon Preschool Assessment System, presents demographic information, and summarizes results of analysis of data on children's progress. It concludes that the infants and children enrolled (2,740 in 1991) are making substantial gains in all areas assessed. These gains…

This document records the oral and written testimony given by witnesses at a Congressional hearing conducted to look at Oregon's efforts in school-business partnerships and school-to-work transition programs. Witnesses included representatives of federal and state agencies, private industries participating in the programs, and schools…

Relating learning processes to the implementation of a career education program, the article summarizes four learning models for career awareness: the curriculum model, the guidance model, the conceptualized model, and the process model. Suggested teacher competencies and questions for program administrators are offered. (MW)

Part of a 10 booklet series on talented and gifted education, the booklet discusses educational policy for gifted and talented students, focusing on the state of Oregon. The ways in which board members and administrators collaborate to formulate policy for talented and gifted programs are examined, and typical steps in developing a policy are…

Information is provided concerning state mental health services in Oregon, including estimates of need and organization of the Mental Health Division. Major thrusts of the 1969-71 budget are detailed as are administrative considerations in budget preparation. Also covered are hospitals for the mentally ill, hospitals for the mentally retarded,…

To counter elementary school children's ignorance about farming, a 1981 Agriculture in the Classroom Task Force recommended that states create their own groups and awareness programs. This article describes cooperative efforts between private and public sector organizations in Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, Iowa, Oregon, and Virginia. An address and…

One of four being published on a five-state project on the dynamics of child care subsidy use, this report provides a detailed look at families receiving child care subsidies in Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Oregon, and Texas, and the factors associated with length of subsidy receipt and provider stability. Data were collected and analyzed by…

Describes secondary curriculum revision to develop skills and understandings which relate to a family of occupational fields. The outcome should be preparation for the next step: on-the-job training, community college, 4-year college, etc. (JK)

Articles describe elements of Oregon's' tech prep program: "New Software Helps Students Visualize a Career Path" (Buhl); "Bridge Construction Ahead" (Roach); and "To Track Students, Oregon Goes to the Bar" (Dutson). (JOW)

This paper supports Ray Helfer's proposed model of child protection services (EC 600 595) and expands on the model from the perspective of the state's service role. It describes implementation of the model in Oregon, current problems, possibilities for change, and strategies for the future. (JDD)