This two-part "Implementation Guide" will help to deepen your understanding and sharpen your ability to implement each of the strategies discussed in "Leading School Change: Nine Strategies to Bring Everybody on Board" (ED509821). Part One offers discussion questions and activities which focus on each of the nine strategies. They can be completed…

Alberta Education provides funding to school authorities to support the development and implementation of programming for students with severe disabilities. The "Handbook for the Identification and Review of Students with Severe Disabilities" presents case studies designed to assist school authority personnel with the identification and…

"Building Your Program" is intended to help mental health authorities, agency administrators, and program leaders think through and develop Supported Education. The first part of this booklet gives you background information about the Supported Education model. Specific information about your role in implementing and sustaining Supported Education…

This document was developed to provide action steps that can be taken by teachers, parents, administrators, and students themselves to develop the personal, cognitive, and social dimensions of students. These advocates are identified in "The Holistic Learner Framework: A Culturally Responsive Approach to Accelerating the Achievement of Low…

British Columbia Council on Admissions and Transfer (BCCAT) has designed "The Articulation Committee Companion" to serve as both an introductory resource for new articulation committee members and as an ongoing reference for committees. The "Companion" includes a brief overview of the province's articulation committees and…

The problems of alcohol as it affects highway safety is the subject of this manual which was prepared for a three-day training workshop. This planning guide contains a course outline as well as administrative guidance for the initiation and conduct of a management training program. The five major parts of the document are as follow: (1) summary of…

This manual, which provides guidelines for effective adoption services for children in residential group child care who need new, permanent families, emphasizes interagency collaboration and communication as critical to effective adoptive plans. The manual is intended for public agency social workers responsible for placement and permanency…

This policy manual is a guide for state education agencies (SEAs), local education agencies (LEAs), parents, and other interested parties wishing to obtain funding for basic compensatory education programs operated by school districts under Part A of Chapter 1 of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by…

The Pennsylvania state guidelines for approving and granting inservice credit to teachers in local inservice programs is outlined. Information is provided on (1) the authority by which the state approval process operates; (2) the establishment and operation of local inservice councils; (3) the organization and administration of inservice programs;…

This guide is intended to serve as a resource for school, project, and/or community people in implementing a career education program for their Indian students. The guide is divided into four chapters, followed by an annotated bibliography. The first chapter describes the conditions and resources needed to start developing a program and how to…

This administrators' handbook gives directions for implementing a kindergarten program. Specifically, chapters discuss: roles of school staff members; general characteristics and needs of young children (including those with special needs) in various developmental areas; procedures for renovating or constructing classroom and playground…

This handbook for the distributive education coordinator was designed to provide information on adult distributive education (D.E.) and to outline the necessary steps in establishing and conducting an adult program. It begins with an introduction which lists the intrinsic values of adult D.E. and the advantages that these programs offer to the…

During the 1970's, school districts throughout the country have created alternative educational programs allowing students and parents to choose the appropriate educational structure and methodology that suit their individual needs. School boards who establish alternative schools must assess, plan, design, effect, and evaluate educational programs…

This handbook, first published in 1975, is the primary educational tool used by the National Collegiate Athletic Association Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports, and is designed to assist schools in the development of safe intercollegiate athletics programs. The handbook's first section on administrative issues covers…

The purpose of this guide is to help those who are planning implementation grants for funding through the School-to-Work Opportunities Act (STWOA) and for local districts who are planning for implementation of school-to-work transition programs. It is a program guide designed to provide a framework through which each state or district might plan…