Virginia's program to build statewide consensus and participation in supported employment for the disabled from boards, service providers, counselors, parents, consumers, and the business community is described. Activities have included establishment of offices of supported employment in key agencies and establishment of five technical assistance…

The steps and procedures are traced that were involved in planning a statewide inservice program to update public health nursing in Virginia. (Author/EA)

This document contains abstracts from 28 exemplary vocational guidance and counseling projects funded in Virginia during the 1980-81 school year. Of the projects included, nine are designed to increase vocational guidance and counseling for adults, ten are developed to increase vocational guidance and counseling services for handicapped persons,…

The extent to which state agencies are implementing information systems and analytical methods for budget review are examined. Focus is on 17 states: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin. Trends in budget…

Each year, about 57 ninth graders cooperate with the managers of Mason Neck Wildlife Refuge, an eastern deciduous forest near the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in northern Virginia. Pursuing integrated studies in English, biology and technology, the students have inventoried a pond's biota, collected deer browse data, and…

Multiyear study of a small school district in Virginia finds that portfolios enhance the accountability and professional development purposes of teacher evaluation. While finding portfolios to be fair and accurate measures of teacher performance, teachers and administrators expressed concern about the time required to develop them. (Contains 3…

This document outlines long-range plans for Virginia's Head Start program. The first section provides an introduction to the Head Start program, including a program description and information on eligibility, funding, and children served. Next, Virginia's Head Start program is covered, including a program description and information on…

This report provides background information to the Virginia Board of Education and the Virginia Department of Education for implementation of a policy which makes major program changes at Virginia's two Schools for the Deaf and the Blind in Hampton and Staunton. The information covers a history of the schools, current school programs and services,…

This report presents a description of the Virgina Beginning Teacher Assistance Program (BTAP), its background and rationale, development, major program assumptions, and major program activities. The Virginia BTAP has three major components: teacher assessment, teacher assistance, and program management. The development and implementation of each…

This report discusses the goals, activities, and recommendations of the Employer Child Care Development Council. An increasing number of businesses in Fairfax county, Virginia are offering some type of child care service as an employee benefit. In January 1987, the Board of Supervisors established the Employer Child Care Development Council as a…

Intended for school administrators, Boards of Education, special education coordinators, and teachers, the handbook contains information about the Special Education services of the Virginia State Department of Education and provides guidelines for the organization of various kinds of programs for handicapped children by local school divisions. The…

An analysis of transition plans for 84 students (ages 14-21) with severe disabilities was conducted across 24 school divisions in Virginia. Results found 35% were present at their individualized education program (IEP) meetings, 15% participated in their transition plan development, and none were employed outside of the school. (Author/CR)

Genesis Alternative School is a regional, public alternative school setting for middle and high school students from four participating school divisions. It serves 1 rural county school division and 3 small city school divisions. Students are placed at Genesis for disciplinary reasons. Genesis is unique among alternative schools in Virginia…

This guide provides information to aid chapter advisors and officers in planning, organizing, and providing American Industrial Arts Student Association (AIASA) activities to students. The main body of the guide contains eleven sections. In the first section AIASA's mission, goals, creed, motto, emblem, colors, and official dress are outlined.…

This article provides an overview of the inception, development, and evaluation process of a program developed to enhance the educational opportunities provided by the Alexandria campus of Northern Virginia Community College to those over 55. (JOW)