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Minnesota State Dept. of Education, St. Paul. – 1987
Conceived by the Minnesota State Legislature, the Minnesota Educational Effectiveness Program is a school improvement and staff development program. Its participants perceive the program as a method for identifying areas of concern and for providing staff with the processes to effect change. As of September 1987, 328 Minnesota schools are in…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Implementation, School Effectiveness
Lillesve, Mary – 1990
Information to help local school districts in Minnesota plan for and use revenue reserved for staff development is provided in this research-referenced planning guide. Following the introduction, chapter 2 focuses on decision-making aspects of staff development and offers a conceptual model of decision-making choice points in the planning process.…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines, Inservice Education
Download full textKnox, Stanley C. – 1982
The study surveyed local education agencies in Minnesota concerning staff development needs for personnel serving handicapped children. Questionnaires were developed for direct service providers as well as for program administrators. Data provided information on characteristics of direct service personnel (including position type, licensing, and…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education
Peer reviewedMinorini, Paul – ERS Spectrum, 1994
Summarizes recent developments in educational adequacy and finance-equity court cases around the country, highlighting the differences and the relationship between traditional finance-equity claims and more recent educational adequacy claims. The most sweeping decision occurred in Alabama; a state trial court will monitor mandated reforms in…
Descriptors: Accountability, Court Litigation, Early Childhood Education, Educational Equity (Finance)
Patton, Michael Q. – 1977
This report describes Minnesota's thirteen Council on Quality Education (CQE) Early Childhood/Family Education programs from the perspective of external evaluation researchers. Data were obtained from personal on-site interviews with 40 program staff members; personal interviews with 40 local program Advisory Board participants and local school…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Differences, Early Childhood Education, Educational Quality
Nichols, Mary Jo – 1993
This report of a special State Technical College Task Force responds to a Minnesota legislative directive regarding needed changes in preservice and continuing education programs for personnel providing services for people with developmental disabilities. Introductory material provides background information and a summary of the 1991 legislation…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Colleges, Competency Based Education, Developmental Disabilities
Minnesota State Dept. of Education, St. Paul. – 1983
During 1982-83, the Minnesota Migrant Education Program provided an array of individualized instructional and support services to 2,663 students aged 0-21 years. Program emphases were designated as improvement in academic achievement, expansion of secondary programs, and parental involvement. The program provided an intensive, short-term, full…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Agency Cooperation, Ancillary School Services
Minnesota State Dept. of Education, St. Paul. – 1984
During 1983-84, the Minnesota Migrant Education Program provided an array of individualized instructional and support services to 2,867 students aged 0-21 years. Major program emphases were designated as interstate coordination, expansion of secondary programs, and parental involvement. The program provided an intensive, short-term, full day,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Agency Cooperation, Ancillary School Services
Minnesota State Board of Education, St. Paul. – 1992
This publication presents recommendations for improving educational success, excellence, and equity for Hispanic American students in Minnesota's public schools. The document describes the actions that established the Minnesota State Board of Education Hispanic Learner Task Force (HLTF), the procedures for developing the recommendations, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education Programs, Bilingual Students, Elementary Secondary Education
Education Commission of the States, Denver, CO. – 1980
On-site visits and surveys of parents and students, as well as tribal, education, and government officials were utilized to gather information regarding selected Indian education programs and practices in Alaska, Minnesota, Montana, Oklahoma, and South Dakota. Many local and federally funded programs existed to provide Indian students with a…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, American Indian Education, American Indians, Basic Skills
