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Association of California School Administrators. – 1978
This document discusses staff development in California schools from program development through implementation. Written in outline form, it offers step-by-step information on needs assessment, planning, roadblocks to watch for, implementation, and evaluation. An extensive appendix gives examples of staff development programs in California school…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Case Studies, Needs Assessment, Program Descriptions
Rauth, Marilyn – 1980
The efforts of federal agencies (in particular, the Office of Special Education and the Office of Civil Rights) to monitor, enforce, and assist local agencies do not go far enough or look deeply enough to fully address the problems in assuring equal educational opportunities for handicapped children. Schools and state and local governments do not…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Compliance (Legal), Educational Legislation, Equal Education
Smith, Douglas J. – 1981
In 1979 the Michigan State legislature allocated $3.2 million for kindergarten through twelfth grade school staff development programs (Public Act 94, Article 9, Section 97). The emphasis in the legislation was to establish a competitive market for the purchase and utilization of resources to identify needs and provide skill development for school…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Educational Legislation, Higher Education, Inservice Teacher Education
Download full textCalifornia State Commission for Teacher Preparation and Licensing, Sacramento. – 1980
Developed by a committee from all major educational consituencies, this comprehensive plan outlines the problems, goals, components, and mechanisms for coordinating California's preservice and inservice training of teachers and other educational professionals. Recent proliferation of training programs has caused problems in cooperation, funding,…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Agency Cooperation, Cooperative Planning, Cooperative Programs
Cunanan, Esmeralda S.; Maddy-Bernstein, Carolyn – Office of Special Populations Brief, 1995
The Perkins Act of 1990 and the School to Work Opportunities Act (STWOA) of 1994 both contain explicit provisions regarding career guidance and counseling provisions for special populations. The Perkins Act sets the direction for state and local agencies as they develop vocational and applied education programs to equip youth and adults with the…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Education, Career Guidance, Counseling Services
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Div. of Child Development. – 1991
Two public hearings on the implementation of the federal Child Care and Development Block Grant in California are summarized. Over 200 testimonies were either received by the state's Child Development Programs Advisory Committee or presented during the hearings. In spite of the diverse demographic representation, the variety of viewpoints and…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Block Grants, Day Care, Day Care Centers
Kansas State Board of Education, Topeka. – 1990
This state plan for the delivery of special education services to exceptional children in Kansas begins with submission statements and certification documents. The plan then presents policy information concerning the following areas: full educational opportunities goal; free, appropriate public education; screening and evaluation; individualized…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Advisory Committees, Child Advocacy, Confidentiality
